Archive for May 2008
Sentry Insurance PI Complaints
Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 10:19 AM by Editor
There have been complaints with physicians in working with Allstate, Nationwide, and Sentry on PI cases in NC. The NCCA has submitted a letter to the NC Dept of Insurance requesting further inquiry. The complaint is directed toward the stone-wall received from the Sentry Insurance.
Posted in Insurance (RSS), Insurance DC (RSS), Insurance MD (RSS)
Meditation Can Help
Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 10:06 AM by Editor
In this high-tech age of modern medicine, could it be possible to treat the leading cause of death in the U.S. through the power of meditation? According to a first-of-its-kind randomized study conducted by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania's Division of Geriatric Medicine, a widely practiced, stress-reducing meditation technique can significantly reduce the severity of congestive heart failure. The study appears in the Winter 2007 issue of Ethnicity & Disease.Posted in News All (RSS), News DC (RSS), News MD (RSS), News Therapy (RSS)
Medicare Watch
Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 10:06 AM by Editor
S.B. 2785 - would provide a 0.5 percent increase in the Medicare physician payment rate for the final six months of 2008 and a 1.8 percent increase for 2009. If approved, the bill would block a 10.6 percent reduction scheduled to take place on July 1 and a 5 percent cut in 2009.
All Providers are urged to contact their representatives and senators to voice support for the legislation of S.B. 2785.
There is a chance Congress could let the July 1 deadline lapse or only pass a positive Medicare payment increase for the last six months of 2008 or for the next nine months, thus forcing the next Congress and administration to address the issue.
Edited on: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 10:13 AMPosted in Insurance (RSS), Insurance DC (RSS), Insurance MD (RSS)