Tag Archives: Health benefits

Helping consumers police for healthcare fraud

January 11, 2011 – 3:36 pm

by Hans Eisenbeis WHAT’S HAPPENING Aetna is taking new steps to provide more transparency in its health benefits statements. Starting in November 2010, the insurer included extended definitions of “current procedural terminology” to help consumers connect the dots between the various codes, procedures and costs listed on their statements (ConsumerReports.org, 10 December 2010). While adding […]

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Best of 2008: Dear employer, does a free trip come with my health benefits package?

January 5, 2009 – 8:43 am

by Stefania Revelli WHAT’S HAPPENING As overseas medical attention appeals to more Americans, U.S. employers are adding offshore treatments to their employee benefit incentives (Bloomberg.com 3.26.08). Maine-based supermarket chain Hannaford Bros. offers its 9,000 employees the option to have hip and knee replacements in Singapore, yielding cost savings of 75%. Travel expenses and up to $3,000 in out-of-pocket […]

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