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Time for mental health parity

...President George W. Bush in 2008.Four years later, mental health proponents, who rejoiced at the law that required insurance providers to treat mental health on an equal basis with physical illnesses, are still waiting for the law to take full effect...

http://brainerddispatch.com/node/42127
Opinion
Essentia Health is one of six U.S. organizations to earn ACO accreditation

...ultimately lower costs for payers and patients."Being named an accredited ACO by the NCQA helps purchasers and insurance providers identify effective partners, Essentia Health reported, adding it also helps patients find physicians."By earning...

http://brainerddispatch.com/business/2013-02-15/essentia-health-one-six-us-organ
Business
Board splits 3-2 on vote to deny expanding employee to full time

...said the full-time position would pay for itself and bring in $7,000 in additional revenue beyond that from insurance providers. Commissioners Paul Thiede, Phil Trusty and Rosemary Franzen voted against. Commissioners Doug Houge and Rachel...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2011-08-09/board-splits-3-2-vote-deny-expanding
News
Mitt talks money on the campaign trail

...masses of the news corps, including 35 TV cameras. He said that his fondness for firing was limited to health-insurance providers, and that "people are going to take things out of context and make it something it is not." This from a man...

http://brainerddispatch.com/opinion/columnists/2012-01-11/mitt-talks-money-campa
Columnists
Nolan makes bid for Congress official

...years on the job.Aggressive enforcement against fraud abuse and the elimination of excessive payments to Medicare insurance providers could also yield savings, the candidate said. He also would like to see the government negotiate pharmaceutical...

http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2011-07-12/nolan-makes-bid-congress-official
News
Area briefs

...m. to 3 p.m. April 21 (four-hour refresher course) at McGregor City Hall. State law requires all auto insurance providers to reduce premiums by 10 percent for policy holders who are age 55 or older after they complete a driving course...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/040799/nei_0407990009.shtml
Neighbors
'28 Days' is no magic number for addicts in age of managed care

...alcoholism began to be treated more medically, which resulted in the opening of a lot of for-profit centers which insurance providers would pay for,'' Talge said. With the inception of managed care, he said, ''These centers started closing...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/052000/hea_0520000065.shtml
Health
Psychologist on duty to help BHS students with problems

...initial funding through collaborative dollars from Crow Wing County. Subsequent reimbursement will come from the insurance providers of the students' parents who receive mental health services. Tharp earned her bachelor's degree from the University...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/110100/new_1101000017.shtml
News
It takes more than flipping through a book to choose a doctor

...moved to Washington a year and a half ago, she used the same method many use to pick a new doctor. She opened her insurance provider's directory and scanned the list for the nearest office. "I just chose a name and made an appointment," she...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/111100/hea_1111000019.shtml
Health
Wife who was clinging vine has grown to rely on herself

...weak and shaky. I went to my family doctor and was checked out, but he found nothing physically wrong. My health insurance provider gave me the phone number for a mental health hotline. I called and was immediately put in touch with a counselor...

http://brainerddispatch.com/stories/072101/fam_0721010001.shtml
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