Patrick Quigley s aha moment came after an MRI exam.
After submitting an insurance claim, Quigley was still left with a $1,300 bill. A few months later, he needed an MRI again. He arrived at the same facility, underwent the same procedure but, this time, offered to pay with his debit card, thinking it might be more convenient than dealing with the bureaucracy around his high-deductible insurance plan. The secretary told him the cash price for the service was just $330. This was a huge wake-up call for me, Quigley said.
Healthcare systems often prefer cash-pay because it cuts the administrative burden of dealing with prior authorization, billing and other bureaucratic aspects of the insurance experience, said Aaron Miri, chief information officer at UT Austin Medical School. A 2019 study by Vanderbilt University found providers will cut their prices by up to 40% for patients who pay with cash.
The Martha s Vineyard Times
To have or not to have parallel parkingÂ
Oak Bluffs business owners, residents, stakeholders tussle over proposed Circuit Avenue parking designs.
A proposed view of parallel parking on Circuit Avenue. A majority of business owners and other stakeholders voiced opposition to the design at a public hearing.
Parallel parking was the hot-button issue at a public hearing on Zoom Monday for Oak Bluffs streetscape plans, with several stakeholders opposing the proposed change.
The streetscape project â funded by $2.7 million that was approved by voters at the June 2020 town meeting â focuses on five key areas of downtown Oak Bluffs: Circuit Avenue North, Circuit Avenue South, Kennebec Avenue, Healey Square, and a portion of Lake Avenue.
The Straits Times
Motorists resigned to paying more for petrol as Singapore pushes for a sustainable future
Petrol duties now stand at 79 cents a litre for 98-octane and higher grades and 66 cents a litre for 92-octane and 95-octane.ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG
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Grow This Unusual Host Plant To Attract Pipevine Swallowtails
The vibrant black-and-blue butterflies aren t as common as they once were, but it s not too late to help pipevine swallowtails by establishing plants for food and shelter.
1.9K views PHOTO: collage created by Susan Brackney
Monarchs aren’t the only butterflies with very specific needs. Just as monarch caterpillars depend solely on milkweed to survive, the larvae of pipevine swallowtail butterflies munch away on you guessed it pipevines.
Unfortunately, according to the North American Butterfly Association, “There are many locations where the local pipevine population has dropped so low that the pipevine swallowtail is no longer sighted.”