Category: Cost of Healthcare

In the world I work in, there are two basic types of health care. One is CORRECTIVE care, where something has already gone wrong and you are trying to fix it. Read more

I know we haven’t talked about prescription drugs much lately, but  this seems like a good time to revisit the conversation around prescription drugs and how they affect your health insurance coverage. Read more

Part of my job as a health care economist for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana is to talk to people, explaining health care costs and what Blue Cross does to safeguard your health care premium. A very common question I get hit with is whether the money we’ve spent over the past 18 months or so treating COVID-19 patients has translated into higher health insurance rates for our customers. Read more

Healthcare.gov Open Enrollment 2021-22

So, it’s 1985, and 24-year-old me is having a conversation with my Dad about credit cards…

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It is the busiest time of year in the health insurance world. And it might be time to review or change your coverage. Read more

Today, more than 50 years after it was signed into law, what we call “Medicare” may be the most misunderstood program the government has. Since the Annual Enrollment Period for Medicare plan members begins Oct. 15, and because Congress is looking really hard at changing Medicare right now, I thought this was a great time to review a few things about the program. Read more