Happy Thanksgiving and welcome to the 197th Cavalcade of Risk! If you’re a brave soul who relishes the thought of a family dinner filled with spirited debates about healthcare reform, insurance and risk, we’ve got plenty of fodder for your conversations. Just don’t steer the conversation over the line into politics, especially after a glass… Read more about Thanksgiving Cavalcade of Risk
Archives for November 2013
Imagine How Much Better Open Enrollment Would Have Been Without The Exchanges
We’ve all heard Secretary Sebelius talk about how amazing it is that “for the first time” Americans who buy their own health insurance have a place where they can see all of their options in one place, compare plans, and enroll in coverage. Anyone who has taken more than a cursory glance at the individual health… Read more about Imagine How Much Better Open Enrollment Would Have Been Without The Exchanges
Rational Thoughts on the Exchange Rollout, and Other Health Wonkery
Hank Stern did an excellent job hosting the Health Wonk Review today. Head over to check it out – you’ll learn all sorts of things about health care policy and reform, and you’ll also learn why this Thanksgiving/Chanukah overlap is truly a once in a lifetime event. My favorite posts in this edition come from… Read more about Rational Thoughts on the Exchange Rollout, and Other Health Wonkery
How Does Obama’s Policy Continuation Announcement Impact Colorado’s Individual Market?
By now you’ve probably heard about the Obama Administration’s compromise over the policy cancellation uproar. The fix that Obama has offered is that health insurance companies can extend existing plans for one more year, allowing them to continue to exist in 2014. This has been incorrectly reported in some media outlets as allowing carriers to continue… Read more about How Does Obama’s Policy Continuation Announcement Impact Colorado’s Individual Market?
Colorado Senator Udall Introduces Bill To Allow Individual Policies To Continue For Two More Years
Colorado Senator Mark Udall introduced legislation today that would allow people with individual health insurance to keep their existing policies for two more years – through the end of 2015 – regardless of any cancellation notices that have already been sent out. Udall’s Continuous Coverage Act is designed to smooth the transition to ACA-compliant plans…. Read more about Colorado Senator Udall Introduces Bill To Allow Individual Policies To Continue For Two More Years
News From The Health Wonks – Lots Going On In Health Care Reform Land
Brad Wright did an outstanding job with the Health Wonk Review this week, hosted at his always excellent blog, Wright on Health. There are plenty of posts about the latest in ACA implementation, including several differing viewpoints on the recent news about policy cancellations. I particularly liked Joe Paduda’s article about Medicaid expansion – it’s an… Read more about News From The Health Wonks – Lots Going On In Health Care Reform Land
Getting Past The Health Insurance Plan Cancellation Hysteria
Much has been said recently about how the ACA is causing a tidal wave of policy cancellations, and resulting in people losing coverage that they would prefer to keep. The frustrating part about this – as has generally been the case with every big uproar about the ACA – is that we’re not really getting… Read more about Getting Past The Health Insurance Plan Cancellation Hysteria