Articles in the news about physical therapy, insurance, health care, etc.
In winter, Maine farmers sow relief for the aches and pains that grow all year: How a new generation of farmers takes care of themselves, with yoga, physical therapy and common sense. Simons & Associates client, Ken Simons, PT, DPT, MS, OCS, was quoted throughout this fantastic article in the Portland Press Herald on Jan. …
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Do insurers have a double-standard when it comes to correct coding? Perhaps so when the insurer owns the provider’s practice and the payer is the federal government through a Medicare Advantage Plan. The Center for Public Integrity reported today that Humana might be up to its old tricks (when it owned for-profit hospitals until a story …
Feds investigating allegations that Humana Inc. overcharged Medicare Advantage program Read More »
The next time United Healthcare, Aetna, WellPoint (Anthem BC/BS), Humana or Cigna arbitrarily deny your claims or inform you they are going to unilaterally cut your reimbursement, think about where that money is going. . . . A Connecticut Health I-Team article reports salary and compensation for the 5 highest paid execs at these companies in 2012 ranged …
Are Provider Payment Cuts Funding Top Insurance Execs’ Salaries? Read More »
Breaking News May 23, 2013 CIGNA mishandles long-term disability claims – has to set aside $77 million in settlement with 5 states (ME, CT, MA, PA and CA) to pay additional benefits and current claims in addition to fines. The problems involved three CIGNA entities: Life Insurance Company of North America, Connecticut General Life Insurance …
Gwen’s article, “Legal Issues for Physical Therapists Who Provide Fitness Services,” was published in Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation, October/December 2010 – Volume 26 – Issue 4 – p 324–334. #
