Fat Joe Calls Out Hospitals & Insurance Companies For Robbing People
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What is he going to do about it? What is he prepared to lose trying to fight against it?
Malfeasance isn’t a unforeseen occurrence. It’s part of the design of the system.
It’s like calling America a democracy. And then they label it an American Democracy.
Malfeasance isn’t a unforeseen occurrence. It’s part of the design of the system.
It’s like calling America a democracy. And then they label it an American Democracy.
This more false then true. The problem is that we lack universal health insurance. So many people are treated at the hospital and never pay a bill.
Crackas do what ever it takes to keep poor people without.
Yup Majority of the few Trump supporters out there are broke as hell. Hard-core white Republicans don’t like universal healthcare because people of color would benefit from it knowing damn well their constituents will get the benefits also. This country have to hurry up and go to the next level or it’s going to be bad news in the near future.
First, let's establish that this is not a republican or Democrat issue. It has very little to deal with politics per se.
Actually, many hospitals are closing or on the brink of closing.
Secondly, you can call ANY hospital and ask for the price of any service. Try it. Now, the problem is, there are different prices depending on how you pay. Also, the price is subject to change depending on your circumstance and condition.
The largest part of this in which the public does get is that hospitals and physicians send patients separate invoices. In a perfect system, a patient would receive one bill for the service. But, the way it is currently set up is the hospitals have a bill for services then every doctor the patient saw has a separate bill.
The best way I explain it to people is like this:
Just imagine going to school and paying your tuition, then receiving another bill for every professor you had.
This is our current health system.
It's not just hospitals or insurance. It's the physicians, the government, and the patients.
Yes patient behavior is a big part of the problem.
Actually, many hospitals are closing or on the brink of closing.
Secondly, you can call ANY hospital and ask for the price of any service. Try it. Now, the problem is, there are different prices depending on how you pay. Also, the price is subject to change depending on your circumstance and condition.
The largest part of this in which the public does get is that hospitals and physicians send patients separate invoices. In a perfect system, a patient would receive one bill for the service. But, the way it is currently set up is the hospitals have a bill for services then every doctor the patient saw has a separate bill.
The best way I explain it to people is like this:
Just imagine going to school and paying your tuition, then receiving another bill for every professor you had.
This is our current health system.
It's not just hospitals or insurance. It's the physicians, the government, and the patients.
Yes patient behavior is a big part of the problem.
What’s your definition of rich and poor? It isn’t just the former president’s supporters that may be hurting. Have you ever known poor people to hold sway at court? So why would corporations give a shit about what some punk in bad health believes?
This is about monied interests. If corporations tell those losers that the sky is purple, they will shoot you to death for arguing that the sky is not purple. Folks cannot fathom that the money they think is more important than God isn’t really that.
Mansa was handing out gold bars. What are these folks really giving you?
I think you are misunderstanding the campaign. Simply raising awareness to the masses is how you start to get the ball moving. Joe doesn't have to do anything. All it takes is a few people of influence to feel they wanna do something about it.
Rich folks ain't worried about sheep...they will take it and like it...money rules the world.
only poor thinking thinks money rules the world my good fellow,
information, power and control rule the world..
the power to print and control what the masses consider money
is what RULES THE WORLD!!!
that paper you think is money, really aint worth shit bruh!!!
there are people that print and control all the money
THAT RULES THE WORLD not the fiat notes!!
so never put your energy into money, put your energy
into SELF and get money whenever you need it!!!
the more you sweat it, the more you will chase it
lookin like a fool... dont be a money bitch
MAKE MONEY YO BITCH!!
let it chase you...!!
Meditate muthafuckas all the answers are within!!
And another issue is most people only interact with a hospital in emergency or "in need" situations so time is of the essence, hence they don't call around for prices first....
Then the whole in network vs out of network and let's not discuss how little your insurance coverage is across states lines.......
and HEALTH is wealth...
eating foods that give you energy is the KEY,
if your food is not giving you energy and feeding
your cells properly..
you begging for a cabinet filled with man made medicaton..
My food is my Meds!!!
I had some organic lacinto kale, that dinosaur kale shit, steamed that shit
with some yellow and red peppers, lil dash of smoke paprika....
and toasted seseme oil, over some brown rice...
knocked the sniffles right the fuck out....
Let thy food be thy medicine!!!
eating foods that give you energy is the KEY,
if your food is not giving you energy and feeding
your cells properly..
you begging for a cabinet filled with man made medicaton..
My food is my Meds!!!
I had some organic lacinto kale, that dinosaur kale shit, steamed that shit
with some yellow and red peppers, lil dash of smoke paprika....
and toasted seseme oil, over some brown rice...
knocked the sniffles right the fuck out....
Let thy food be thy medicine!!!
That’s the shit Obama tried to change But he had to do a piece at a time if he had one more term I think he would have went after that provision
A few people of influence? Who gave those people of authority and influence the battery?
You couldn’t pay me to be this naive. How are folks still falling for these games?
I'm not really sure if you're trolling or if this is a display of pseudo intellect run rampant (no disrespect intended). Your initial response was as if Fat Joe was going to fight the financial mechanics of the US medical system by himself. Then your additional contrary statements, against a public campaign, requesting simply financial transparency. On top of that, attempting to point out the "naivety" of people for simply having a conversation about it. It's basically saying:
Shut up, and don't talk about it.
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Most people don't even understand the coverage they currently have
And just re up every year at work
I had to learn the hard way.
Once I had a strong of serious medical issues in my family and was now dealing with coverages referrals specialists in network out network Co pays fees hospital stays medication social workers etc...
I completely understand a regular person bring overwhelmed
Salute to Joe
Much like funeral planning and wills..
Most people especially black and Hispanic don't want to plan for or deal with medical issues until it's too late.
Education is key
We quick to give a red table talk a new dance and a white woman bugging out a million views
But anything legitimately promoting real tangible financial planning or insurance coverage or taxes
Is considered boring.
Respect to bgol where I can say I've learned and benefited greatly from the BORING stuff.
Much like funeral planning and wills..
Most people especially black and Hispanic don't want to plan for or deal with medical issues until it's too late.
Education is key
We quick to give a red table talk a new dance and a white woman bugging out a million views
But anything legitimately promoting real tangible financial planning or insurance coverage or taxes
Is considered boring.
Respect to bgol where I can say I've learned and benefited greatly from the BORING stuff.
There is a law. The hospitals aren’t following the law.
This guy is buying rural hospitals on the cheap to rehab
www.marketplace.org
Company aims to buy, restore rural hospitals in Tennessee - Marketplace
For rural communities, a key question: Can a new company that is taking over ownership restore confidence in the care the local hospital provides?
As I stated before, I guarantee you can call ANY hospital and they will give you the price of any service ice you ask for. The law does not state that they have to have a sign like McDonalds telling you how much a number 1 costs.
The reason you have to call is because depending on the insurance carrier, there is one price. Medicare one price, medicaid, one price, out of pocket one price. Then, the length of your stay matters. The doctor you choose or is chosen for you matters. Single or double room matters. How severe your case is matters, if there are any complications matters, etc etc.
Fixing our Healthcare system is difficult due to the many facets and nuances.
People love to point the finger at one entity because then you have a clear scapegoat. But, as I said before EVERY stakeholder of Healthcare including the patient must take responsibility for why things are the way that they are.
Again the average voters is completely ignorant on most of the intricacies of Healthcare
A politician telling them poor people/ the under insured are the problem is good enough for them
Not realizing that if you're not in the top 15%, you're considered poor to them
But if the middle class really stood up and demanded change, we would get it
Fat Joe must have gotten his lap band surgery bill......
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The No Surprises Act’s transparency rules for health plans
The federal No Surprises Act (NSA) generally protects patients from receiving large unanticipated bills for out-of-network care. To implement the NSA,
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The federal No Surprises Act (NSA) generally protects patients from receiving large unanticipated bills for out-of-network care. To implement the NSA, transparency rules have been issued that require self-insured and insured health plans to include deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums on physical or electronic health insurance ID cards.
These transparency rules also try to provide health plan participants with enough information to help lower the risk of receiving surprise medical bills.
The transparency requirements were originally anticipated to apply to all health plans for plan years beginning after Dec. 31, 2021. However, because so little guidance has been issued to date, the secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury departments have chosen to delay or scale back enforcement on most of the new transparency requirements until new guidance is published.
Brief explanations of each new transparency requirement and the anticipated extent of compliance and enforcement can be found below.
Annual reporting
The NSA requires plans to report annually certain information to the departments, including but not limited to: the 50 brand name prescription drugs pharmacies most frequently dispensed for claims for each plan and the number of claims paid per drug; the 50 most costly prescription drugs per plan by total annual spending and annual amount spent per drug; the average monthly employer-paid premium and participant-paid premium; and the impact rebates, fees and other remuneration drug manufacturers paid to a plan, its administrators or service providers had on premiums for prescribed drugs.
To date, no regulations have been issued, and enforcement will be deferred until then. However, plan sponsors are advised to comply by Dec. 27, 2022, for reporting years 2020 and 2021.
Price comparison
The NSA requires plans to offer participants health care price comparisons over the phone and online. No regulations have been issued; therefore, compliance has been deferred until 2023.
Advanced explanation
The NSA requires plans to provide participants an Advanced Explanation of Benefits (AEB) once a participant receives a “good faith” cost estimate for an item or service from a health care provider/facility. The AEB must show, among other things, the following: the amount the plan must pay, and any cost-sharing the participant must pay; whether the coverage for the item or service is subject to medical management techniques; and if out-of-network, information on how the participant can learn more about in-network providers/facilities offering the same item or service.
To date, no regulations have been issued; therefore, compliance has been deferred until further notice.
Provider directory
The NSA requires plan sponsors to establish, verify and timely update their provider/facility directory and establish a protocol for timely responses to inquiries about a provider’s/facility’s network status.
Should a participant elect care based on inaccurate directory information, the plan may not impose a cost-sharing amount greater than the care received in-network. Moreover, payments must be applied against the participant’s deductible or out-of-pocket maximum as if the provider/facility was in-network.
To date, no regulations have been issued; for now, a plan will be deemed compliant if it applies the AEB cost-sharing, deductible and out-of-pocket rules described above.
Gag clause ban
The NSA prohibits plan sponsors from entering an agreement with a provider, provider network, third-party administrator or other service providers that could restrict the plan from, among other things, furnishing provider-specific cost or quality of care information.
Likely, beginning in 2022, plans will have to attest annually on compliance with the gag clause prohibition.
To date, no regulations have been issued; therefore, until then, plans should comply using a good-faith reasonable interpretation of the law.
Continuity of care
The NSA requires plans to offer participants continuity of care for certain treatments if, during treatment, a provider’s/facility’s contract with the plan is terminated or changed in a way that eliminates the covered treatment. Treatments subject to this requirement include treatments for any “serious and complex condition,” inpatient care, scheduled nonelective surgery, terminal illness, or pregnancy.
To date no regulations have been issued; until then, plan sponsors must apply the statutory requirements using a good faith reasonable interpretation of the law.
Balance billing
The NSA requires plan sponsors to make publicly available, post on a public website and include in each Explanation of Benefits with respect to an item or service, information in plain language on the prohibitions of balance billing, among other things.
To date, no regulations have been issued; until then, plan sponsors are expected to implement the statutory requirements based on good-faith reasonable interpretation of the law. To assist with compliance, a model disclosure notice may be used, found on the CMS website.
Second article:
The No Surprises Act: Fair Warning for Medical Expenses - Alaska Business Magazine
To alert consumers to medical expenses they might not be able to afford, Congress passed the No Surprises Act in late 2020. Its ban on unexpected bills from out-of-network providers, out-of-network facilities, and out-of-network air ambulance providers took effect at the start of 2022.
www.akbizmag.com