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

The No Surprises Act Still Has A Few Surprises Left

I greet you today by saying “Bless you all” and I am so glad you are reading Straight Talk! It’s been a busy year already, where once again I think we can all agree NOTHING is as simple as it seems. Read more

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Category: Cost of Healthcare, Government Programs, Health Insurance

Permanent Open Enrollment for Healthcare.gov?

A new benefit has appeared on the horizon for Louisianians. It will allow many of us to have a never-ending Open Enrollment Period on Healthcare.gov, the marketplace for individual health insurance.

Yep, I said never. Read more

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Category: Health and Wellness

Life and Death and Louisiana

Nearly five years ago, after a trip to a work conference in California, I wrote this Straight Talk piece about the stark differences between California and Louisiana from a health perspective. The differences in the health of these two states were so significant that I ended up discussing it with my Dad, the Founder of Straight Talk. Read more

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Category: Health and Wellness

How Serious is OMICRON? Still Deadly for Some.

Many of you have complained to me over the past few months about how tough it is to get solid, useful data about the latest COVID-19 variant, omicron. That’s the one causing this current wave in Louisiana. Read more

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Category: Health and Wellness, Health Insurance

Colon Cancer and the Blessings of Being Alive in 2022

In August 1983, at the tender age of 22, I faced a team of doctors giving me VERY bad news” “We’re sorry, Mike, but you have a malignant form of bone cancer in your right femur. The tumor is sizeable (23 centimeters, almost 9 inches long!) and is consuming your bone. You have a few treatment options…” Read more

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Category: Health and Wellness

COVID-19 in the House: Round 2

What an interesting two years it’s been (I said, with tongue firmly implanted in cheek). In October 2020, I caught COVID-19. It went through my household with EVERYBODY getting it and having different levels of symptoms. Some scarily severe, some not even noticeable. My personal experience was pretty mild. But that was what, four variants ago? Read more

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