The provider network for Kaiser Permanente of Colorado, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), has signed a new contract with Longmont United Hospital (LUH), effective January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007. In addition, 192 physicians of the Boulder Valley Individual Practice Associates (BVIPA) have agreed to return to the PHCS network. These providers have hospital privileges… Read more about New Kaiser Permanente Contracts for Longmont and Boulder Valley
Archives for January 2007
Colorado Health Insurance Companies Walking the Walk
Some popular health insurance companies in Colorado are making the news with their healthy employee incentive programs. A growing number of companies in Colorado and nationwide are offering free medical screenings, discounts or cash incentives to motivate employees to exercise more, eat better and quit smoking. They hope that a healthier work force will contain… Read more about Colorado Health Insurance Companies Walking the Walk
New MyAnthem Member Portal at Anthem.com
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Colorado is introducing a better way for our clients to track their explanation of benefits (EOB) forms, accumulations and out-of-pocket expenses – through MyAnthem member portal at anthem.com. The new site features familiar functions and intuitive navigation. And, members who previously registered with MyAnthem don’t have to re-register…. Read more about New MyAnthem Member Portal at Anthem.com
Online Application Video Tutorials
We’ve been trying to figure out a convenient way to help people with the online application process for the various health insurance companies in Colorado that they can use at any hour. Our clients can call or email us with questions, but sometimes they just want to see a tutorial that they can just reference… Read more about Online Application Video Tutorials
State of the Union
With all of the talk and opinions about President Bush’s State of the Union Address tonight, it almost seems like it’s already happened. In a nutshell, the president’s plan is to give tax breaks to people who buy modestly priced plans out of their own pockets and to cover the cost of those breaks by… Read more about State of the Union
The Presidents New Health Insurance Proposals
In his State of the Union Address tomorrow, President Bush will propose providing a standard deduction for health insurance for all Americans as long as they purchase at least catastrophic health insurance coverage. The deduction will be worth $7,500 for single persons and $15,000 for families. These amounts will be indexed to general inflation (CPI)… Read more about The Presidents New Health Insurance Proposals
Another Response to Mike Rosen
The Rocky Mountain News printed a response to Mike Rosen’s article “No ‘crisis’ of uninsured”. It’s not really as much a response to the points Mr. Rosen gave as much as the same figures you’ve read in the health policy blogosphere already. It was written by Dr. Gary D. VanderArk, president of the Coalition for… Read more about Another Response to Mike Rosen
Mike Rosen’s Meaningless Statistics
Mike Rosen wrote an opinion piece in the Rocky Mountain News last week about how there is “No ‘crisis’ of uninsured”. Mr. Rosen attempts to point out that those advocating for universal health coverage are trying to manipulate the statistics. His reasoning: he says that when people say ‘right now there are 46 million people in… Read more about Mike Rosen’s Meaningless Statistics
It’s Worth the Risk
One of my favorite blogs, Health Business Blog, is hosting the Cavalcade of Risk this week. David Williams does a great job organizing the posts into a very readable blog entry. You’ll only need to take a few minutes to browse this edition and find some good reading about risk. This weeks edition also includes… Read more about It’s Worth the Risk
Universal Health Care and the Colorado Health Insurance Industry
A very hopeful Bill Ritter was inaugurated as the new Governor of Colorado on tuesday. He campaigned about changing the healthcare system in Colorado in order to help the 700,000 Coloradoans without health insurance. And in his inaugural speech, he reminded us that because he is “here for the people of Colorado”, he’ll actually do… Read more about Universal Health Care and the Colorado Health Insurance Industry
What Its Like
I just spoke with a woman who got health insurance quotes on our website today. Turns out she was sitting in a Denver emergency waiting room when she got the quotes, and was still in the ER a few hours later when I called her. She and her husband have no health insurance, although their… Read more about What Its Like
The Current System Doesnt Work Either
Shortly after Bill Ritter was elected governor, he began his plan to fix a big problem in Colorado: 700,000 people without health insurance. He hasn’t given any specific plans on how he is going to go about it yet, but he said he will start looking at a lot of ideas that have been tried… Read more about The Current System Doesnt Work Either
Our Flawed Healthcare System
If you live in Colorado and don’t get your health insurance from your employer, finding health insurance can be difficult and confusing. The reason is because it’s not like shopping for any other insurance, financial, or retail product in the marketplace. In Colorado, you have two choices: an underwritten individual/family plan a non-underwritten plan like… Read more about Our Flawed Healthcare System
Cavalcade of Risk – New Years Edition
The Healthcare Economist makes his New Years resolutions with an interesting edition of the Cavalcade of Risk. This edition really sticks to health insurance and public policy issues relating to healthcare. The Colorado Health Insurance Insider is included in this edition. But my favorite article is about Jon Swift’s compassion toward John Derbyshire, who had an… Read more about Cavalcade of Risk – New Years Edition