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    Sarah Bechta commented on the post, Open enrollment time again – what to do about Tiered Insurance Plans 8 months, 1 week ago

    It is very interesting to me that once I explain what tiered coverage is and why their co-pays are higher, I do not get a strong reaction from the parents of my patients. My impression is that once they know why […]

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    Sarah Bechta wrote a new post, Open enrollment time again – what to do about Tiered Insurance Plans 8 months, 2 weeks ago

    Ahhh, September!  Summer scheduling chaos is over, back-to-school shopping is done, the kids are back in school, and I can now use my precious free time to….worry about open enrollment for health insurance?!  […]

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    Sarah Bechta wrote a new post, Castlight Health – a solution to information dirth? 1 year, 2 months ago

    ThumbnailThank you for posting Reuter’s recent white paper about saving money for the health care system via Health Plan Price Transparency.  I certainly agree that when patients are in a position to become educated […]

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    Sarah Bechta commented on the blog post Tiered Ratings for Physicians and Hospitals – What do they mean? 1 year, 5 months ago

    Thanks, Martha. The BC/BS website links were helpful. I had visited those websites before and was very curious to note that the information had changed since I last was at the website. When I first looked at the site, it looked like my pcp had met both the quality and cost benchmarks but was still [...]

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