Posted by David Edman in Featured on March 8th, 2012 | No Comments »
Welcome to the Risk Management Partners (RMP) blog. The healthcare system in this country, and its impact on you, will get better or it will get worse. It will not stay the same.
This blog is for those interested in specific topics relating to health reform and purchasing of healthcare services. Learn what your elected representatives and doing, and what you may want to do, as I will be commenting on the many events of healthcare reform and their implications for your and your company’s healthcare.
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Posted by David Edman in April 2013, Blog, Featured, Metrics, Monthly Archives on April 25th, 2013 | No Comments »
It is not an exaggeration to say that choosing the right hospital is a “matter of life and death”. Learn about hospital safety and YOUR hospital’s safety score.
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Posted by David Edman in April 2013, Blog, Insurance Purchasing Strategies, Monthly Archives on April 16th, 2013 | No Comments »
It is regrettable that there is so much waste in the healthcare system. It doesn’t have to be that way. But you must choose your partners wisely and avoid those that may be feeding at the trough (the “exploiters”).
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Posted by David Edman in Blog, Healthcare Reform, Healthcare Reform Blog, March 2013 on March 26th, 2013 | No Comments »
We need health reform in the United States, and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the law of the land. But is it designed for success? We think it needs some further refinement, and make suggestions how.
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Posted by David Edman in Blog, February 2013, Insurance Purchasing Strategies on February 26th, 2013 | No Comments »
Primary care services in the US are undervalued, at the expense of specialty medicine and hospital care. There new a better models to pay for primary care services which are expected to improve overall patient care and lower specialty and hospital costs.
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Posted by David Edman in Blog, February 2013, Healthcare Reform Blog, Monthly Archives on February 22nd, 2013 | No Comments »
I have been meeting with various groups to review and discuss the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In this presentation, I review the key elements and timelines associated with health reform. Specifically, I discuss the individual mandate, the employer mandate, and the various new regulations, subsidies, penalties and taxes associated with the ACA.
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Posted by David Edman in Blog, Healthcare Reform, Healthcare Reform Blog, Monthly Archives on October 17th, 2012 | 1 Comment »
There is a basic lack of understanding and confusion how a ‘Premium Support’ program under Medicare would work. This posting helps to clear up the matter.
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