Insurers' diversification creating monopoly power and conflict of interest - quoted in the Washington Post

I am quoted in a Washington Post article today on potential conflicts of interest when medical payers/insurers acquire the firms that hospitals and doctors use to challenge medical payment denials: "Health insurers’ push to diversify raises ethical concerns" Washington Post Jay Hancock, Sunday, April 29 Like hospitals and doctors everywhere, Banner Health fights a daily battle to get paid by insurance companies and government agencies for the...

Using a computer called “Blue Balls” to track whether ED patients seeking care paid their bills

I could not make this up if I tried regarding hardball tactics to collect money when patients are at their most vulnerable. From Bloomberg News: Accretive Says It’s Working to Address Minnesota Concern By Dan Hart and Alex Wayne - Apr 29, 2012 Accretive Health Inc. (AH), a hospital billings-collection company, said it’s working with advisers to address concerns raised by the Minnesota attorney general’s office...

30 Seconds To Mars, Rock Alternatif yang Mendunia

Unik Informatika - 30 Seconds to Mars adalah sebuah band dari Amerika, tepatnya di Los Angeles yang beraliran music rock alternatif. Band ini digagas oleh aktor Jared Leto dan saudaranya, Shannon Leto pada tahun 1998.Saat ini mereka sudah memiliki 8 anggota band, dengan rincian 3 anggota tetap, 3 mantan anggota dan 2 anggota tour. Pada saat dibentuk 30 Seconds to Mars adalah proyek keluarga. Nama...