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Jun 29, 20213 min read
Quizzify earns total victory in surprise bill dispute
Imagine having a surprise bill reduced 95.3%, from $14,269.30 to $674. And that's without going to court, without conceding a nickel from...


Jun 27, 20214 min read
How Quizzify weaponizes direct hospital contracting
This is the sequel to Quizzify earns total victory in surprise bill dispute. By way of background, the actual language is now:...

Jun 22, 20212 min read
Review of Never Pay the First Bill
This is the best health policy book ever, largely because it’s not about making health policy. It’s conclusion: individuals and employers...


May 28, 20215 min read
The ticks are back...and they're hungry.
It's time for our annual ticks-are-back blog post, which for some ghoulish reason is always our most popular. This year we're adding the...

May 17, 20214 min read
Just because it's healthcare doesn't mean it's good for you.
The Birth of Quizzify (“Does wondering how Quizzify got started keep you up at night? Wonder no longer”) describes how massive...


Apr 19, 20217 min read
The 9 Most Overrated Foods
Here is the list you've been waiting for. Or maybe you haven't been. But it's here nonetheless. We find at Quizzify that it is much...

Apr 12, 20216 min read
10 Take-aways from our COVID Vaccine Hesitancy webinar with the CDC’s Dr. Singleton
First, we’d like to thank both Drs. Christa-Marie Singleton and Scott Conard for making this one of our three best-ever and most popular...

Apr 7, 20214 min read
Surprise Bill Update: We're Winning!
Reminder: today's 1 PM EDT webinar is very timely: Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy. It features the CDC's Dr. Christa-Marie Singleton along...


Feb 22, 20214 min read
Busting the myths of the COVID Vaccine
While the large majority of us can’t wait to get our vaccine, polls reveal that about a third of people intend to decline it, including...


Jan 26, 20215 min read
EEOC wellness program compliance suddenly matters!
February 12th update: The EEOC's proposed rules are officially dead. New rules, months away, will propose de miminis incentives and...


Jan 21, 20214 min read
You can stuff that colonoscopy. Here's something better.
This blog post is about colon screening, not colon testing. If you have an actual reason to need a colonoscopy other than you haven't...


Jan 13, 20215 min read
Valid Vendor of the Month: Nova Healthcare Administrators
As a recent recipient of a Validation Institute Health Value Award for Health Plan Performance Management, Nova has come a long way since...
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