Health Business Blog was one of the sites we used to read even before we started our own blog in 2006 – and we’ve been reading it ever since. It’s turning ten this weekend (where does the time go?!) and to celebrate, David hosted the Health Wonk Review this week. There are lots of great… Read more about A Tenth Anniversary Health Wonk Review at Health Business Blog
Archives for February 2015
2016 Open Enrollment finalized, plus a special enrollment period in 40 states
Be ready!
Gaming Obamacare isn’t as easy as it sounds
Yesterday, The Federalist published an article titled Five Easy Ways To Game Obamacare. It’s an interesting article, but we thought it might be helpful to add detail about some of the problems with the strategies mentioned. Gaming Obamacare may turn out to be more costly and difficult than you imagine. Buy nine, get three free The idea here is that… Read more about Gaming Obamacare isn’t as easy as it sounds
Create a special enrollment period for those who file taxes after February 15 and owe a penalty
Open enrollment ended yesterday, but there are widespread extensions in most exchanges through the end of this week or even the end of the month in some states. Connect for Health Colorado shared a tweet and facebook update Sunday evening, clarifying that for anyone who had begun the enrollment process but didn’t have it finished by… Read more about Create a special enrollment period for those who file taxes after February 15 and owe a penalty
Take heart – there’s plenty of good stuff in this HWR
Peggy Salvatore hosted the Valentine’s Day edition of the Health Wonk Review, and you don’t want to miss it. Here are some of my favorites in this week’s HWR: Writing at Health Affairs, Ron Pollack from Families USA demonstrates the ways that the context of the ACA clearly makes subsidies available in every state. SCOTUS is… Read more about Take heart – there’s plenty of good stuff in this HWR
Out-of-network care, emergencies, and balance billing
A couple years ago, I wrote a post about balance billing from out-of-network providers in emergency situations. Then a few days ago, we got an email from a reader who wondered if anything had changed since then, as her husband had been in a car accident and the emergency department physician was out-of-network, despite the ED… Read more about Out-of-network care, emergencies, and balance billing