Health Insurance Terminology for the Consumer While jargon and acronyms (or more often and accurately, initialism) are ways to increase...

Who Would Steer You to Fill Prescriptions at Their Own Specialty Pharmacies? They Decide Your Destination We have shared multiple...

We recently wrote about the No Surprises Act (NSA) which impacts anyone paying bills for healthcare and went into effect at the start of...

As part of our ongoing efforts to empower readers to be better health care consumers, this entry is intended to help you untangle medical...

One of the best “surprises” of 2022, which affects anyone paying bills for healthcare, is the “No Surprises” Act.(1) It went into effect...

The pandemic’s disruption on the economy and employment has been historical in both its impact and scope. As we enter the third year of...

The Cost in Financial Terms The previous CIPKY blog addressed many issues created by Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBMs), including the...

Our blogs have previously addressed how traditional Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBMs) can increase the price of prescribed medications....

The estimated death toll attributed to the COVID -19 virus is now over 700,000.(1) As of this writing, it is adding about 1,500 more...

We have featured a couple of health bill horror stories in the past (“No Rhyme, No Reason” and “No Rhyme, No Reason, Redux”).  There is...

If you have recently seen articles or advocacy advertisements about a US federal drug pricing program named 340B and wondered about it,...

On July 15, 2021, we published a blog titled “No Rhyme, No Reason,” which examined some seemingly nonsensical pricing structures.(1)...

Our previous blog post looked at the 2021 Kentucky Legislative Session items that will impact some, if not all, healthcare consumers in...

The recently concluded 2021 Kentucky Legislative Session has a few items that will impact some, if not all, healthcare consumers in the...

ERISA (The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974)(1) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily...

The unique state of healthcare in the United States has seen the rise of patient advocacy groups. The well-known among these...

There is no shortage of hospital billing horror stories circulating in the U.S. culture, with many websites, social media accounts, and...

Generally, healthcare is an organization’s second or third largest line-item expense. We have all seen a variety of annual plans renew,...

COVID-19 vaccines are effective at protecting you from getting sick. Based on what we know about COVID-19 vaccines, people who have been...