Category: Government Programs

Category: ACA and Policy, Cost of Healthcare, Government Programs, Health Insurance

Looking for Individual Health Insurance? Don’t Get Taken for a Ride

The first group of Louisianians who no longer qualify for Medicaid will be removed from the rolls next Saturday, July 1. Over the next year, tens of thousands of Louisianians could lose their government health insurance.

I’ve written about making sure you KEEP your coverage if you are eligible. But not everyone on Medicaid today will remain eligible.

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Category: ACA and Policy, Government Programs, Health Insurance

The Times They Are A-Changing

COVID-19 Coverage Changes at the End of the Public Health Emergency

It’s been a long, long road, but the federal government officially ended the COVID-19 public health emergency (that began in March 2020) on May 11, 2023. This means some changes to your health coverage related to COVID-19, and we here at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana want to make sure you are very clear on what’s changing … and what’s staying the same. Read more

Category: ACA and Policy, Cost of Healthcare, Government Programs, Health Insurance

Lunch With Some Friends

… and Big Health Insurance Changes

Every now and then, I’m reminded how blessed I am to have the job I do.  Earlier this month, I gave a presentation to the Baton Rouge Rotary Club. They are one of the largest of the 30,000 Rotary Clubs worldwide and home to over 500 businesses in the Capital area. Baton Rouge’s Rotary has been together since 1918! Speaking to them is always a privilege. Read more