Posted on Jul 07, 2008 under Medicare, Uncategorized |
In one of the biggest revelations in present day America, a couple residing in Miami Lakes admitted that they had made millions by engaging in fraudulent activities concerning durable medical equipment. Abner Diaz, 37 and his wife Mabel, 36, are now worth $420 million simply by making false claims. Going by reports, they were successful in collecting about 5% of the commission that the Government was supposed to pay to more than 80 durable medical equipment companies. While Abner confessed to his crime on June 20 2008, Mabel came up with the truth last Wednesday. Along with their confession came that of an employee working at All- Med Billing Corp, the organization owned by the couple. Suleidy Cano has been convicted of identity theft and other related crimes. While Cano faces imprisonment of 12 years, the Diazes will have to bear the same punishment for 8 more years, making it twenty for them. According to sources the Diazes were playing a well planned game, fooling officials by producing false claims on behalf of durable medical equipment companies in the Miami- Dade area. Accessing physician ID numbers and using them for authorizing the claims already filed also happened to be a major part of the couple’s criminal agenda.
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Posted on Jun 30, 2008 under Uncategorized, health |
The United States has experienced the presence of corporate wellness programs for several years now. Despite that most employees display a peculiar trait of not relying on these programs despite employers offering varied kinds of benefits. Usually perks range from discounted prices at wellness centers (like gyms, spas etc.), cholesterol screenings at no extra cost and even free passes to special events like movie premieres and screenings. This approach does not do anything either for employees or their employers.
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Posted on Jun 23, 2008 under Uncategorized |
The worst is here. Most babies born in the US are supposed to be much below what they should be in terms of weight. According to experts, in fact, every baby born less than 5.5 pounds faces the risk of getting handicapped with the progress of time and worse, might not even live upto that age. Despite a rise in the rate of longevity and better health amongst teenagers, it is alarming to see well- being amongst babies drop so dramartically. The trend, though, is not all that new. American babies have faced the same predicament for the last 40 years and it has been just getting worse with every passing year.
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Posted on Jun 12, 2008 under Uncategorized |
Then we wonder why we have so many children with mental problems, low IQ…
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Posted on Jun 07, 2008 under health, health insurance |
Being an American if you’re not worried about the state of health here there are some statistics that can get your head reeling for sure! Despite being right up there economically America faces innumerable health risks and not for nothing. According to a study, United States is the only nation that’s gone through industrialization without paying much heed to its health insurance system. A UN Health Development report takes one further into the details. According to that, the uninsured have a real tough time dealing with health disorders simply because they’re uninsured. Hospitals and medical centers do not take it into their stride if they find uninsured persons seeking care and the latter end up with less than their fair share. Additionally, their chances of receiving quality outpatient care also go down a few notches.
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Posted on Jun 07, 2008 under arthritis, health |
Despite the prevalence of prescriptions everywhere in America, elderlies fail to get what they deserve- care for osteoporosis. This is a rather sorry state of affairs since osteoporosis or bone degeneration occurs in almost all aging adults. According to a recent survey a little over 11% of elderlies have received adequate care after being admitted to a nursing home for fractures. Which means about 90% of them still are not given necessary medication despite experts stating the need for medicinal drugs beyond calcium and Vitamin D.
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Posted on May 15, 2008 under health |
The application of Web 2.0 technologies to the healthcare industry is changing the world of care delivery. With the availability of new technologies, innovative services are rapidly and radically revolutionizing how healthcare is offered and consumed. Healthcare is finally catching up with other industries, such as travel, entertainment and retail, to bring care online. In this exclusive Web conference, Lynne Dunbrack from Health Industry Insights, an IDC Company, presents a fresh market overview of Health 2.0, outlining the state of the market and its key players. Roy Schoenberg, CEO of American Well Systems, defines online care and introduces the Online Healthcare Marketplace, an innovation at the cutting edge of Health 2.0.
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Posted on May 15, 2008 under health insurance |
The Great Depression of the 1930s devastated the health insurance industry. Millions of people lost their jobs and had little money to pay for “extras” like insurance, so few bought new policies and many stopped paying the premiums on their existing policies
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Posted on May 15, 2008 under health |
Pricing health insurance is a complex process in which many factors are taken into account. An insurer must set a premium amount that both makes the coverage advantageous and attractive to the insured and also enables the insurer to cover its costs and make a profit (for stock companies) or add to surplus (for mutual companies).
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Posted on May 15, 2008 under health |
In February 2006, Congress approved legislation clearing the way for expanded, nationwide public-private long-term care (LTC) insurance partnerships. The law authorizes changes in state law to allow individuals to purchase private LTC insurance that coordinates with Medicaid. Specifically, in states adopting the Partnership approach, individuals can purchase private LTC insurance policies with the assurance that Medicaid will cover LTC costs incurred beyond the terms of the private coverage. In these states, under the terms of the Partnership, people with private insurance are not required to “spend down” their remaining assets to qualify for Medicaid.
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