University Health

Hospital Price Comparison Site - Hospitals must publish their real prices by federal law. I read all the San Antonio files so you don't have to. Since 2021, every hospital in the US has been required by federal law (45 CFR 180) to publish a machine-readable file with their actual prices, gross charges, cash prices, and the rates they've negotiated with each insurer. Almost nobody reads these files because they're enormous and messy (San Antonio's alone are gigabytes of JSON and CSV). I've spent the last month parsing them, starting with San Antonio. Some things I found in our hospitals' own published data: * A brain MRI (CPT 70551–70553) runs about **$305–360 in negotiated rates** at the Methodist hospitals, while the **cash price** is \~$1,474 at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa and \~$1,792 at University Health. The gross "list price" for the same scan at Methodist is **$11,040**. * Sometimes cash beats insurance: a colonoscopy at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa has a **$742 cash price**, while the Aetna-negotiated rates around town run **$2,400–3,100**. If you have a high deductible you haven't met, the cash price can genuinely be the cheaper option, and you're allowed to ask for it. * Some hospitals publish real self-pay discounts; others' "cash price" is just the full list price. The files tell you which is which. So I built [**chargefacts.com**](http://chargefacts.com/), type a procedure and your ZIP, and it ranks nearby hospitals by price (cash or by your insurer). It's free, no ads, no signup, no tracking, and I don't take money from hospitals or insurers. It currently covers 192 Texas hospitals including all the major SA systems (Methodist, CHRISTUS, University Health, Baptist). Honest caveats, because this data deserves them: these are the hospitals' own published figures, not quotes, the facility fee only (surgeon/anesthesia usually bill separately), and some hospitals publish stale or incomplete files (the site flags those instead of hiding them). Every number links back to the hospital's source file so you can check my work. I built this solo and it's early, if you search something and the result looks wrong or confusing, I genuinely want to hear it. What you look for and can't find is exactly what I'll build next. I apologize if this counts as self promotion. I just think this is helpful and don't have ads etc just wanting to spread awareness and make this something actually useful.

Oh yes, please lecture me about Medicare for All from Michigan. Michigan is a case study in how to wreck healthcare. Your university health system encumbers the entire state. Your attorney general regulates nonprofits and does nothing. Your governor defends Certificate of Need laws, which protect incumbents and keep competition out. Every lever Michigan touches makes healthcare more expensive. Higher premiums. Less competition. More hospital power. And somehow the answer is always more government control from the same people who built the mess. I will take healthcare advice from Michigan the day Michigan stops being a warning label.

I'm gonna name and shame - University Health in San Antonio. Anyone else have a horrible, borderline if not entirely illegal experience there? I won't go into the whole situation. But I was there for 6 months before I resigned with no notice because I was seriously contemplating suicide. Highlights include: Mobbing/bullying. My immediate supervisor actually instructing the team "not to speak to me without a witness because I lie". Being written up for taking a "7 minute bathroom break when only 5 is allowed" (this was written NOWHERE). Write ups for "leaving my chair" and "looking at the wall". Constantly being TOLD what I understood and what I didn't. My boss approaching my desk and very obviously trying to antagonize me into an argument - this would go on for a half hour or more. The less I responded the louder she got. The final blow was being ridiculed for my physical appearance and a disability in the same "feedback" meeting (these would happen multiple times a week and last for an hour or more). And that's not to mention the outright lies that were just made up about me. There's more of course. WAY more. But that's the highlight reel. I thought it was me. Until I've met other people. One lady I currently work with had the EXACT same experience. And the same "feedback" *almost verbatim*. Totally different department too. She also has a disability which causes some mild kyphosis and her boss also mocked her and called her "Quasi" to other coworkers. I went to a professional Symposium a few weeks ago and through a totally random conversation, unprompted, a nurse brought up in that conversation about how her friend who worked there is currently hospitalized for mental health/stress and a BP they can't get down and her boss is *texting her* that they need to gave a meeting because this is an unexcused absence. *She's currently admitted* or was at the time of this conversation. Then this morning I run into an RRT at my gym who notices my scrub color and asks where I work now. When I told her she says "Phew. At least it's not UH." They tried "extending" her training telling her that it was 3 months on each unit. The hospital is 12 floors of patient rooms alone. That would make her "training" 3 years if each floor was only 1 unit. During which time she would have been on probation and unable to use her PTO and other paid for benefits. None of this can possibly be legal and it's a BIG hospital/system. If the abuse is this widespread that everyone has a story, I'm wondering if anyone here does.

🏥 There may be a new Government in the Senedd, but the crisis in Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is as serious as ever.   ❗️ North Wales deserves better.  We need action, not just warm words, from the new Welsh Government. https://t.co/NUaCzNuIBS

Should I waive the health insurance? Hi!! I’m an incoming freshman next year and my parents want me to waive the university health insurance since we already have UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus and they feel it’s an unnecessary expense. are there any good reasons to keep it for the average person? I imagine I’d still be able to access all of the my health stuff, but have to pay out of pocket and file through my own insurance for clinic visits and whatnot Edit: Thank you all for the responses!! Will definitely be waiving it

Mega-List: Hospital EMRs Please post the EMR that different hospital/hospital system/LTACH/LTC use for any facilities that you’ve worked for; I’ll update the list as people reply. I hope this will be a valuable tool for travel nurses! Arizona \* HonorHealth - Epic California \* Kaiser Permanente - Epic \* Loma Linda UniversityMedical Center - Epic \* Monterey Community - Epic \* Riverside University Health System Medical Center - Epic \* Stanford - Epic Georgia \* Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta: Epic \* Northside Hospital: Cerner Indiana \* Ascension St. Vincent: Sunrise New Jersey: \* AtlantiCare - Cerner \* Atlantic Health - Epic \* Hackensack Meridian - Epic \* Robert Wood Johnson - Epic \* Virtua - Epic Ohio \* OhioHealth - Epic \* Mount Carmel (In Ohio) - Epic \* Nationwide Childrens Hospitals - Epic Texas \* Texas Children’s Hospital - Epic Virginia \* Children’s Hospital of the Kings Daughters - Cerner (Epic coming 2027) West Virginia \* WVU Medicine - Epic

Commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores recently toured the construction site of the new University Health Palo Alto Hospital, a project that will transform access to healthcare for families on the South Side. Located across from Texas A&M University-San Antonio, the hospital is expected to open in April 2027 and will bring much-needed emergency care, labor and delivery services, a neonatal intensive care unit, operating rooms, and inpatient care closer to the families who call our community home. For too long, South Side families have had to travel farther to access critical healthcare services. Commissioner Clay-Flores is proud to see this historic investment becoming a reality and remains committed to ensuring that the residents of Precinct 1 receive the quality care and resources they deserve.

Healthcare benefits worth 8 more yrs? Late 40s couple, paid off house, $250K HHI, $90-110K expenses that could reasonably go down to $80K, $3.8M saved (2.5M tax-deferred, 500K Roth, 800K brokerage). My husband has no plans to leave the part time job he loves ($40K/yr). Feels like we’re FI, on track (for me) to RE. The twist is health insurance. The coverage and premiums through my job are terrific with access/priority to a premier university health system AND they offer continuing coverage at slightly higher premiums once retirement eligible. I’m eligible in 8 years at age 56. Essentially that’s 9 years of covered healthcare with amazing coverage before Medicaid kicks in vs 17 yrs taking our chances with ACA. I don’t hate my job and not ready to retire quite yet, but interested how folks would approach a cost/benefit of this scenario?

Getting ready for back-to-school? Start with these three tips. Back-to-school season will be here before you know it. A few simple steps now can help your child start the school year healthy and ready to learn. In this one-minute Health Focus SA segment, **Dr. Amy Cobb** shares three simple tips to help make back-to-school a little easier for families, including: * **Helping your child start the school year healthy** * **Getting back into a school-year routine** * **Setting your child up for a successful day** A few simple steps now can help your child head back to school healthy, rested and ready to learn --- *Educational information for this post was adapted from a University Health Health Focus SA segment featuring Dr. Amy Cobb, pediatrician at University Health.* *Disclaimer: This information is for educational purposes only and does not substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Talk with your child's health care provider about vaccinations, annual checkups and any concerns about your child's health.*

About 1 in 8 Bexar County adults 65+ are living with Alzheimer’s disease. Here are some warning signs families should know. Many families wonder whether memory changes are simply part of getting older. Dementia, however, is not considered a normal part of aging. In 2020, an estimated **33,400 Bexar County residents age 65 and older** (about 13% of the county's older adult population) were living with Alzheimer's disease, according to prevalence estimates published by the Alzheimer's Association. Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia, accounting for approximately 60% to 80% of cases. **Common warning signs of dementia can include:** * Memory loss * Repeating questions * Confusion with time or place * Misplacing items * Mood changes * Difficulty finding the right words * Difficulty concentrating Dementia symptoms typically progress over time rather than come and go, although people may still experience good days and bad days. **While there is currently no cure for dementia, some steps may help reduce risk, including:** * Addressing hearing loss, which research has linked to dementia * Staying socially connected * Maintaining hobbies and an active mind * Eating a balanced diet that includes green vegetables and protein * Getting regular checkups and lab work If you notice changes in a loved one's memory, mood or thinking, don't ignore them. A primary care provider can review medical history, perform cognitive testing and help coordinate specialized care when needed. --- *Educational information for this post was adapted from University Health content featuring Dr. Katherine Whitely, a family medicine physician at University Health, and Alzheimer's disease prevalence estimates published by the Alzheimer's Association.* *Disclaimer: This information is for educational purposes only and does not substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you have concerns about memory loss, cognitive changes or dementia symptoms, consult a qualified health care professional.*

Should I waive the health insurance? Hi!! I’m an incoming freshman next year and my parents want me to waive the university health insurance since we already have UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus and they feel it’s an unnecessary expense. are there any good reasons to keep it for the average person? I imagine I’d still be able to access all of the my health stuff, but have to pay out of pocket and file through my own insurance for clinic visits and whatnot Edit: Thank you all for the responses!! Will definitely be waiving it

Hospital Price Comparison Site - Hospitals must publish their real prices by federal law. I read all the San Antonio files so you don't have to. Since 2021, every hospital in the US has been required by federal law (45 CFR 180) to publish a machine-readable file with their actual prices, gross charges, cash prices, and the rates they've negotiated with each insurer. Almost nobody reads these files because they're enormous and messy (San Antonio's alone are gigabytes of JSON and CSV). I've spent the last month parsing them, starting with San Antonio. Some things I found in our hospitals' own published data: * A brain MRI (CPT 70551–70553) runs about **$305–360 in negotiated rates** at the Methodist hospitals, while the **cash price** is \~$1,474 at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa and \~$1,792 at University Health. The gross "list price" for the same scan at Methodist is **$11,040**. * Sometimes cash beats insurance: a colonoscopy at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa has a **$742 cash price**, while the Aetna-negotiated rates around town run **$2,400–3,100**. If you have a high deductible you haven't met, the cash price can genuinely be the cheaper option, and you're allowed to ask for it. * Some hospitals publish real self-pay discounts; others' "cash price" is just the full list price. The files tell you which is which. So I built [**chargefacts.com**](http://chargefacts.com/), type a procedure and your ZIP, and it ranks nearby hospitals by price (cash or by your insurer). It's free, no ads, no signup, no tracking, and I don't take money from hospitals or insurers. It currently covers 192 Texas hospitals including all the major SA systems (Methodist, CHRISTUS, University Health, Baptist). Honest caveats, because this data deserves them: these are the hospitals' own published figures, not quotes, the facility fee only (surgeon/anesthesia usually bill separately), and some hospitals publish stale or incomplete files (the site flags those instead of hiding them). Every number links back to the hospital's source file so you can check my work. I built this solo and it's early, if you search something and the result looks wrong or confusing, I genuinely want to hear it. What you look for and can't find is exactly what I'll build next. I apologize if this counts as self promotion. I just think this is helpful and don't have ads etc just wanting to spread awareness and make this something actually useful.