Today’s NYTimes Well blog featured a story near and dear to the hearts of many of our runner patients, namely, how much pronation is right, and if you have too much or too little, are you likely to be injured? Some background: pronation is an often misapplied term. In its strictest sense, it is used…
Podiatrists in Medicaid Create $44:1 Cost Savings
An APMA podiatrist presented a first-of-its-kind study as a late-breaking research abstract at the 73rd Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) Symposium in Chicago last week. The study’s findings support the need to include podiatrists in Medicaid. In 2009, the Arizona legislature voted to eliminate podiatric care reimbursement, deeming it an optional service.…
If restaurants were paid like Doctors.
Megan Lewis, M.D., a family physician in rural Colorado, recently wrote a post making the analogy between eating at a restaurant and submitting a medical claim. While the thrust of the story accurately portrays the often Orwellian process of dealing with insurance companies; She leaves out a very key point: her billing process is part…
UnitedHealth, Aetna and Cigna opt out of California insurance exchange
Kaiser Permanente, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California are all expected to participate in the state-run market for individual health coverage. May 22, 2013 By Chad Terhune, Los Angeles Times Some prominent health insurers, including industry giant UnitedHealth Group Inc., are not participating in California’s new state-run health insurance market, possibly limiting the…
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