FEATURE STORY
Rising Hospital Charges Under Scrutiny
Pricing transparency, consumer driven healthcare, and what U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt dubs "payer power" are just a few of the new buzzwords in the U.S. healthcare market. What these terms have in common is their relation to the increasing scrutiny of hospital charges.
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HYGEIA NEWS
Travel Health Insurance Association (THIA) Conference Report
We were pleased to arrange a presentation by Thom Stork, Vice Chair of the Florida Tourism Commission; a tour of Preferred Provider, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, and an afternoon at the races at Gulfstream Park.
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PROVIDER SPOTLIGHT
Nevada and Arizona
Hygeia has made several improvements to our standard PPO Network that will help payers further reduce healthcare costs in these states.
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MARKET WATCH
New Drug-Coated Stents Outperform Old Devices
There are currently two drug-coated models on the market. In the data gathered so far, the drug-eluting stent has been extremely successful in reducing restenosis from the 20-30% range to single digits.
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Lower Healthcare Costs May Lie With FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which regulates pharmaceuticals, has a backlog of requests for approvals of generic drugs. If approved, they could offer financial relief to healthcare consumers.
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STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS
Conferences, Websites, Publications, plus Hygeia's conference schedule.
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FAQ:
About Medicare
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