Category: Cost of Healthcare

While paying bills , something I’ve done consistently in our household for three decades , I was ruminating on how differently we spend our money today versus 30 years ago.

It’s just my wife and me living in our home now. My three kids are all on their own, married and doing great! But last time I looked at old household records, I noticed our grocery bill is still about the same even though we are now only feeding two, not five. Read more

Growing up in Morgan City, you can’t help but notice one dominant feature is a very big lake. It’s called Lake Palourde, and we spent a ton of time on it growing up. One day, my Dad and I were crabbing on the lake, using drop nets and really cleaning up. Within just a couple of runs of about 35 nets, we had 5 dozen crabs in the boat, and they were showing no sign of slowing down. Read more

Part 1: Private Insurance Changes

I’ve had more than one person tell me they don’t understand the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). And I can’t blame them. Right there in the name is the idea that’s a big bill. But they come to me for answers and that what’s I’m here for! Read more

Last time, I shared with you some insights from our Senior Medical Director, Dr. Larry Simon, about why prior authorization is an important way Louisiana Blue protects our members’ health and safety while being good stewards of their premium dollars. I addressed some common questions we hear from members to explain why this process exists and how it operates. Read more

for Us to Be Good Stewards of Your Money

I’ve been involved in church management for decades; I’m used to hearing “steward” or “good steward” thrown around a lot. I recently realized I never looked up any real definition of the word. I did, and I found five different definitions in the same dictionary. The one that resonated with me: Read more

One of my favorite sayings that my older relatives would bat around every time we went hunting, fishing, or enjoyed a football game and meal at their houses on a fall Sunday was this:

“Mike, that’s just short-term smart and long-term stupid! Stay away from it!” Read more