Great research on using #nudges and #BehavioralScience to decrease cell phone use while driving. Kit Delgado, MD teased this research when he was on the #InNetwork podcast last month. Now we can dig into the details and see how it works. Preview: it works! https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2820970

Memorial Hermann Health System, the largest hospital system in the Houston region, has terminated its agreement with Humana’s Medicare Advantage networks, meaning some patients will be forced to pay out-of-network costs or find new doctors.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/medicine-wellness/2024/01/04/473532/memorial-hermann-hospital-system-in-houston-terminates-agreement-with-humanas-medicare-advantage-networks/

#Business #HealthScience #Houston #Local #MedicineWellness #News #ContractNegotiations #HealthcareCost #Humana #InNetwork #MemorialHermannHealthSystem #TerminationNotice

#BlueShield and #FOLX are expanding #healthcare #access to the #LGBTQ #community.

#FOLXHealth, a #digital #healthcare #provider for the #LGBTQ #community, is now an #innetwork #provider for eight insurance carriers, including #Cigna, #Evernorth and #BlueShieldofCalifornia #healthplan members.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Health #HealthInsurance #Healthcare

https://www.benefitnews.com/news/blue-shield-folx-health-expand-lgbtq-healthcare-access

Memorial Hermann at ‘impasse in negotiations’ with Humana as their network contract is set to expire Jan. 1

Memorial Hermann patients with Humana insurance plans could be forced to pay out-of-network costs, or find new doctors in order to continue paying in-network prices for medical services, if the two companies cannot reach a new agreement.

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#contractNegotiations #healthcareCost #Humana #inNetwork #MemorialHermannHealthSystem #terminationNotice

@RoverStoker @WillBlackWriter There are literally MILLIONS. The number 1 cause of #bankruptcy in the US is #MedicalDebt. Ambulance services are owned by #VentureCapital firms now. The cost of a trip to the hospital in an ambulance may NOT be covered by insurance unless the company is “#InNetwork”. Consultation with a specialist (#PlasticSurgeon, #OrthopedicSurgeon, #Cardiologist, etc…) in the Emergency Room may not be covered if they are not “in network”.