Category: Health Insurance

In my job, a ton of studies come across my desk. The amount of research out there is pretty staggering, so I use a variety of tools and techniques to help me zero in on what’s most meaningful. Read more

Recently, I had the distinct pleasure of embarking on the Grand Canyon Railway from Williams, Arizona to the Grand Canyon Village on the South Rim. Spectacular train ride there and back — I highly recommend! — and incredible views once you got there. Read more

It’s recently come to my attention that about 43% of us here in Louisiana are enrolled in some sort of private health insurance coverage. That’s based on my sum of all Louisianians who have insurance through a job, through a family member who has a job or through an individual policy like HealthCare.gov.

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This appendix data goes with the June 2, 2026, post, How Much Longer Can You Pay? What’s Changed With Negotiations and Cost Shifting for 2026.

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My Dad, the founder of Straight Talk, despite having a mild form of dyslexia and struggling to spell words, was an inveterate letter writer. When he saw something going sideways that he thought someone should be working to fix, either because of their job or their appointed position, he let them know. Forcefully! Read more

In our last post, we went into pretty specific detail about the underlying causes for Louisiana’s very poor scoring in a recent Commonwealth Fund analysis. The analysis showed Louisianians spend a larger average percentage of our household income on health insurance premiums and deductibles than residents of any other state. In other words, we finished last in this important affordability category. And as I explained, the reason why is as much about the average Louisiana household’s income as the cost of health insurance or deductible size. Read more