by CDA Inc | Jun 23, 2016 | Risk Management
Recent news reports about prescription drug costs have told us that, as consumers, we are essentially puppets in a marionette theater. Drugs are prescribed as a knee jerk reaction by many providers with little regard to our wallets. Pricing is increasing at rates...
by CDA Inc | Jun 17, 2016 | Group, Medicare, Risk Management
If you are responsible for the health insurance for your company and your employee base is less than twenty employees, correct Medicare enrollment is critical. When employees or dependents turn age 65 they should enroll in Medicare parts A and B. Medicare has primary...
by CDA Inc | Jun 7, 2016 | Insurance, Medicare
When most of us reach age 65 we will need to enroll in Medicare. The cost for Medicare part A is prepaid for almost all of us, but Medicare part B premiums vary based on income. The calculation for this expense is based on “modified adjusted income” from two years...
by CDA Inc | Jun 1, 2016 | Insurance, Risk Management
Problems: Consumers feel no responsibility for costs of unnecessary services and do not adequately shop for the cost of their care. Providers exercise defensive medicine to protect themselves. Insurers buy and then bury technology that could make healthcare costs more...
by CDA Inc | May 25, 2016 | Group, Insurance, Risk Management
Recently a team of researchers from Harvard Medical School looked at health data on 140,000 health care professionals with a particular focus on cancer-related deaths. Their observation was that as much as 40 percent of America’s cancer diagnoses are due to bad...
