A tale of two health plans
Wellpoint, the for-profit owner of Blues plans in fourteen plus states, is doing well in California. United Healthcare is most definitely not. The whys and wherefores are both instructive and predictive.
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Wellpoint, the for-profit owner of Blues plans in fourteen plus states, is doing well in California. United Healthcare is most definitely not. The whys and wherefores are both instructive and predictive.
Read More...Always one to oblige fellow blogger and Cavalcade of Risk Hank Stern (he of InsureBlog fame), I eagerly agreed to host this week’s edition of the CoR. Little did I suspect just how popular the ‘cade has grown – I’ve … Continue reading Cavalcade of Risk – the pre-holiday edition
Read More...Yes, they are innocent until proven guilty. But it doesn’t look good for Wellcare, the Florida-based Medicaid and Medicare health plan. And what’s bad for WellCare may be bad for private insurers.
Read More...I’ve always been a ‘non-advocate’ of tight fee schedules and broad based discounted networks. Actually it’s a little more than that – I believe mandated across-the-board low fees are counterproductive, ill-conceived, harmful, and may actually increase costs while decreasing access … Continue reading What happens when a fee schedule goes up?
Read More...I’m attending the annual WCRI meeting in Boston today and tomorrow, and will be blogging from the meeting. For those not up on all things workers comp, the workers comp research institute is, along with NCCI and the CWCI, among … Continue reading WCRI conference report – how’s Texas doing?
Read More...I’ve been scratching my head over GOP legislators’ affirmation of Pres. Bush’s S-CHIP veto. From a political perspective, and is there any other in Washington, that move looks to be a sure loser. But the GOP’s own pollsters found two … Continue reading Nativists and Ignorami
Read More...Taking our jobs, robbing our stores, staring at our womenfolk, speaking them funny langwidges, and using lots of health care. It’s no wonder the dam’ US of A is hurting, with all them furriners here. Can’t speak to the jobs, … Continue reading Those damn immigrants
Read More...A fake email from a fake Canadian has been circulating in cyberspace. It purports to help we Americans understand the problems inherent in mandated universal coverage by exposing the dark and dirty secrets of Canada’s dysfunctional health care system. The … Continue reading The Faux Canadian
Read More...Health reform is coming. This looks to be a huge win for private insurers – millions of potential new members signing up for mandated coverage. Unless, of course, the industry proves itself completely incompetent. That’s a real possibility.
Read More...As I’ve noted before, there are clear differences between the GOP and Democratic Presidential candidates on health care. And it looks like the Dems’ approach is a heckuva lot closer to what regular voters want than that espoused by the … Continue reading Win the nomination, lose the election – the GOP on health care
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