Isabel InclanSpecial to Saltwire Network
Amidst the worsening labor crunch in Nova Scotia’s agriculture sector, the government’s exclusion of many migrant workers from public health insurance potentially puts more than 1,600 farm workers and the agri-food supply at risk, advocates warn.
Migrant advocates say that the provincial government’s “deliberate policy” excludes migrant workers from public health insurance, leaving them vulnerable.
Unlike provinces such as Ontario or Quebec, where migrants in the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program are covered by public health upon arrival, farm workers in Nova Scotia must wait 12 months to be covered by the province’s Medical Services Insurance…
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Can You Prevent Telehealth Fraud?
Telemedicine has continued to thrive in a post-pandemic world, but with the expansion of services comes the expansion of fraud.
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The Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) has warned healthcare entities to use ‘heightened scrutiny’ when entering telemedicine arrangements that have suspect characteristics of a fraud scheme.
The OIG has stated that a common characteristic of fraudulent schemes is the use of kickbacks to recruit and award healthcare practitioners.
The OIG further…
UnitedHealth Group Profits Eclipse $5.4 Billion As Optum And Health Plans Roll Despite Rising Costs
UnitedHealth Group reported nearly $5.5 billion in second quarter profits as its health insurance … [+] plans and Optum medical provider businesses grew by “double-digit” percentages despite rising costs, the company said Friday, July 14, 2023.. UnitedHealth Group Inc. signage is displayed on a monitor on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
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UnitedHealth Group reported nearly $5.5 billion in second quarter profits as its health insurance plans and Optum medical provider businesses grew by “double-digit” percentages despite rising costs, the…
Johnny Knoxville says the Jackass cast was once ‘uninsurable’
Johnny Knoxville knows that he’s lucky to be alive — and so does his insurance company.
Asked if he is an insurance agent’s worst nightmare during a Vanity Fair lie detector interview, the fifty-two year old stunt performer and Jackass star attempted a lie: “No,” he said, before looking towards the lie detector operator. “Does that sound true?”
After receiving a firm headshake, Knoxville fessed up. “Okay,” he admits. “You got me, I am.”
Knoxville has sprained, torn and broken many body parts over the course of his career. Alongside the rest of the Jackass cast members, he spent years…
EverQuote Announces Decision To Exit Health Insurance
Health Exit Will Drive Greater Strategic Focus and Improved Capital Utilization
Company Announces Second Quarter 2023 Earnings Call
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — EverQuote, Inc. (Nasdaq: EVER), a leading online insurance marketplace, today announced that it will exit its health insurance vertical, beginning June 30, 2023. The health insurance vertical includes EverQuote’s marketplace and direct to consumer agency (DTCA) serving the Medicare and “Under 65” health insurance market, and represented approximately 10% of the Company’s revenue in fiscal year 2022.
“We are making the strategic decision to exit an area that requires significant capital investment and scale…
New Reporting on Insurance Claim Denials Highlights ‘Scam’ of For-Profit Healthcare
A pair of new stories examining the increasingly common but shadowy US insurance industry practice of refusing to pay for certain treatments drew outrage Wednesday from patient advocates and Medicare for All proponents, who said the reporting further revealed the harms of for-profit healthcare.
The investigative outlet ProPublicafocused its attention on the “galling” secrecy around insurance companies’ claim denials, which frequently leave patients with massive medical bills and little clarity as to why their claims were rejected.
“How often insurance companies say no is a closely held secret,” ProPublica‘s Robin Fields reported. “There’s nowhere that a consumer or an employer…
The Dangers of the EHR
Electronic Health Records can be an incredibly helpful tool. However, they are not without fault. A recent warning highlights that electronic health records (EHRs) are a top target of cybercriminals. They can also lead to inappropriate billing if they are not set up correctly.
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The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) issued a warning to healthcare entities regarding EHR vulnerabilities and protections.
Protected health information (PHI) continues to hold its value…
Employees, lawmakers protest working conditions at Hempstead laundry company
Employees of a Hempstead-based industrial laundry facility contend they are working in rodent-infested sweatshop-like conditions, including extreme heat and a lack of hot water, and have been without a contract and health insurance for the past six years.
Some of the 175 workers at FDR Services Corp. rallied outside the company’s headquarters Tuesday, holding signs reading “Workers United Will Never Be Defeated” while chanting “Shame on FDR.”
They were joined by members of their union, the Laundry, Distribution and Food Service Joint Board, and state lawmakers, who delivered a letter to FDR management urging the company to negotiate a new…