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

Deductibles, Co-Pays, Coinsurance and the Federal Government

It’s a pretty common refrain from our members, brokers and stakeholders of all stripes here at Blue Cross (and I don’t blame them):

“Mike, why do my deductibles, co-pays and coinsurance go up every single year?! It’s ridiculous!” Read more

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Category: Health and Wellness

Transparency Is Not Optional: COVID-19 Vaccines and Myocarditis

My friends, I’ve written on many occasions this year about COVID-19 vaccines and how important they are to our economy and future as a nation. Never one to speak in weakness, I made sure to get both doses of my (Pfizer) COVID-19 vaccine as soon as I qualified. Done. Read more

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Category: Cost of Healthcare, Health Insurance

Medical Marijuana Expanding in Louisiana | Will Blue Cross Pay?

Big news this week in Louisiana’s medical marijuana world!

On Tuesday, June 22, Gov. Edwards signed a bill into law that will let patients in our state’s medical cannabis program legally buy smokable marijuana from the state’s licensed marijuana dispensaries. Read more

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Category: ACA and Policy, Government Programs, Health Insurance

The Affordable Care Act at the Supreme Court: Texas V California

Hello, old friend — here we are again!

Since the ACA was passed in 2010, it has endured some pretty hard-charging court challenges. We wrote extensively about this most recent court challenge (Texas v. U.S.) last year.

The One Where the ACA Goes to the Supreme Court Read more

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Category: Health and Wellness

Louisiana’s Success Tracking COVID-19, Thanks to Blue Cross

I’ve got a video (2:34) for you today. This is an interview filmed earlier this year. In it, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Chief Data Officer Somesh Nigam talks about his work identifying early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Louisiana. Read more

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What Covid-19, and Our Responses, Did to Louisiana in 2020

I have to admit… I don’t know too many people who are looking back fondly on 2020. It was a hard year, and COVID-19 — and our responses to it – caused an unimaginable amount of damage. In looking back through my files, I was shocked at the challenges the virus created and the damage it did. Read more

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