On August 13th, TXEAHC board member Charles Miller spoke to the Texas Restaurant Association about how to navigate the complex landscape of health care expenses and how employers can help rein in skyrocketing price. This was a private discussion with TRA members, but you can watch a recording here.
Modern Healthcare: New pricing data fuel employer lawsuits against Aetna
“My hope is that it’s actually going to drive real change in the way that [third-party administrators] behave, because they’ve now been put on notice that clients are actually looking at this stuff and they’re taking their fiduciary responsibilities seriously,” said Shawn Gremminger, National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions president and CEO.
WSAZ: Hospital mergers with doctors’ offices contribute to patients footing the bill
“What has happened, and we see this all over the country, is the doctor’s office where she got the treatment, which was a Botox shot, was suddenly re-branded as a hospital. So, she was getting a hospital facility fee charge or a hospital code…And we see this over and over again. The rebranding of doctors’ offices of outpatient clinics as hospitals for the purpose of billing.”
The Daily Show: Mark Cuban talks about the power of price transparency
Mark Cuban recently joined Jon Stewart to discuss how drug price transparency has changed the future of our healthcare system.
WSJ: Small Businesses Make Hard Choices as Insurance Costs Surge
Some businesses are raising prices. Others are adopting stricter screening for job candidates, stepping up workplace safety training and weighing changes to employee healthcare coverage—all in an effort to keep soaring premiums from climbing even higher.