Mercy Health announces potential split from major insurance company Anthem | News

PADUCAH — Finger pointing, confusion and conflicting answers were seen Wednesday between a large local medical provider and a health insurance company many of you use. Mercy Health, which operates Paducah’s Lourdes Hospital and several other west Kentucky medical facilities, announced the potential of a split with health insurance provider Anthem, now known as Elevance Health.

Mercy says currently, only patients with Anthem’s Managed Medicaid plan in Ohio could be impacted by negotiations. That contract ends at the end of the month. Mercy says all other patients with Anthem are not impacted right now, but may be soon. Mercy didn’t

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Are You Prepared for an Audit?

The Federal Government is constantly auditing healthcare entities. A recent Michigan settlement resulted in prison time and a hefty repayment for violations of the False Claims Act.

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If your compliance plan needs to be updated, now is the time.

You want to make sure that your practice is protected so that you are not faced with a similar situation as a vascular surgeon from Bay City, Michigan.

A vascular surgeon …

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In war-torn northwest Syria, earthquake survivors struggle to find medical care | 60 Minutes

After February’s cataclysmic series of earthquakes, the world poured emergency relief into Turkey and Syria. But some of those who suffered the most were nearly impossible to reach. they were already fighting to survive a war zone. Recently, we traveled to this battleground in northwest Syria to meet an American medical charity that braved the odds — bringing hands of healing and hope.

In the night, February 6th, death seemed a certainty… and life, a revelation.

Through northwest Syria, 10 thousand buildings crumbled. In towns that stood for millennia, the catastrophe was biblical.

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Earthquakes in February devestated Syria.

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Readers are Leaders – PHE America

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I am not sure where I first heard the phrase “readers are leaders” but it is something that has stuck with me throughout my entire life. I am now in my second year of retirement from teaching and coaching after 37 years of doing both. As I have thought about what to do in my retirement, one thing that keeps coming back into my mind is the need to read some great books. I have always believed that reading can help you become the best version of yourself for others. When you are busy with coaching and teaching, like I

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Register Today for the 2023 WSKW Conference – PHE America

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The Fall 2023 Annual Conference for the Western Society for Kinesiology & Wellness (WSKW) will be on Thursday, October 5th – Friday, October 6th in Oakland, CA.

If you haven’t registered yet, don’t delay — register TODAY!

Conference Registration:

  • Faculty: $150
  • Students: $50

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The 2023 program will include presentations from across the breadth of kinesiology and will provide opportunities to engage and learn with colleagues. The conference will incorporate poster presentations, oral presentations, round table discussions, and panel presentations.

Conference Notes:

  • This year’s conference theme is: The Future Is You
  • The conference
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Insurers say free preventive care will continue while the lawsuit is appealed

The majority of health insurers in the country did not anticipate ending free preventive services while a lawsuit challenging ObamaCare’s requirements played out in court, according to a joint letter industry groups sent to Democratic lawmakers.

A federal judge in Texas imposed a nationwide injunction last month on a popular Obama Care requirement that health insurance must cover preventive services for free is at risk of ending, sending shockwaves through the health system.

The letter was a response by some of the industry’s largest trade groups to Democrats on key House and Senate health committees, who requested information from a

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Another health insurance showdown as Blue Cross, Medical City is near the end of contract

Two days ahead of a contract deadline that threatens thousands of North Texas residents’ in-network health coverage at Medical City Healthcare facilities — the state’s largest insurer Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and the hospital chain I have a deal is imminent.

The negotiations come as patients across Texas received notification that in-network coverage between the state’s largest health insurance provider and one of the region’s largest hospital chains might come to an end on April 1. Despite the warnings, the two sides said they expect a deal so patients don’t lose access to doctors or are at risk

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