I first became involved in the ACA (technically the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act combined with the Health Care Education Reconciliation Act of 2010) way back in January 2009. Read more
It’s become a fact of life here in the United States that we’ve managed to create a healthcare system NO ONE can afford to use if they are paying out of their own pockets.
This is especially true for people living with incomes at or slightly above the federal poverty level (FPL). Read more
From Mike: Today, I’m handing the blog over to Michael Tipton, President of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation. He’s going to tell us about The Angel Award®, the best thing (in my opinion) the Foundation does to help everyday people do extraordinary good.
For our team at the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation, one of the best days of the year is a Friday afternoon in May. Read more
Next time you are hanging around with a group of friends, maybe enjoying some crawfish or an LSU baseball game or some adult beverages, ask how COVID-19 affected them. Not to bring down the whole group’s mood, but to hear their shared experiences. Read more
One of the things you learned very quickly while growing up in our household was, “Money doesn’t grow on trees, you know!” That was my dad’s way of saying that we were poor. Not grinding-into-the ground, begging-for-food poor, but we started out with much less than our neighbors had. In fact, I was born into a 35-foot travel trailer in my Maw Maw’s back yard in 1961. And within two years, I had had two sisters, too! Read more
I think we all have this person in our lives: “I take care of myself. Don’t ask anyone for anything. I just want everybody to take care of themselves and that’s that! I can take care of myself!”
The notion of taking care of yourself and not being super dependent on others has some attraction for many of us, and is a source of pride, even. But there are times when it just makes sense to accept help that’s offered. Read more
