The Plain and Ugly Truth about Rate Increases
Category: Health Insurance
What’s the Deal with Medicare
Today, 50 years after it was signed into law, what we call “Medicare” may be the most misunderstood program the government has. Since the annual “Open Enrollment” for the Medicare Advantage (MA) market just began, I thought this was a great time to review a few things about Medicare.
Bringing Answers Straight to Business Clients: The New Orleans B2B Healthcare Forum
In this blog, we spend a lot of time talking about the individual market (people who buy their own health insurance coverage and aren’t covered through an employer or government program.)
The Great Flood of 2016: Staring down a potential health crisis
It’s been a pretty crazy week. Just since I last wrote to you, Donald Trump came to town, President Obama came to town. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Red Cross and lots of other organizations are here distributing money and supplies and food. Relief has been pouring in from far and wide. We’re so grateful!
The Great Flood of 2016: History is Reset
I just can’t wrap my brain around these numbers (even after 55 years of living in South Louisiana).
How the Healthcare Law Has Changed the Individual Health Insurance Marketplace
In January 2010, just a few months before healthcare reform law passed, I got a study by a national actuarial firm that measured the impact of state regulations on health insurance plan pricing. This study showed WIDE variation in the definition of an individual health insurance policy, and how plans were priced, from state to state.