Your Grandfathered Plan Your Grandfathered Plan

If you're one of the lucky (very) few whose plans were " grandfathered " (ie not subject to most of the more draconian ObamaTa...

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10:28 AM

HHS Claims USPO is Inefficient HHS Claims USPO is Inefficient

This just in.  HHS, designer and ultimate manager of the Obamacare website (healthcare.flub) is calling the USPO unreliable. Managers of the...

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7:00 AM

Be Careful What You Wish For Be Careful What You Wish For

A friend of mine described life in this way.   If you pray to God to move mountains, don't be surprised if you open your eyes and see a ...

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5:30 AM

It's "Government Simple" It's "Government Simple"

Thursday afternoon CMS released a 33 page proposed regulation that will allow individuals who purchased Exchange plans to automatically ren...

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6:32 AM

Oh Frabjous (Fri)Day! Oh Frabjous (Fri)Day!

Last summer, agents received notice from the Folks in DC that " Agent/broker training for the Federally-facilitated Marketplace (FFM) i...

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1:00 PM

Obamacare's Christmas in April Surprise Obamacare's Christmas in April Surprise

The rocket surgeons in DC finally figured out people really don't want to buy health insurance at Christmas, so they are considering mov...

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11:34 AM

For the Chillun' For the Chillun'

Another day, another ObamaTax "glitch." This time, we're talking about 2 million kids who may not only lose their current cove...

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5:30 AM

Goose, Gander: Saucey! Goose, Gander: Saucey!

Ha ha. Ha ha ha ha! " IRS Employees Union Is 'Very Concerned' About Being Required To Enroll In Obamacare's Health Insuranc...

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10:37 AM

Medicare, Docs and the ObamaTax Medicare, Docs and the ObamaTax

Our friend Dr Rob Lamberts has joined the growing list of providers who no longer service Medicare "beneficiaries:" WFXG FOX54 Aug...

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7:54 AM

Cavalcade of Risk #211: Bolt from the Blue edition Cavalcade of Risk #211: Bolt from the Blue edition

Lightning quick Julie Ferguson hosts this week's electrifying round-up of risky posts. Don't be shocked - she does a brilliant jo...

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6:15 AM

Success! (Again) Success! (Again)

For a certain value of "success:" " Obamacare Exchanges Are ‘Disappointing’ With Fewer Than 4 Million Newly Insured ." W...

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10:59 AM

Medical Tourism and the MVNHSยฉ Medical Tourism and the MVNHS©

Interesting dilemna: " UP to £500million a year spent by the [MVNHS©] on treating migrants is to be clawed back in a new crackdown on w...

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7:09 AM

Google Life? Google Life?

What if you could buy life insurance with one click?   What if you could buy life insurance with one click while you were driving? What if y...

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1:27 PM

Obamacare, How Nothing Has Really Changed [UPDATED] Obamacare, How Nothing Has Really Changed [UPDATED]

Did the "Affordable Care Act" really make things more affordable? Who gave it that stupid name anyway? “The critics’ view of the l...

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8:50 AM

Obamacare Problems Solved Obamacare Problems Solved

We now know that went wrong with Obamacare. The dysfunctional (non-functional) website. Endless delays. Selective waivers. Inability to trac...

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3:54 AM

ACA vs STM ACA vs STM

LifeaHealthPro's Allison Bell has an interesting piece today comparing the average costs of a Short Term Medical plan to a full-blown O...

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8:25 AM

Cavalcade of Risk #211: Call for submissions Cavalcade of Risk #211: Call for submissions

Julie Ferguson hosts next week's Cav. Entries are due by Monday (the 23rd). To submit your risk-related post, just click here to e...

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6:02 AM

ElderCare, the Differently Abled, and Progress ElderCare, the Differently Abled, and Progress

While it's likely apocryphal that Alaskans actually set their elderly adrift on ice floes, it's no myth that our current society co...

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12:20 PM

Hepatitis C (for Conundrum) Hepatitis C (for Conundrum)

Here's a poser: " Sovaldi, a new pill for hepatitis C, cures the liver-wasting disease in 9 of 10 patients, but treatment can cost ...

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7:30 AM

Health Wonk Review: World Cup edition Health Wonk Review: World Cup edition

Julie Ferguson scores a goal with a terrific collection of wonky posts , from watch dogging and egg poaching to 404Care.gov and the VA. Pret...

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5:49 AM

eHealth Whiffs It eHealth Whiffs It

So, the folks at eHealth (who generally do a pretty bang-up job communicating the ins-and-outs of the ObamaTax), recently released (and pu...

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11:30 AM

Perception isn't Reality Perception isn't Reality

By definition, “success” is a favorable or desired outcome. To determine if something is a success, one identifies a set of goals to achiev...

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7:00 AM
 
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