sjb554

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by sjb554 7y ago
If this is the billed data I think it is, then this data is super unhelpful. I have done a few different projects for providers (I am an actuary) and I could never find a good use for this data. Billed charges are a made up number, you re
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by sjb554 7y ago
Haha I was about to write this. Agree that a PBM is not an individual person.
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by sjb554 7y ago
There is currently an anti-kickback statute in place that protects rebates. Big news is that this might change this year or next year, rebates are paid at point of sale to consumers. Insurance premiums would rise, so non-utilizers see an
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by sjb554 7y ago
The ACA hasn't been what it was supposed to be since 2015. Republicans in Congress gutted the market when they took away risk corridor payments. Small health plans priced with the payments in place, then when they didn't come th
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by sjb554 8y ago
If you think that's fun, the FSA exams are a whole new level of crazy. The math mostly goes away outside of financial statement type stuff, and in comes thousands of note cards on bland regulations (stuff like FAS106). But, people hav
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by sjb554 8y ago
Consulting actuary here. I majored in Econ, started taking exams after I graduated. I don't really see the value in the actuarial degree, but I do see the value in taking the exams. Some people might be frustrated with their place in
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by sjb554 8y ago
In light of this article, new genres like glitch/aesthetic/simpsonswave are just versions of generative art. All that stuff takes some simple code to augment images, then MS paint comes in to superimpose an 80's car, some gr