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Even More on the Family Glitch Fix

Recently, I wrote about a dramatic change to the health insurance market. It starts officially on Jan. 1, 2023, and it’s called the Family Glitch Fix. This is going to create a brand-new path to more affordable health insurance coverage for many spouses and dependents of employees who currently get coverage through an employer. Read more

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

If It Sounds Too Good to Be True…

Healthcare.gov Open Enrollment for 2023

Mike realized a lot of the lessons he shared during last year’s Open Enrollment Period still track! He’s updated that 2021 post to share tips to keep in mind as you’re shopping for your health plan coverage. Read more

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Category: Health and Wellness

­­Drug Safety Starts at Home

“But it was ON SALE!”

How many times in our lives do we hear or use that little sentence to justify buying WAY too much of something? Or worse, buying something we really didn’t need? Makes running a­­ stable household a bit more challenging, right? Read more

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

Family Glitch No More

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s now official – there is a fix for the family glitch. Read more

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Category: ACA and Policy, Government Programs, Health Insurance

What’s New from Blue For 2023 Health Plans

In late September, I, and a bunch of other subject matter experts at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, spent a few mornings telling our producers and brokers (the people who help our clients find the right plan for themselves or their employees) all about what’s new from Blue for 2023 health plans. Read more

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My Origins, Hispanic Heritage Month and Hispanity Day

Since I was a little boy back in the 1960s, I’ve heard the stories over and over. You know, those family tales, the tribal lore that binds the older folks in your family with the younger ones. Tales you hear and, when you are younger, you just accept them. And then, as you get older, you really start to wonder about them. Read more

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