Something You Don't See Everyday

And now for something completely different. According to the NY Times , the details of Obamacare were revealed to the IRS in a "by spec...

Breaking UHC News

From UHC via email: " Next year UnitedHealthcare will offer individual plans through the Exchange in a limited number of states. This ...

Stupid Vendor Tricks

I've always believed that the best way to do business is to look for ways to do business; that is, throw up as few roadblocks as possib...

On this Memorial Day

Thank you. [Hat Tip: RedState ]

InHealth Collapse: Immediate Aftermath

So I reached out (via email) to my InHealth clients today: " Yesterday afternoon, the Ohio Department of Insurance placed InHealth into...

BREAKING: InHealth Mutual Now Under DOI Control [UPDATED]

[From email just now] " COLUMBUS - Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor was appointed receiver for Coordinated Health Mutual, Inc. today following the ...

ACA-related Spelling Problems [UPDATED!]

Folks keep misspelling " 3,000% rate decrease ." For instance: " Most health insurers in Pennsylvania are pressing for double...

Of Belly Dances and Obamacare

Quick update on how our tax dollars are being spent to promote and enroll people in Obamacare. A recent audit of the Nevada state Obamacare ...

O'Care Hall of Shame (Part 367)

So, the McKinsey Center for U.S. Health System Reform has released the findings from its most recent survey of the last Open Enrollment ( it...

Subsidies vs Rate Hikes

ObamaTax architect Herr Jonathon Gruber famously quipped that " the stupidity of the American voter ... was really, really critical for...

"Winning," O'Care Style

Gosh, what a complete surprise: " Obamacare Poll: Most Enrollees Hate Their Plans " According to the (not exactly right-leaning) K...

Death (Panel) Comes a'Calling

We first wrote about the IPAB (Independent Payment Advisory Board) almost exactly 6 years ago: " A stealth, 15 member panel appointed b...

A Cancer Story

Full disclosure: I have yet to sell a cancer policy myself, but I've been told by more than a few colleagues that I'm remiss in this...

The Doctor Won't See You Now

No doubt you have heard about the long lines in the airport due to TSA understaffing and poor morale. But have you tried to find a doctor wi...

Cause & Effect, ACA-style

This morning, Bob posted on Highmark's lawsuit seeking to compel the Feds to actually cough up the money as promised. On the one hand, ...

Mad as Hell

Readers may recall the 1976 film "Network" where Howard Beale (Peter Finch) encouraged viewers to get off their butts, go to the w...

Health Wonk Review: Potpourri edition online

Tinker Ready (isn't that a GREAT name‽) hosts an eclectic collection of health care bloggetry , covering the gamut from insurance to LGB...

MidWeek LinkFest

Item 1 : What if they gave an insurance market, and no one came? FoIB Holly R tips us that: " 3 states are down to one Obamacare insur...

Trouble in Rx City

FoIB Jeff M tipped us to this interesting (baffling?) development: " It turns out her insurance company may be overcharging her for the...

Most Americans Want Medicaid

When Obamacare was still on the drawing (and quartering) table two options were tossed out for consideration. Public option. Single payer. C...

Breaking: TransAmerica UL Lawsuit

This will be very interesting to follow: " Universal life insurance policyholders behind a multimillion-dollar class action are asking ...

La Plus Ca Change: Fraud Edition

One of our very first posts highlighted some creative attempts at defrauding insurance carriers. That was over 11 years ago, and we're ...

Compliance for Compliance

Attention employers who offer group insurance: the phone police might be calling. CMS released an initiative this week where they may be ...

Strokes - Can They Be Prevented?

Over the past few years I have become more acquainted with what happens when someone has a stroke. Some of my friends, people I grew up with...

Does Medicare Cover Cataract Surgery?

Does  Medicare  pay for  cataract surgery ? Are there restrictions on what they cover?   How much will I owe?  Is my coverage different with...

Midweek Linkathon

■ First up, in email from Aetna : " Ohio eligibility changes take effect on September 1, 2016. Moving from eligibility definition to to...

Ft Mac & Insurance Losses

First, our thoughts and prayers are with the families and firefighters dealing with the horrendous fires in Alberta. One can only imagine th...

Blabbin' the HWR

David Harlow hosts this week's on-air analysis of the most recent Health Wonk Review . Tune in at 1:00PM (Eastern) for the livestream , ...

Self-awareness & PPACA

It's no surprise that the so-called "Marketplace" is a disaster. Whether it's missing enrollment goals or drastically unde...

More Tar Heel State Blues [UPDATED]

It's apparently not enough that North Carolina's Blue Cross franchise has been taking major poundings ; it now appears that the reve...

DIAM '16: Week 2 Factoids

As Disability Insurance Awareness Month continues to roll out, the Council for Disability Awareness points out that:  Less than 20 pe...