Age is a big factor in how much medical care people are expected to use. But the ACA made the ratio between how much we are allowed to charge a 64-year-old versus a 21-year-old too small. Mike Bertaut breaks it down in this new video that helps explain why young people are being priced out of the market and driving up costs for everyone else.
If you are like me, you get really irritated when somebody makes a choice for you that you feel perfectly capable of making for yourself. Guess I was just raised and wired to research, contemplate and act on my own choices. Read more
Among the older relatives I grew up with, including my parents and their siblings, a common saying they used has resonated with me over the years. And even now, as a person charged with forecasting our entire Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana membership numbers one, three or even five years into the future, this saying rings true:
“Don’t borrow trouble.” Read more
The Louisiana legislative session started a couple of weeks ago, so we thought it would be a good time to give you the Straight Talk on how Blue Cross is involved with the legislative process to help protect your health and your premium dollar.
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