Posts Tagged ‘healthcare insurance’

Just two days until DFWHC and InsMed webinar “Physician and Executive Benefit Expectations”

It’s just two days until the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and InsMed Insurance Agency, Inc. webinar “No Cost Opportunity to Address Physician and Executive Benefit Expectations” this Thursday, April 8 from 1:00-2:00 p.m., CDT. Morten Sorensen, the executive vice president of InsMed Insurance Agency, will serve as guest speaker. This complimentary event is a great […]

DFWHC and InsMed webinar “Physician and Executive Benefit Expectations” set for April 8

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and InsMed Insurance Agency, Inc. will co-host the webinar “No Cost Opportunity to Address Physician and Executive Benefit Expectations” on Thursday, April 8 from 1:00-2:00 p.m., CDT. Hagan Dial, the regional director of InsMed Insurance Agency, will serve as guest speaker. This complimentary event is a great opportunity to learn […]

North Texas Healthcare Coverage Collaborative launches to address growing number of uninsured residents

United Way of Metropolitan Dallas (UWMD), the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council and the Dallas County Enroll North Texas ACA Coalition announced the launch of the North Texas Healthcare Coverage Collaborative (NTHCC), an innovative collaboration formed to address the growing number of uninsured North Texans, as a result of COVD-19, by providing financial assistance to maintain […]

Alliance for Healthcare Innovation webinar set for Feb. 10

The Alliance for Healthcare Innovation (formerly the Alliance for Healthcare Excellence) will be hosting the educational webinar “From Theory to Action: Building Connected Care Communities” on Wednesday, February 10 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., CST. Steve Miff, PhD, president/CEO of Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation (PCCI), will serve as keynote speaker. Spurred by his passion […]

DFWHC and Argos Health to host March 3 webinar “Out-of-State Medicaid Claims”

The DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and Argos Health will host the complimentary educational webinar “Out-of-State Medicaid Claims” on Tuesday, March 3 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. CST. This “hot topic” webinar will detail the problems (or opportunities?) such Medicaid claims present for hospitals. An expert panel will include Kirby Yawn, senior vice president at Argos […]

North Texas Society for Health Care Risk Management has been reactivated

A membership drive to reactivate the North Texas chapter of the Society for Health Care Risk Management began this month and will continue until January 31. The chapter is open to health care risk professionals in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and New Mexico. Established in 1980, the American Society for Health Care Risk Management (ASHRM) is […]

Was it good for Texas to decline Medicaid expansion?

WFAA Ch. 8 Reporter David Schechter tackled the thorny issue of Texas Medicaid expansion during an extended news segment broadcast last night. With the state having a chance in 2013 to drastically expand healthcare coverage to 1.5 million of the poorest Texans, it emphatically said no. The question Schechter asked was a simple one – […]

Health insurance for Texas children expected to be extended

In a story in this morning’s Dallas Morning News, Texas officials received some good pre-holiday tidings. They may not have to send out health insurance cancellation letters to nearly half a million kids three days before Christmas. The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Wednesday said it’s very likely to give Texas enough […]