Himes in Weston, backs health care reform Sep 4, 2009
That's collusion," he said, saying that they easily can and do set prices. "I do not support a public option that is designed to force insurance companies out of business," he said. Himes noted that the current bill doesn't do much to change the "fee for service" dynamic in which doctors are financially rewarded for prescribing more and more tests and procedures, rather than being rewarded for keeping people healthy. He noted that many people don't get a yearly physical because they have to pay... (Fairfield Minuteman, CT)
Himes, in Weston, backs healthcare reform Sep 4, 2009
Himes noted that the current bill doesn't do much to change the "fee for service" dynamic in which doctors are financially rewarded for prescribing more and more tests and procedures, rather than being rewarded for keeping people healthy. He noted that many people don't get a yearly physical because they have to pay for it. (Westport Minuteman, CT)
Political opponents stay away from Baird's Olympia town hall meeting Sep 3, 2009
ccd wrote on Sep 2, 2009 1:03 PM:" oh goody - the RWNJ plan is to shift even MORE of the cost to consumers via HSA plans, while letting FOR PROFIT health insurance continue to raise premiums 10-15% every year? What about the rampant over-utilization that is encouraged by hospitals/physicians because of the fee for service system? What about some tort reform, and reducing administrative costs from 30% to a more reasonable 15-20%? How about rewarding good behavior such as smoking cessation,... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Medicare 'failure' under fire Sep 1, 2009
In its draft response to the report, the Government shies from junking Medicare but suggests moves ''to reduce the reliance'' on Medicare's fee for service, extending funding mechanisms to spur integrated team care and to meet local service gaps ... Its chairman, Dr Emil Djakic, said Medicare's fee for service would remain a cornerstone - and other blended payments could finance expanded approaches to team care. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
THE MAN WITH THE PLAN? Aug 30, 2009
If you want to meet the mandate with traditional Blue Cross Blue Shield fee for service, fine. You make the decision. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Ed Wilde: Following health care dollars Aug 25, 2009
The Mayo Clinics provide low-cost, high-quality medical care because they have abandoned the "fee for service" model and pay their doctors a salary. The physician's goal is patient care rather than income, and there is no financial incentive to order unnecessary tests. (Athens Banner-Herald)
online_editor Aug 24, 2009
hmarie775 wrote on Aug 18, 2009 6:18 PM:" Did you know: The United States is the only industrialized nation that does not guarantee access to health care as a right of citizenship. I also think that people do not understand the vocabulary being slung about:Single payer universal health care is not socialized medicine. It is health care payment system, not a health care delivery system. Health care providers would be in fee for service practice, and would not be employees of the government, which... (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
ASIC sniffs the wind Aug 18, 2009
Sometime in the next year or so, you will actually have to work within a professional construct if you want to call yourself financial planners - fee for service, no up-front or trailing commissions, no kickbacks for bulk business, no soft dollar payments. No wonder the Financial Planning Association is warning that the ''advice'' industry is unlikely to survive in its current shape if ASIC's proposals are adopted. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Consumer Driven Health Plans Surpass HMOs in Popularity With Employees Aug 18, 2009
Fee For Service Plans are all but extinct, with only 0. 4% of employees enrolled. (PR Newswire)
Outpatient Surgical Center can't reach deal with Blue Cross (2) Aug 16, 2009
wtf wrote on Jul 12, 2008 6:44 AM:" This is what happens when you have bean counters providing medical care. HMOs are BS...have been from the git go. Get rid of the middle man i.e., insurance companies and go back to the old-fashioned "fee for service" - sure docs would have to do their own billing; but they'd be able to keep the fruits of their labors as well. Ron Paul, a medical doctor, has covered this.http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul345.html ". Comments on this story are now closed. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Obama's health care plan: Can we really afford to extend coverage to those here illegally? Aug 16, 2009
"That may be true; but the bottom line is: Government should stay OUT of healthcare. We already have too much as it is with HMOs and all the other "insurance"....this proposal will not make it better....another lie...it will only muck things up worse.Give me the old-fashioned "fee for service" where you go to the doctor, he treats you and sends you the bill. Insurance is ONLY for accidents and major health events NOT for every little thing under the sun. ". Gator wrote on Aug 8, 2009 8:45 PM:"... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Doctors: Health reform may not lead to healthier Americans Aug 16, 2009
"Rates of cardiac surgery are lower in Canada, yet they have better outcomes.'' There is hope, too, for "accountable care'' groups that would move away from fee for service payments but be held accountable for keeping all their patients as healthy as possible, said Stephen Shortell, dean of school of public health at UC Berkeley. Shortell is also pleased that the health legislation being discussed in Washington includes billions for disease prevention and health promotion. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
COLUMN: A plan for health care an ailing proposition Aug 13, 2009
And don t even think about Fee for Service (re: Prison) ... The raising of private funds would be surely be considered fee for service and much of what goes on at Dana-Farber involves Clinical Trials. (Malden Observer, MA)
Unsustainable path Aug 12, 2009
But there is a difference in the cost of care versus the cost of insurance, which, she said, results from technological advances, a fee for service dynamic in which physicians can charge for a fee for every service they provide as opposed to a more holistic approach to each patient; whether it s the failure of providing electronic record keeping, allowing records to be transmitted from one physician to another, avoiding the duplication of tests, errors in treatment because of lack of knowledge... (Concord Journal, MA)
White House advises Dems on health care protests Aug 7, 2009
ccd wrote on Jul 30, 2009 2:47 PM:" Uncle, where did I say that socialized medicine costs less? You are putting words in my mouth. FYI, more Americans are traveling OUT of this country for healthcare to where it is affordable - Thailand, Mexico, India - where they have top notch, CHEAP, healthcare. We need to smack down big Pharma, Profit based health insurance, and health care that is based on fee for service, which only motivates overutilization and overtesting/overtreating. Medicare is... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Stupaks visit to Friendship Center explosive Aug 7, 2009
Right now we are on a fee for service plan, he said. But I think we should be on a quality based outcome. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
When the kitchen and den are classrooms Aug 6, 2009
I say steal because it is not a voluntary contribution nor optional fee for service. I have spoken with superintendants of county school districts and though you may only get 6% of your funding from Washington, you get 100% of your regulations from either the state or the federal government and mostly from the feds. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
House plans to put $80M back into budget Aug 2, 2009
35 million for MassHealth fee for service, $2. 5 million for the Commonwealth Zoological Corporation, $2 million for a foundation reserve, $1. (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
Contentious issues in health reform Aug 2, 2009
"Fee for service" payment creates a strong dis- incentive for doctors to provide only medically necessary, high-quality care to patients, they say. Opponents worry that a new way to pay for health care would interfere with the doctor-patient relationship even more than the status quo does. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Mitt Romney Talks Health Care Solutions Jul 31, 2009
Our current fee for service system creates the absolute wrong incentives for both patients and doctors and is what s driving the health care cost in this country higher and higher. But the Massachusetts experience related to one key area: Getting people insured. (Human Events Online)
It's not reform when it hurts the poor Jul 27, 2009
Last but not least, the Office of Mental Health must restore and enhance local assistance funding, also known as deficit financing -- a partnership between local and state government, the local community and client-consumer -- for specialty children's outpatient mental health clinics that serve a significant proportion of non-Medicaid fee for service clients. If implemented in its current design, the clinic restructuring plan will guarantee only narrowly-defined treatment for those with Medicaid... (Albany Times Union)
Health care TV ads, rallies target Baucus in home statePosted on July 21 (995) Jul 27, 2009
Partha Sur wrote on Jul 26, 2009 2:02 PM:" The Health Reform Bill should really be a "REFORMED" bill and not just a bill to extend the existing dysfunctional system to all (The Baucus-Grassley Health Insurance Companies Preservation Act). A SINGLE PAYER, NON-FEE FOR SERVICE FIXED PAYMENT, NON-PROFIT, INCOME TAX FUNDED SYSTEM IS THE IDEAL SOLUTION. Short of this we need as a minimum:1. A robust PUBLIC PLAN which explicitly specifies coverage and is standard for all states. Should have... (Missoulian, MT)
Not broke, dont fix it Jul 25, 2009
Try to discontinue your Social Security payments, and you will quickly become aware of the difference between a tax and a fee for service. The last thing the citizens of the Big Bear Valley need is another board comprised of district representatives squabbling over political advantage, flinging accusations, and fighting for the right to claim having done a better job for their constituents. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
Who will pay for my 'drunks and druggies'? Jul 24, 2009
wtf wrote on Jul 23, 2009 6:48 AM:" Don't know if this would help you, Linda; but this is what Dr. Ron Paul, M.D., has to say:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjybNfbS1hUhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foXQbmZxWYYI am old enough to remember the health care system we had 35 years ago before HMOs, and I've often wondered why we haven't gone back to it. Part of it, is the old-fashioned "fee for service" with insurance used for major surgery, accidents or other major health issues - not for every... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Your say Up-front fees or commissions? Jul 21, 2009
Some planners parade as fee for service but will waive the plan fees if the client 'implements ... Whether it is a fee for service or commission, the important part is knowing what you are paying, whether explicitly or implicitly ... In some cases commission based fees are cheaper then the fee for service ones anyway so i think your going a bit overboard to suggest they should be removed completely. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Lawmakers Warned on Cost of Health Bills Jul 18, 2009
NO MORE FEE FOR SERVICE CARE.. by vivaviva44 July 17, 2009 2:07 PM EDT. (CBS News)
COLUMN: Patrick signs budget; Legislature to weigh in Jul 10, 2009
37 million for MassHealth s fee for service program, and $3. 87 million for MassHealth managed care. (Malden Observer, MA)
Questions Linger About Health Care Limits Jul 9, 2009
They contemplate changing some Medicare payments from fee for service to a "bundling" system in which providers would be paid for an entire episode of care, giving them an incentive to reduce repeat hospital admissions. Another idea is to empower the Medicare advisory panel whose recommendations now tend to be ignored by Congress, or to create a separate, Federal Reserve-like entity to make tough decisions about federal health-care spending. (CBS News)
Cutting Health-Care Costs by Putting Doctors on a Budget Jul 7, 2009
A major problem with American health care today is what policy experts call "perverse incentives." Doctors and hospitals bill insurers for every individual service every office visit, MRI or hour of operating-room time a "fee for service" model that drives health-care inflation by rewarding providers who order potentially unnecessary tests, perform potentially unnecessary surgeries and even make mistakes ... Meanwhile, health-care costs, fueled by the "fee for service" model, are growing some... (Time.com)
Picking up the pieces Jul 5, 2009
After the contract failed, the state went back to a fee for service system with little management or treatment oversight, which according to Sen. Bob Keenan, R-Bigfork, broke the bank once again. (Helena Independent Record)
Your say Are financial planners competent? Jul 2, 2009
Please everyone do the same and don't use the services of these sales people unless they offer fee for service and are totally independant ... You may have a single mum with $35,000 in super can she afford to pay for fee for service ... You may have a single mum with $35,000 in super can she afford to pay for fee for service. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Patrick signs $27B budget Jul 2, 2009
37 million for MassHealth "fee for service"; -- $20. 9 million for "consolidated" long-term debt service; -- $9 million for the commissioner of probation; -- $7. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Nate Silver on the Greg MankiwPaul Krugman health care feud Jul 2, 2009
If you really want to control costs, go after the fee for service system thats the real culprit ... npunwani - While you are correct, the big savings are not in insurance costs, those big savings (fee for service, etc. (Harper's Magazine)
Patrick cuts WIC, special education Jul 2, 2009
By Jim O'Sullivan and Michael Norton. Wed Jul 01, 2009, 06:39 AM EDT. (Burlington Union, MA)
War on chronic disease to shift out of hospitals Jun 29, 2009
The doctors' fee for service system would remain central to Medicare, she said. "But I think we need a debate about what the add-ons [to Medicare] might be," she said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
COMPARISON SHOPPING FOR AN INVESTMENT ADVISOR Jun 24, 2009
How these advisors are paid can vary as well; from salary or commission only, a combination, fee for service, fee and commission, or fee based on assets under management. Advisors should be willing to tell you who pays them and how they earn their income; asking these questions can help you evaluate the investment choices they offer and allow you to choose what's best for you. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Letters to the Editor Jun 23, 2009
The policy of "fee for service" and dedicated uses for those fees takes away control from bureaucrats and politicians (who have done such a fine job of managing finances so far). 1. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Click to read:Poll: Most Back Public Health Care Option Jun 21, 2009
Fortunately, there will still be fee for service. I hope. (CBS News)
Group announces health care program Jun 19, 2009
Participating physicians will receive a standard fee for service, a monthly care management fee and bonuses for meeting or exceeding quality outcomes outlined in the program. The program will cover about 25,000 patients in participating family practices. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Why Obama's wrong on health care Jun 16, 2009
The sentence mentioning the problem of "fee for service" in our healthcare system is inaccurate and outdated ... Fee for service, as it is commonly understood, primarily exists within a few cosmetic based specialties such as dentistry and plastic surgery. (MSNBC -- Politics)
High noon on the Hill for health care reform Jun 16, 2009
There is broad agreement that lowering costs will require changing incentives for doctors and hospitals - the "fee for service" model used by most insurers and government programs that rewards doctors for the number of tests, office visits or procedures they deliver rather than for whether patients get well. "That's the whole game," said Hal Luft, professor emeritus of health policy at UC San Francisco and director of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Economist details health care system's waste Jun 4, 2009
-- The "fee for service" compensation system used by most doctors and hospitals gives providers a powerful incentive to increase the volume of care with little regard for its quality, price or effectiveness. Providers are even rewarded for failure. (San Francisco Chronicle)
HMO autism services drive up costs May 31, 2009
The irony and the tragedy will be that the salaried physicians who were most willing to work with per capita prepayment, use information technology, manage and coordinate care, and emphasize primary care and prevention - all the good things that national leaders say we need - will be driven back to fee for service, an inflationary scheme that pays for volume, not quality. On the contrary, we need to convert to payment systems that reward high-quality affordable care, which is what per capita... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
A View from the Hill: Republicans offer money saving idea May 20, 2009
This savings could be realized by shifting members of the state sponsored healthcare program known as MassHealth from fee for service to managed care plans. The fee for service plans provide coverage for services utilized on an as needed basis, such as treatment during an emergency room visit for a particular injury or illness. (Pembroke Mariner, MA)
Cutting health care costs will be expensive May 19, 2009
Robert Westafer M.D. wrote on May 18, 2009 5:27 PM:" Real Healthcare Reform:Changing Priorities, Incentives and the Rules of the Game; Creating an Electronic Health Record for Every Citizen Who Wants One If you have the financial resources of Bill Gates or Warren Buffett you neednt pay money to a health plan each month, since if you get sick or injured even very seriously - you have more than enough money to pay all your medical bills yourself. But those of us who have significantly less... (Atmore Advance, AL)
Nasty surprises often come to light too late May 9, 2009
Charles Bannister's submission relates his experience with another financial planning company: "From the outset, I have always asked for and I believe obtained a fee for service arrangement, but discovered only later that my fund was paying the planning firm trailing commissions," he says. "On this matter I was deceived and lied to.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
WellCare cuts back Medicare coverage May 5, 2009
For 2010, WellCare Medicare Advantage private fee for service members will be able to chose another Medicare Advantage plan or return to original Medicare coverage, the release said. WellCare (NYSE: WCG), headquartered in Tampa, provides managed care services for government-sponsored health care programs. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Universal American Corp. Reports First Quarter 2009 Results, Reaffirms 2009 EPS Guidance and Announces Closing of Its Life & Annuity Reinsurance Transaction Apr 30, 2009
Despite slightly lower than expected membership in our Private Fee for Service plans, our results improved due to lower benefit ratios and lower expenses. We continue to implement our plans to prepare for the changes that we know about and those that we anticipate. (Primezone Releases)
Connecting all the Bris bits Apr 15, 2009
Dixon sends Joyce up the middle. Illustration: John Shakespeare. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Super tips for DIY Apr 9, 2009
There is no average fee for financial advice; it depends on the size of the funds, the type of assets in the fund, the level of service (how often the fund is monitored each year) and whether the adviser receives a fee for service or trailing commissions. Actuarial fees. (The Age, Australia)
A 'total cure' for health care? Apr 4, 2009
For less drastic health concerns -- such as backaches, flu and other "minor acute" illnesses and preventive care -- Luft advocates a private system in which everyone would choose a primary-care doctor and pay him or her based on services rendered (also known as traditional "fee for service"). The government would help those who cannot afford to pay for medical care by providing subsidies. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
DiscoveryBioMed nets contracts Apr 1, 2009
A Birmingham biotech firm has signed multiple fee for service contracts with Mount Sinai School of Medicine that include drug research. based at Innovation Depot, will provide Mount Sinai s Office of Technology and Business Development human cell optimization, assay optimization and pilot drug discovery bioassays, according to a news release. (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)
Notice of 2009 Annual General Meeting Mar 30, 2009
The Chairman is paid US$300,000 with no additional fee for service on any committees. Directors do not receive superannuation contributions and have no entitlement to retirement benefits. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Schools mailRIF notices Mar 26, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 Edition. Today's Weather Hartford City, IN. (Hartford City News-Times, IN)
Patients in Limbo After Medicaid Switch Mar 25, 2009
We require that they cannot pay anything less than Kaiser would have received under our fee for service program, Fink said, so losing money is not an option. That is not an excuse. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Schools close to final draft on field fees Mar 22, 2009
Member Lucia Flibotte said it was an unfortunate sign of the times that the town is a fee for service town. Flynn proposed imposing a temporary $10 per head fee to match up with the Recreation Department s user fee cost until a final draft could be reached after the spring season. (Cohasset Mariner, MA)
Xtreme Coil Crosses Another Border in 2008 Mar 17, 2009
For a contract that includes this element in addition to the normal fee for service element, revenue is allocated to each element of the contract based on the residual method and using the estimated fair value of the elements delivered. The value of the undelivered elements is deferred and recognized when earned. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Health care debate to flood airwaves Mar 8, 2009
Private fee for service practictioners must still be available. March 7, 2009 at 10:37 p.m.. (Insight on the News)
Aecon Reports Record Results for 2008 Mar 4, 2009
The majority of the increase came from Aecon's proportionate share of the revenues from operating the Cross Israel Highway, which is being carried out on a fee for service basis by a company in which Aecon holds a 30. 6% interest. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
EDITOR’S MAILBAG (Feb. 28) Mar 1, 2009
This 15 tax, however, has nothing to do with fee for service. It s another one of those backdoor taxes that this Democrat-controlled government and socialist governor slides in under the guise of social and distributive welfare. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
WellCare Medicare Customers Have Options Feb 22, 2009
During that period, people can leave WellCare and return to "fee for service" Medicare, but they have to keep their Part D prescription drug coverage plan with WellCare. But there are other ways to make changes in the meantime. (MSNBC)
Health report contains high hopes Feb 19, 2009
Fee for service access under Denticare means that those people who live in areas where there a few or no dentists will receive little or nothing. Allowing private health insurance cover means that access will be like access to hospital care is now ie if you can afford the extra cost for private dentists, you wait a month, if you can%u2019t afford insurance, you wait a year or more. (The Australian)
Your say Are you satisfied with financial advisers? Feb 18, 2009
I finished a university degree in Financial Planning (not 4 weeks of training) and we charge fee for service (however some cannot afford to pay for advice unless commission based) ... Financial Planners should be paid on a fee for service basis, definetely not on a commission basis as this leads to abuses, conflicts of interest, and ongoing commissions which ultimately are a cost to investors. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
