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Make Curbing Allergies, Asthma Your New Year’s Resolution | Health & Fitness
SATURDAY, Dec. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Keeping allergies and asthma in check in the new year is a resolution worth keeping. With 2023 dawning, the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology offers some suggestions for keeping symptoms under control all year long. “More than 50 million people in the U.S. suffer from allergic conditions,” said allergist Dr. Kathleen May, president of the ACAAI. “That’s a lot of Americans who need to be mindful of staying healthy to keep symptoms under control,” May added in a college news release. “Taking a few moments before the new year begins to consider how you’ll keep yourself on top of sneezing and…
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Medical bills heading to dispute resolution far more often than anticipated
Data: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Note: Includes initiating parties or their representatives. For emergency and non-emergency services; Chart: Madison Dong/Axios Visuals Insurers and providers are overwhelming an arbitration system Congress set up to resolve billing disputes as part of the law to prevent surprise medical bills, according to CMS data. Why it matters: The No Surprises Act, which went into effect earlier this year, protected privately insured patients from getting stuck holding the bag when there’s a disagreement over the cost of out-of-network care. But the mechanism for deciding who ultimately pays — which allows providers to appeal out-of-network payments they find unreasonable with a third-party arbitrator —…