Pre-authorization denials and delay tactics for necessary medical procedures has become another major profit center for health insurance companies. In fact, Texas health plans have systematically eroded the process of physician-recommended authorization. They regularly delay claims by using intentionally complicated administrative … [Read more...] about Insurance Companies Are Fighting to Keep Texas in a State of Denial.
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Caught Blue-Handed
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Fined Millions For Denying & Deceiving Patients about Legitimate Emergency Care. by Kevin Herrington We’ve all been there. You pick-up your mail and see that there’s a statement from your health insurance company. Instantly, you feel a sense of dread. You had an emergency recently and you made the … [Read more...] about Caught Blue-Handed
How to Identify and Manage Stress
Stress Awareness Month 2021 April is Stress Awareness Month, a good time to reflect on the relationship between your habits and your health. Stress is our body’s physiological response to pressure, tension, trauma, and/or anxiety. Everyone has moments where they feel high-amounts of stress in their lives, because our bodies need … [Read more...] about How to Identify and Manage Stress
State Representative Files Bill To Expand Health Care Options To Texans
(Austin, TX) - State Representative James White has filed House Bill (HB) 472 which seeks to expand health care options for Texans by allowing Freestanding Emergency Centers (FECs) to offer outpatient acute care services in addition to emergency medical services. “Texas must utilize every health care resource available as citizens … [Read more...] about State Representative Files Bill To Expand Health Care Options To Texans
How to Prepare for Hurricane Season
Stock up on the essential items and resources to keep your family safe this hurricane season. Hurricane season begins on June 1 here in Texas, and with it comes the necessity to organize your 2020 preparedness kit. While you might have some supplies left over from last year, we encourage you to go over your inventory and bulk up … [Read more...] about How to Prepare for Hurricane Season
How Families Can Adjust During the COVID-19 Outbreak
In addition to the COVID-19 outbreak’s effect on public health, people are very quickly realizing that it will also impact how we live our day to day lives. We spend so much time with others at work, school, church, classes, and entertainment activities–such as concerts or sporting events–that life is certain to change due to the need for … [Read more...] about How Families Can Adjust During the COVID-19 Outbreak
What to Do When Your Child Has Swimmer’s Ear
Tips for Swimmer’s Ear Treatment and Prevention Swimmer’s ear is a common infection that can make summertime miserable for kids. Also known as otitis externa, it most commonly occurs when water gets trapped in your child’s ears after swimming or showering, creating the perfect conditions for bacterial growth that infects the skin … [Read more...] about What to Do When Your Child Has Swimmer’s Ear
It’s Time To Take A Stand For Emergency Care
With the end of the Texas legislative session coming on May 27, 2019, it’s time to take a stand. Insurance companies are doing what they do best…delaying and denying to avoid covering their patients. We are fighting for several bills that protect patients and hold insurance companies accountable. Time Is Running Out! Tell your … [Read more...] about It’s Time To Take A Stand For Emergency Care
How the Texas Legislature can fulfill “our promise to patients” this session
By Eric McLaughlin, M.D. & Board Member, Texas Association of Freestanding Emergency Centers (TAFEC) Texas consumers increasingly have their access to emergency medical care delayed or altogether thwarted, and their coverage for legitimate care denied. After witnessing this alarming trend, Texas’ freestanding emergency room … [Read more...] about How the Texas Legislature can fulfill “our promise to patients” this session
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