Gregg Blesch

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Gregg Blesch

@greggblesch

Recovering journalist ... former Modern Healthcare managing editor and now content director for a large health insurer. Opinions completely my own.

Chicago / Oak Park Katılım Ağustos 2008

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Bob Herman@bobjherman·13 May

"I saw companies that we worked hard to get them to understand they had a $15k drug, and once they found out it was $15k they said, 'Well, can I get $25k?' When Kolassa said maybe, they’d respond, 'Well, if I can get $25k, can I get $35k?'" statnews.com/2022/05/13/kol…

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HCSC@HCSC·30 Tem

We cover nearly 1 million Medicaid members in Illinois, New Mexico and Texas, and we are committed to ensuring they have the coverage they need through postpartum. See how we’re helping improve access to care for mothers nationwide. spr.ly/6017y5qkZ

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Gregg Blesch@greggblesch·28 Eyl

This is sad for CMMI

Peter Sullivan@PeterSullivan4

CMS, which runs Medicare program, says today that the $200 cards are meant to test whether helping seniors with copays improves medication adherence (Trump framed the move in explicitly political terms on Thurs: "Joe Biden won't be doing this")

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Gregg Blesch@greggblesch·19 Eyl

This is wild, and beyond the bananas cash cards ...doesn't look like it was gonna do *anything* to actually address prices

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Gregg Blesch@greggblesch·18 Eyl

@chrissyfarr Maybe not exactly what you're getting at but addresses the gap ... @BCBSIL worked with Rush in Chicago on a residency rotation to give med students perspective from the payer side bcbsil.com/newsroom/categ…

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Christina Farr@chrissyfarr·18 Eyl

Do any medical schools teach courses on how to deal with insurance companies and talk to patients about their options around cost? If the system doesn't change, this seems like it should be part of the curriculum...

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Gregg Blesch@greggblesch·3 Eyl

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Gregg Blesch@greggblesch·25 Ağu

What is happening

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Sheri Fink@sherifink·6 Tem

"Please, please, please take it serious," Rosa V. Hernandez pleads at 4:55 in this video by talented, tireless colleague @ekrhyne. Today we returned to find Ms. Hernandez on a ventilator. This disease can be brutal. Critical illness wave lags infections. nytimes.com/video/us/10000…

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HCSC@HCSC·1 Tem

Health care data has the power to improve quality and reduce costs — but only when it’s available at the right time and for the right people. We’re working with Epic to exchange valuable insights with providers to improve care for our members. spr.ly/6013GuDYZ

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Dave Wasserman@Redistrict·1 Tem

It's tight right now, but to me it looks likely the Medicaid expansion ballot measure will narrowly pass in Oklahoma.

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Farzad Mostashari@Farzad_MD·7 Mar

1/ It is not talked about much, but aside from the human toll, #COVID19 could profoundly impact the profits of the healthcare industry, in ways that are not always obvious. I spoke to an investor today who pointed out "more hospitalizations are generally good for hospitals"

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Catherine Rampell@crampell·15 Oca

Sanders says the reason we spend 2x as much money on health care per capita as other countries is pharma and insurance. he might also want to take a look at provider payments. nytimes.com/2019/12/27/ups…

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Barack Obama@BarackObama·10 Ara

I thought it was about time I share my holiday gift list — a few practical items, all $10 or less. The best one? Health care for you or somebody you care about. The deadline to sign up is December 15. Go to HealthCare.gov and get covered.

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Laura Packard@lpackard·27 Kas

Saw my oncologist for a check up yesterday. I am OK! Still in remission. Thanks to the care I received via the Affordable Care Act. I'm a stage 4 cancer survivor, and I would be dead or bankrupt without the ACA. Go to healthcare.gov before December 15th & #GetCovered.

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Gregg Blesch@greggblesch·27 Kas

Add this to the list of totally bananas medical bills. A facility in OK billed $104,000 to treat a cat bite (about $90K for observation) bcbsok.com/newsroom/categ…

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Gregg Blesch@greggblesch·21 Kas

This is fantastic. Impossible to view this case any other way without some deep dishonesty

Nicholas Bagley@nicholas_bagley

Your friendly reminder that, any day now, the Fifth Circuit appears poised to release an opinion invalidating the Affordable Care Act in whole or in part. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

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Bob Herman@bobjherman·12 Kas

Big news in health care research: Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers replace UnitedHealthcare in data-sharing deal with @HealthCostInst. axios.com/blue-cross-blu…

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Abby Goodnough@abbygoodnough·1 Kas

The political challenge of trying to aggressively constrain how much hospitals, doctors and pharma are paid cannot be understated...

Larry Levitt@larry_levitt

The key to Warren's plan for financing Medicare for all is aggressively constraining prices paid to hospitals, physicians, and drug companies. We'd still have the most expensive health system in the world, but it would be less expensive than it is now.

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Larry Levitt@larry_levitt·24 Eki

Outreach to lawfully present immigrants -- who are eligible for ACA marketplace coverage and subsidies -- will be particularly important this year with fear and confusion surrounding shifting federal immigrant policy. We have FAQs in Spanish. kff.org/health-reform/…

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