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Is Personal Malpractice Insurance Worth It?

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If a patient is suing you – and it can happen more easily than you want to imagine – then personal malpractice insurance can come in handy. At the same time, you want to make sure you ask all the necessary questions to find out how much your employer’s insurance covers you. There’s another good reason why you need personal insurance.

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Washington Bill Would Provide Workers’ Comp Insurance to Nurse for PTSD

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And lawmakers in Washington state have proposed a bill that would provide workers’ compensation insurance coverage for nurses with PTSD, similar to a 2018 law that provides workers’ PTSD compensation to firefighters and police officers. Low pay, long hours, and staff shortages have only compounded the crisis.

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Why Are Cash Prices Lower Than Health Insurance Negotiated Prices?

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Growing evidence demonstrates a counterintuitive phenomenon in healthcare: the cash price is often cheaper than insurance prices for the same service or product.

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Offering health insurance is becoming less lucrative

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In the third quarter, the seven major publicly traded insurers’ medical loss ratios increased an average of 3.3 percentage points year over year — a major jump in medical costs.

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Insurers Expand Coverage Of Prescriptions Written By Pharmacists

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Health insurance companies are expanding coverage of more prescriptions written by pharmacists as more states ease prescribing rules.

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These Entrepreneurs Are Using AI To Fight Health Insurance Claims Denials

Forbes Healthcare

Health insurers use AI to approve or deny claims. Now patients are getting access to AI-driven tools to fight back.

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Could Health Insurance Brokers Heal Our Broken Healthcare System?

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Refining the role of health insurance brokers could unlock a major augmentation of the US healthcare workforce.

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