Insurance & Benefits United Healthcare Temporarily Reverses Policy Denying Non-Emergent ED Payments By Will Maddox | 1 week ago Earlier this month, UnitedHealthcare announced that the company would retroactively deny reimbursement for some non-emergent claims. Now, it's changing its tune.
Insurance & Benefits Why Didn’t Texas Expand Medicaid This Legislative Session? By Will Maddox | 3 weeks ago The data says it's a win-win. It would have passed in the House had it made it to the floor. So what happened?
Insurance & Benefits Steve Love: Be Part of the Solution to Extend Medical Care to Texans By Steve Love | 2 weeks ago The business community should support the 1115 Waiver extension to improve mental health care and health coverage.
Insurance & Benefits CMS Rescinds Texas Medicaid Waiver By Will Maddox | 2 months ago The waiver would have secured and extended charity care at hospitals for another decade, but the federal government says the request wasn't properly handled.
Insurance & Benefits With No Medicaid Expansion in Sight, Hospitals and Nonprofits Fill the Coverage Gap By Will Maddox | 2 months ago The North Texas Healthcare Coverage Collaborative is providing a financial stopgap for the uninsured.
Trends Why North Texas Is Poised to Expand Episodes of Care By Will Maddox | 3 months ago Collaboration between Signify Health and Aspen Physician Network are part of the move away from fee-for-service care.
Insurance & Benefits Why Your Insurer Wants You to Go Back to the Doctor By Will Maddox | 5 months ago Rising margins for insurance companies signal a dangerous fall-off in regular healthcare visits due to the pandemic.
Insurance & Benefits Doing the Impossible: Better Care at Lower Costs By Will Maddox | 7 months ago IntegerHealth is partnering with employers to guide patients to the best physicians while reducing costs.
Insurance & Benefits Employer Dilemma: Health Insurance Costs Top $20,000 for Families in Texas By Will Maddox | 7 months ago Employers are working to reduce healthcare costs as they rise, but the pandemic has stalled any major reforms.
Things To Do In Dallas Safely Natalie Gempel How to enjoy local arts, culture, food, fitness, and more as Dallas comes back to life. Wear Your Mask
A Guide To Summer Grilling In Dallas Eve Hill-Agnus, Aileen Jimenez, and Kathy Wise The time has come to light those grills. Let's give you some new ideas about how to make the most of this unprecedented summer. Fire It Up
Enjoy Dallas’ Finest Beer, Wine, and Cocktails From Home Eve Hill-Agnus and Rosin Saez Brewery drive-thrus, cocktail kits, and the home bar essentials you’ll want to have when the mood for a tipple strikes. Drink Safely
Don’t Skip These Dallas Drive-Thrus Abby Blasingame Some are temporary, crafted in the age of COVID-19. Others are local mainstays. A couple are technically drive-ins. But all offer good eats without the need to leave your car. Pull Up
Insurance & Benefits Will Mounting Healthcare Costs Be Solved by the Employers Who are Footing the Bill? By Will Maddox | 7 months ago Meet the Health Transformation Alliance: Its findings could reduce healthcare spending by 70 percent.
Insurance & Benefits U.S. Physicians Survey: We Want Single-Payer/Private Pay Options By Will Maddox | 8 months ago They were most divided on the health savings account model.
Insurance & Benefits When the Hospital Is Cheaper Without Insurance By Will Maddox | 8 months ago A local entrepreneur is analyzing cost data to see if paying cash at the hospital is a better deal than using health insurance.
Insurance & Benefits Fighting Health Disparities With Unconventional Weapons By Jenny Rudolph | 8 months ago At the State of Reform conference for North Texas, leaders discuss how they improve health via social determinants.
Insurance & Benefits Cigna Names New Market President for North Texas and Oklahoma By Will Maddox | 8 months ago He brings 30 years of healthcare experience, and will lead the commercial healthcare and benefit plans in the region.
Public Health Dallas Is the Second Least-Insured Large City in the Country By Will Maddox | 9 months ago Only Houston has a worse rate, and Dallas is joined by Fort Worth and Arlington in the bottom ten.
