by Tom Barrett | Feb 13, 2020 | Featured, Healthcare Issues, Medicare
Medicare can be confusing and lead to unexpected costs. This is especially true if you’re not informed on the front end when you first become eligible for Medicare; or, if you delay enrollment, when you enroll that first time. The three most common surprise-cost...
by Tom Barrett | Aug 29, 2019 | Company News, Healthcare Issues, Medicare, Medicare Medicaid
Medicare can be daunting and confusing and quite difficult to grasp. This is true in the case of existing Medicare beneficiaries as well as their care givers. And, it’s especially true for those prospective new enrollees who are about to turn 65 and have to...
by Tom Barrett | Jul 18, 2019 | Company News, Medicare
We have some very exciting news to share with you. Earlier this year, with great encouragement from our clients, we launched bbg65Plus. Thinking about Medicare can be truly daunting. For years our clients have leaned on our knowledge, experience, and hallmark customer...
by Tom Barrett | May 24, 2019 | Healthcare Costs, Insurance, Providers, SharedFunding, Uncategorized
A study of spending on 12.5 million diagnostics tests by UnitedHealthcare once again revealed substantial variation in the prices patients pay for common diagnostic tests. The seven groups of common diagnostic tests included echocardiograms, mammograms and...
by Tom Barrett | Jun 26, 2018 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, Medicare Medicaid, National News, News and Events, Providers
(Note: In keeping with our 2 Minute Drill mantra, we’ve broken this into two parts. Today in Part 1 we’ll highlight Gawande’s view of the three big systemic problems with healthcare. Tomorrow in Part 2 we’ll summarize his vision for the ABJ-HCE.) Last week...
