Allstate sues AHCS subsidiary Prescription Partners

Allstate Insurance has filed suit in Federal Court against Prescription Partners, the billing entity owned with Automated Healthcare Solutions. The suit was filed in the Eastern Michigan Federal District Court; here are a couple of the more salient assertions in … Continue reading Allstate sues AHCS subsidiary Prescription Partners

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Physician dispensing in work comp is roaring back

mostly because insurers and employers have a been asleep at the switch. Republishing a post with minor edits from two years ago…LOTS more on the sleazy business of physician dispensing here… WCRI’s latest report finds: Physician-dispensed drugs (PDDs) accounted for … Continue reading Physician dispensing in work comp is roaring back

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Healthcare Sharing Ministries and the brutal reality of medical debt

Last week I posted on Health Care Sharing Ministries, noting I’d been reaching out to the PR firm that works with theAlliance of Health Care Sharing Ministries, the PR people put out a release touting their new accreditation standards. As … Continue reading Healthcare Sharing Ministries and the brutal reality of medical debt

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COVID, facility cost drivers, employment – don’t miss WCRI’s annual confab

What’s the deal with long-term COVID? Why are facility costs increasing and where? How will labor market disruptions affect work comp? These and other questions will be addressed in Boston March 16 and 17 at WCRI’s Issues and Research Conference. … Continue reading COVID, facility cost drivers, employment – don’t miss WCRI’s annual confab

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