David Balat
@davidbalathc
Working with medical professionals, employers and broker/advisers to make medical care more affordable. Former hospital executive. Independent. Patient advocate
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http://www.hcfinance.net 31-01-2017 15:02:28
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Thanks to Darin T. Okuda, M.D., M.Sc., F.A.A.N., F.A.N.A. for bringing this issue to light and doing what he can to help his patients. Specialty drug prices are astronomical and for those that need them, it’s not a luxury item #healthcare
“More transparency without competition only shows us how badly we are being taken advantage of” Tiffany Ryder #healthcare benefitspro.com/2024/08/27/hea…
"Transparency without competition just allows you to see how bad you're getting screwed" Right David Balat ? Our latest op-ed explaining the (un)intended consequences of consolidation & lack of competition among health insurers. benefitspro.com/2024/08/27/hea…
Great piece 👇by Tiffany Ryder and David Balat look at this chart... Obamacare's MLR is working great for insurers. For patients...not so much
“CMS saving money for taxpayers isn’t enough of a reason to face the wrath of very powerful health plans.” - Erin Fuse Brown 🤮 kffhealthnews.org/news/article/m… Fred Schulte
Ten years ago, UnitedHealth bought ProHealth Physicians, a major primary care group in CT. UnitedHealth promised it wouldn’t interfere with how the doctors take care of patients. Now, ProHealth is a shell of its former self, and the doctors regret selling. statnews.com/2024/08/28/uni…
Following the money 💴 is always worthwhile. Appreciate the job Auditor General Tim DeFoor did here. My synopsis ( please correct me if I got it wrong) $7 million in Pa taxpayer 💴was wasted by PBM ( pharmacy Benefit Managers, Prescription middlemen) engaging in ‘spread pricing’ in 2022 in
Love all of this… listen to the end for his point re how wrong and anti-American was the suppression of humor and satire. Reminds me of Jerry Seinfeld making same point in commencement speech this spring at Duke.