This strikes me as perverse: " In theory, if the system works, it could make insuring a patient with diabetes more attractive than insu...
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Major O'Care Disappointment
Now that the (disastrous) first phase of the 2016 Open Enrollment season is behind us, lets' take a look at what a huge disappointment ...
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Turing Bus Crashes
Last time we looked, Turing Pharmaceutical honcho Martin Shkreli was busy reneging on his company's promise to drastically reduce the c...
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Happy, Wonky Holidays!
Heath Wonk Review co-founder and all-around enabler coordinator Julie Ferguson hosts the last edition of 2015 . Be sure not to miss her won...
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Droning on
With Christmas just around the corner, 'drones' seems to be the hot item this year. I've seen some that fit in the palm of one...
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About today's deadline
As most folks know, today's the last day of Phase 1 of the 2015 Open Enrollment season. That means that, for most of us, it's the la...
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40 years and Pfft! The HealthSpan Story
" We’ve been helping Ohio families be healthier for more than 40 years " That's the claim of small-time health insurer HealthS...
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Spending Half Your Income for Affordable Health Care
Did you ever imagine a day when you would be considered the upper end of middle class and yet be expected to commit half your income for he...
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Another CO-OP foundering
As the list of failing CO-OPs continues to grow , it's beginning to seem like the model may, in fact, be fatally flawed. When the only s...
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Frustrating Carrier Trick, Resolved
Last year, we signed Suzy up for a Silver plan from Humana ; she also chose to add the dental rider. This year, despite that well-known prom...
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Health Wonk Review Parade is up
Peggy Salvatore hosts this week's Parade of (Wonky) Posts , covering everything from healthcare service guarantees to fun with diabetes ...
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Obamacare vs Hillarycare
It's official. Obamacare has succeeded in doing exactly what Hillarycare was designed to do. Put you in healthcare jail. No choice. Thei...
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What Comes Down Must Go Up?
Readers may recall the September Daraprim kerfluffle, regarding the preferred treatment of the potentially deadly (but rare) " parasiti...
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Peggy & Your Private Health Data
We've been writing about who really has access to your personal health info for a very long time: " In a time zone 17 hours ahead...
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Another ObamaTax "Success" Story
Speaking of rates going down 3000% , here's the story of a family doing its best to not only provide for itself, but to take on another ...
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Unexpected! Carrier Trick
So UHC finally decided to dip its toes into the 404Care.gov market, only to immediately yank them back out: " The nation’s largest hea...
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Economics of Paid Family Leave
The issue of paid family medical leave is bubbling up as it becomes a talking point with some of the presidential candidates. Social media i...
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Pre-Thanksgiving Health Wonk Review
Brad Wright hosts this week's round-up of wonky posts full of helpful info and unique insights. Who knew Norman Rockwell was a health p...
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Universal Health Coverage in the United States
Those who cry out for "universal health coverage" like other civilized nations need to look no further than U.S. territories. Crit...
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1,000 Words on O'Care
[Hat Tip: Co-blogger Bob V ]
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Leaving money on the table - An Update
Almost two months ago, we reported on the (sad?) fact that over " 2 million public exchange enrollees eligible for cost-sharing reducti...
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Worse Insurance, Higher Cost
Obamacare: Is it broken promises or were we fed a line of BS? The answer is both. The fact is, your insurance is going to get worse and you ...
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On Anecdotes & Data
So, about that 3000% rate decrease : Working on a renewal (actually, one of several dozen at the moment, but this one's pretty represent...
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Friday Spindle Clearing
In no particular order: ■ The Ohio Department of Insurance is touting its (not-so-new) lost insurance policy service , available to Buckeye...
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And the winner (loser?) is...
LifeHealthPro has just released the results of its survey of consumers' rankings of various health insurers. Coming in dead last is Uni...
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Health Wonk Review @ HBB
Health Business Blog's David Williams hosts this week's interesting, healthful collection of health care punditry and wonkery. Good...
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