The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has made it possible for hospitals to refinance debt under the HUD/FHA Section 242 Hospital Mortgage Insurance Program, without conditioning such refinancing on new construction or renovation.
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Prescription costs have become increasingly difficult to manage. You can start saving by switching to generic drugs. www.medtipster.com recently launched an early version of its drug price comparison Web site. Consumers type in their drug name, dosage and ZIP code, and can find prescription drugs available on discount generic programs and where they can find them in their neighborhoods. The site will eventually offer users information on scheduled immunizations, health screenings and mini-clinics in their area; recalls and warnings; an "Ask the Pharmacist" feature; and an online community in which individuals can share information.
Sounds too good to be true, but I definitely will be watching to see if there is anyway we as a hospital can help.
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I work for an insurance company, and I find this article terribly misleading. While it is true HSAs are becoming more popular you need to ask yourself with whom, and why. It has been our experience that employers, are making the switch to HSAs, but that is not to say the employees are happy about it. Using ourselves as an example we offer an HSA and a PPO. Only 20% of the individuals in our company select the HSA even when their is significant incentive (much lower premium, and $1,500 contribution for families) to do so. The experience in our individual market (about 300,000 members). In that segment HSAs have represented about 25% of new business, but only 5% of those enrolled actually contribute, so we know people are mainly buying it for the premium.
Don't get me wrong, I have an HSA myself and see the value, but the general market does not.