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		<title>Premera&#8217;s word on Ballard Emergency Physicians</title>
		<link>http://quasilaur.net/2009/09/01/503/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continuing my effort to keep people updated on Seattle&#8217;s emergency rooms, the ER physicians and insurance coverage, I thought I&#8217;d let you know that Premera announced the following in their July 2009 Producer Bulliten (PDF here, bolding mine.) Ballard Emergency Physicians Rejoin Network Ballard Emergency Physicians have signed an agreement to be part of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The High Cost of Health Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jon forwarded me this recent New York Times article, Survey Finds High Fees Common in Medical Care, and I&#8217;ve finally gotten around to blogging it today. A patient in Illinois was charged $12,712 for cataract surgery. Medicare pays $675 for the same procedure. In California, a patient was charged $20,120 for a knee operation that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Notes from Swedish Ballard and Premera</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been trying to get more information on the agreement reached between Premera and the Ballard Emergency Physicians (the contracted doctors for Swedish Medical Center &#8211; Ballard&#8217;s ER). I emailed Rayburn Lewis MD, Executive Director and Senior Medical Director of Swedish Ballard, and Eric Earling, PR representative for Premera. Rayburn Lewis MD stated: According to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Step Closer, with new information.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received this response to my post Swedish Ballard Promotional and Update on Appeals: I appreciate the comments made above and understand the frustration regarding whether or not a physician group contracts with a particular health insurer. Ballard Emergency Physicians has recently reached agreement with Premera. Both Swedish/Ballard and the Ballard Emergency Physician group are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swedish Ballard Promotional and Update on Appeals</title>
		<link>http://quasilaur.net/2009/07/25/swedish-ballard-promotional/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Swedish Medical Center &#8211; Ballard has a bunch of new signs outside, among which enlighten people that yes, Ballard has an emergency room this side of the Ballard Bridge. That is, unless you want to travel to Unversity of Washington Medical Center or Northwest Hospital. I admit to wanting to put up a sign nearby, [...]]]></description>
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