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

Healthcare Reform 2.0: What Do the New Proposals Mean?

A few months ago, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Healthcare Act (AHCA). The bill next went to the Senate, which created several of its own bills, including the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA).  While these bills are not actively being debated as I write this, they are far from dead, as is the “repeal and replace” debate, which still rages.

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

Musings on the “NEW” Healthcare Bills Part 2: ACA Winners and Losers

Last week, we began trying to explain why these new “Repeal and/or Replace” healthcare bills are so prominent in the political universe and so important right now.  We began that discussion with a short history lesson on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or ACA), and now we know that a massive re-regulation and federalization of the individual health insurance market was the root of the opposition who are now trying to pass the current healthcare bills.

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

Wouldn’t More Competition Lower My Rates? Depends on the TYPE of Competition: Disruption in Healthcare, Part 1

A few weeks ago, I was invited to speak at a large meeting of employers who offer health insurance (and lots of other benefits) to their employees. All of them said they are struggling with continuing to pay for those benefits. As we entered the Q&A portion of the program, a very nice lady about halfway back stood up and fired a broadside at me:

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

Shoring Up Healthcare.Gov

Blue Cross considers it an important part of our mission to improve the health and lives and Louisianians. We want to give our family, friends and neighbors financial security in their day-to-day lives against terrible illnesses, give them a clear path to improving their health and help them put off chronic disease for as long as possible. A better quality of life for everyone is our goal, and we’re currently doing that as a participant in healthcare.gov.

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