These plans (even the ones not issued through MEGA Life & Health) offer the same misleading general information that most people don’t look much beyond – a low deductible, 80/20 coinsurance, copays for doctors visits and Rx, and even maternity coverage. Check out the plan information for Colorado State University (CSU) and Colorado University (CU) […]
Dr. Val Has the Latest Grand Rounds
Dr. Val and the Voice of Reason put together the latest edition of Grand Rounds and did an excellent job. Take a look.
Taking a Closer Look at Colorado HB 1389
Colorado House Bill 1389, dubbed the Fair & Accountable Insurance Act, was approved by the House Business Affairs & Labor Committee. It now goes to the House Appropriations Committee. This bill, introduced by Rep. Morgan Carroll (D-Aurora) and Sen. Paula Sandoval (D-Denver), addresses a very complicated issue and we at the Colorado Health Insurance Insider… Read more about Taking a Closer Look at Colorado HB 1389
Health Beat Has the Health Wonk Review
In addition to Louise’s article on the new fourth tier here on the Colorado Health Insurance Insider, Maggie also had a recent post where she asks “Who Sets the Price at $100,000” and, does anyone happen to know, “Are These Drugs Effective?”
Evolution Benefits Withdraws Support for HR5719
In a follow-up to our article on Wednesday, Evolution Benefits has sent a letter to Congress asking the House Ways and Means Committee to withdraw their proposal. View the Evolution Benefits letter
A Big Grand Rounds
If you like medical and health blogs, Dr. Wes has three dozen articles in the latest edition of Grand Rounds. All of them are very interesting, including the one about how much orthopedic surgeons love their work and the fun of eavesdropping on others in the waiting room… what HIPAA? The last article from the… Read more about A Big Grand Rounds
The Best in Health Care
The Health Care Blog is the host of the latest Health Wonk Review. Take a look at the latest collection of health care articles from folks who continually plug away at questions about health care and how it can be better. There is an article from the Colorado Health Insurance Insider about the support of… Read more about The Best in Health Care
Check Out the Cavalcade of Risk
Ernesto has the latest edition of the Cavalcade of Risk over at InsuranceYak. It’s got a lot of good financial and risk related articles from around the blogosphere you might be interested in…
Health Wonk Review is Posted
It’s a little late, but I finally noticed the latest Health Wonk Review over at Managed Care Matters (posted on Thursday). Joe Paduda is the founder of the HWR and has put together a collection of blog posts that anyone interested in health policy will find interesting.
The Cavalcade March Madness Bracket
The bracket is set at Regulating Health Insurance and you can play at your own risk. The Colorado Health Insurance Insider came in as a #5 seed with Louise’s post about Mental Health Coverage in Health Insurance Policies. The #5 vs #12 match up is the traditional upset, but I think we’re okay until we… Read more about The Cavalcade March Madness Bracket
ChronicBabe Has Grand Rounds
You’ll see a brand new Grand Rounds hosted by Jenni Prokopy, founder and editrix of chronicbabe.com – a site for young women with chronic illness who strive to live well in spite of health-related limitations…to be babes!
Grand Rounds and the Cav are Hot Off the Press
The latest issue of Grand Rounds is up at Science Roll. A post I found interesting was from Bob Coffield at the Health Care Law Blog about the pilot project between Google and the Cleveland Clinic. Also, check out the latest Cavalcade of Risk put up by the wise wench. That is where I noticed… Read more about Grand Rounds and the Cav are Hot Off the Press
Ever Seen GoozNews?
GoozNews has the latest edition of the Health Wonk Review. There are lots of very interesting articles. And if you’ve never been to this blog before, browse around a bit and maybe even subscribe for a while. He writes some very good stuff. In one of the interesting (and timely) articles, Joe Paduda shows us… Read more about Ever Seen GoozNews?
Valentine’s Day Cav
I’ve Paid For This Twice Already hosts the latest Cavalcade – Is Love a Risk? Check out a very interesting article by Regulating Health Insurance – Should We Be Focusing on the Individual Health Insurance Market?
Health Business Blog Hosts the HWR
It’s obvious David Williams of the Health Business Blog did a lot of reading lately because of a very well summarized Health Wonk Review. One of the articles that caught my attention: in contrast to the article from the Colorado Health Insurance Insider, Bob Vineyard of InsureBlog has some ideas about fixing the health care… Read more about Health Business Blog Hosts the HWR
Risk is Everywhere
The Digerati Life hosted a HUGE Cavalcade of Risk yesterday. It took me a while to get all the way through it. The Colorado Health Insurance Insider is included. Also, in the “Insurance and Risk Management” section was a good article by Consumers Health Insurance Blog about the Consumer Reports article “12 Money Mistakes that… Read more about Risk is Everywhere
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Product Enhancements
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has long been a major player in the Colorado health insurance market. Brokers and clients alike tend to feel comfortable with Anthem Blue Cross, due in large part to their stability and network size. Yesterday I met with our Anthem Blue Cross representatives, and discussed some of their product enhancements…. Read more about Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Product Enhancements
The Best from the Health Wonks at e-CareManagement
The latest Health Wonk Review is being hosted by Vince Kuraitis of e-CareManagement. If you read the Health Wonk Review and also check out the rest of the blog, you’ll see that Vince has a pretty good sense of humor. He included a Colorado Health Insurance Insider article, Louise’s review of Sicko. But we were… Read more about The Best from the Health Wonks at e-CareManagement
Kaiser Permanente Hospital Change for PPO and POS Members
Effective immediately, Longmont United Hospital will no longer be participating in Kaiser Permanente’s Colorado provider network for Preferred Provider Organization(PPO) and Point of Service (POS) benefit plans in the Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS) health insurance network. [Longmont United Hospital still works with the PHCS network – just not through Kaiser] Kaiser is very disappointed by… Read more about Kaiser Permanente Hospital Change for PPO and POS Members
HSAs Featured on the Cav
One of my favorite bloggers, Julie Ferguson of the Workers Comp Insider, hosted this weeks Cavalcade of Risk. Along with Louise’s recent article about how HSAs aren’t yet encouraging a true free market health care system, there were many other good HSA related articles. First off, Joe Paduda of Managed Care Matters explains the inaccuracy… Read more about HSAs Featured on the Cav
Health Wonk Review at Health Care Policy and Marketplace Review
Bob Laszewski of “Health Care Policy and Marketplace Review” has the first Health Wonk Review of 2008. There are a lot of articles worth reading, but the one I found to be the most enjoyable was from Bob Vineyard of InsureBlog, titled “9/11, The Mick and Nataline.”
Grand Rounds at Path Talk
Trent, over at PathTalk.org, hosted the first Grand Rounds of ’08. There are a lot of good medical related articles. In my opinion, here are some of the best: Med Journal Watch with “It ain’t necessarily helpful” Everyday Nurses with “What, No Propofol?” – It’s not just the government run health care systems that try… Read more about Grand Rounds at Path Talk
Best Health Insurance Book Hosts New Year’s Cav
Jonathan Pletzke of Consumer’s Health Insurance Blog did a thorough job of organizing the latest risk related articles in the blogosphere into an easily readable and organized format in the New Year’s edition of the Cavalcade of Risk. The Colorado Health Insurance Insider was noted because of Louise’s post about the latest AHIP (association of… Read more about Best Health Insurance Book Hosts New Year’s Cav
Christmas Cav
The Christmas edition of risky blog posts is hosted by Matthew Paulson, who runs American Consumer News blog. Check it out.
Managed Care Matters Has Your Cavalcade of Risk
Joe Paduda hosts the pre-holiday edition of the Cav and he’s done a great job explaining each article so you can just breeze through it and read what sounds interesting. My favorite post was from Jonathan Pletzke who has just written a book called “Buying Health Insurance Without Getting Ripped Off“. So he started a… Read more about Managed Care Matters Has Your Cavalcade of Risk