Growing up in Morgan City, you can’t help but notice one dominant feature is a very big lake. It’s called Lake Palourde, and we spent a ton of time on it growing up. One day, my Dad and I were crabbing on the lake, using drop nets and really cleaning up. Within just a couple of runs of about 35 nets, we had 5 dozen crabs in the boat, and they were showing no sign of slowing down. Read more

In our first installment covering the potential changes coming from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) that passed in July, I focused on changes to the private insurance markets. This included  group insurance products and individual products sold on HealthCare.gov or the state-based marketplaces. Read more

Part 1: Private Insurance Changes

I’ve had more than one person tell me they don’t understand the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). And I can’t blame them. Right there in the name is the idea that’s a big bill. But they come to me for answers and that what’s I’m here for! Read more

It was one very weird August in 2005, let me tell you. Read more

Every single day that I work at Louisiana Blue (going on 21 years now), I’m reminded how different we are from every other health insurance company doing business in Louisiana. And these differences work in our members’ favor every single day. Read more

My longtime Straight Talk readers may remember that just a few years ago, we were discussing medical marijuana. I gave you the Straight Talk on the latest state and federal developments on when medical marijuana is permitted, went over some of the pros and cons, and described many of the unknowns (and there were plenty!) that must be factored into making something like cannabis use covered by your health insurance. Read more