http://www.histalkpractice.com/2009/03/04/news-352009/ Physician practice and systems news and opinion Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:34:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.histalkpractice.com/2009/03/04/news-352009/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Trojan Horse Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:42:38 +0000 http://www.histalkpractice.com/?p=299#comment-118 HIMSS endorses Sebelius & DeParle?!? Boy, didn't see that one coming. You would think by now HIMSS would pipe down to make Obama's immediate failure in bucking corporate politics less obvious. HIMSS endorses Sebelius & DeParle?!? Boy, didn’t see that one coming. You would think by now HIMSS would pipe down to make Obama’s immediate failure in bucking corporate politics less obvious.

]]> http://www.histalkpractice.com/2009/03/04/news-352009/comment-page-1/#comment-117 No Free Lunch Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:55:32 +0000 http://www.histalkpractice.com/?p=299#comment-117 Re: "My free Mass Health was much better and cheaper". With respect to the author of this comment, no, it wasn't 'free'. Someone (probably many someones) was paying for your coverage somewhere. Re: “My free Mass Health was much better and cheaper”. With respect to the author of this comment, no, it wasn’t ‘free’. Someone (probably many someones) was paying for your coverage somewhere.

]]> http://www.histalkpractice.com/2009/03/04/news-352009/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Chip Hart Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:24:39 +0000 http://www.histalkpractice.com/?p=299#comment-116 The healthcare-specific credit card business is a scam as far as I'm concerned. I wrote about this back in November when some customers asked me about it here: http://pedsource.com/chipsblog/health-gift-cards-scam This is particularly galling when the bank/insurance company are one-and-the-same, as it amounts to an instant reduction in fees paid to the docs. Grrrr. The healthcare-specific credit card business is a scam as far as I’m concerned. I wrote about this back in November when some customers asked me about it here: http://pedsource.com/chipsblog/health-gift-cards-scam
This is particularly galling when the bank/insurance company are one-and-the-same, as it amounts to an instant reduction in fees paid to the docs. Grrrr.

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