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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Washington, DC, health insurance exchange admin apologizes to House members for data breach

A top administrator with Washington’s health insurance exchange apologized to House members on Wednesday for the data breach that resulted in the disclosure of personal information to thousands of users, including members of Congress.

The leak was the result of human error, Mila Kofman, executive director of the District of Columbia Health Benefit Exchange Authority, told a joint session of two House Oversight subcommittees.

She said a server was incorrectly configured in mid-2018 when they installed the internal communications program Slack. That faulty configuration allowed an unauthorized individual to access the server and steal two reports containing personal information of

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Physician Contracting 101 – Rickard & Associates

Physician contracts are often complicated and have unique terms. We help our clients understand the terms and negotiate their contracts.

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Many of our clients are physicians who are negotiating or renegotiating their employment contracts with their employers. Sometimes these are with health systems, hospitals, or small physician offices.

We also have clients come to us with issues after they negotiated their own contracts.

Physician contracts are unique, as they have

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Healthcare costs are rising again even as inflation falls

During the pandemic, healthcare costs — usually a main driver of US inflation — remained surprisingly stable, rising just about 2% annually even as prices for many goods and services soared more than three or four times that rate.

But signs are emerging that medical inflation is back as demand for non-COVID-19-related health services recovers and healthcare providers seek to make up for soaring labor costs and losses during the pandemic.

Prices for hospital services, the single biggest component of medical care, accelerated in December and even faster in January, to an annual rate of 5.5%, according to

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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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eHealth Named Ovative Group as Media Agency of Records

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. April 5, 2023 – eHealth, a leading private online health insurance marketplace, selected Ovative Group as its new full-service media agency. Ovative is an independent media and measurement firm based in Minneapolis, MN. Ovative will oversee eHealth’s omnichannel strategy and execution, including organic search (SEO) and digital experience optimization (DXO), to accelerate eHealth’s growth.

Ovative’s deep knowledge of the healthcare industry paired with its customer-centric approach that leads with planning against audience insights made the agency a perfect fit for eHealth’s needs. By integrating offline data points into digital strategy and execution, Ovative will help eHealth transform its

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Does Health Insurance Cover Hearing Aids? Coverage Options for Hearing Devices

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Hearing aids are a crucial way to improve your ability to effectively navigate the world and function optimally at work and in your personal life.

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Some insurance firms provide optional hearing, vision, and dental care policies, even if medical insurance often does not cover hearing aids. Furthermore, some policies may provide reimbursement for additional hearing exams and hearing aid fittings.

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If you want to buy

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Letter: Saskatchewan’s health-care staff shortage means people suffer

In November, provincial premiers joined together to demand the federal government to increase funding through the Canada health transfer. The response was not what provincial leaders had hoped for.

The Government of Canada’s Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos responded with the need to discuss benchmarks to account for improvements to the provincial health-care system.

The response from the provincial premiers was a complete dismissal of the need to show benchmarks to the public for improving health care.

One of the most obvious effects of chronic underfunding and mismanagement of health-care funding has been a staff shortage crisis across the country.

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