Straight Talk by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana

Innovative Data at Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Healthcare is expensive. We know that and we are trying to do something about it. Here at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, we are using DATA to solve real healthcare problems.
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Category: ACA and Policy, Government Programs, Health Insurance

If the ACA Goes Away, Part 3: Will People Lose Coverage Completely? If Yes, How Many?

Congratulations! You have managed to hang in through two parts of a rather elaborate series in which I’m trying to show what could happen if courts uphold the current court decision in Texas v U.S. declaring the Affordable Care Act (ACA) unconstitutional.
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Category: ACA and Policy, Cost of Healthcare, Government Programs, Health Insurance

If the ACA Goes Away, Part 2: Will My Health Insurance Costs Go Up, or Down?

In my last installment of Straight Talk, I started to give you some real-world details about what would happen if the Affordable Care Act, recently determined to be unconstitutional entirely by a federal district court judge in Texas, actually ended.
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Category: ACA and Policy, Cost of Healthcare, Government Programs, Health and Wellness, Health Insurance

The ACA Has Been Declared Unconstitutional. If It Goes Away, What Changes?

PART 1: Your Health Insurance Benefits and Protections

I spend a ton of time out in public, doing presentations, speeches, interviews and compliance seminars and I get bombarded with questions about the healthcare topic du jour.
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Loosening the Grip of Opioids on Louisiana – Fewer Prescriptions, Fewer Pills

Imagine this: You hurt your back doing yardwork or you have surgery, and you get a prescription to help you through the pain. You take a few, feel better and throw the leftover drugs, usually opioids like codeine, hydrocodone or oxycodone, in the back of your medicine cabinet. Then what happens?

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A Text Message Solution to Getting Healthcare Information? We’re Investing in It

It’s an ongoing conundrum: How do we make good investments in technology that will improve the health and lives of Louisianans? Part of the answer has become our partnership with the New Orleans Business Alliance and Ochsner Health System to sponsor the New Orleans Health Innovators (NOLAHI) Challenge.