…private insurers can no longer provide us with reasonably comprehensive plans at premiums that are affordable for middle-income individuals. His first option of pooling (community rating and guaranteed issue) cannot…
New federal rule expanding short-term, limited-duration pauper plans
Trump Administration works to give relief to Americans facing high premiums, fewer choices
…obtain broader access to health care providers compared to those PPACA-compliant plans that have narrow provider networks. Issuers of short-term, limited-duration insurance would benefit from higher enrollment. They are likely…
Stuck out-of-network and vulnerable
…cognizant. There are design features of these plans that consumers need to be aware of.” http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2014/March/18/Michelle-Andrews-opting-out-insurer-provider-network-risky.aspx Comment: By Don McCanne Most people who have been paying any attention at all…
Stuck out-of-network and vulnerable
…health plans inside and outside of the exchanges limit coverage to physicians and hospitals within their contracted networks. Although some plans may also offer limited coverage outside of the networks,…
John Goodman on IntegraNet as a private sector solution
…not reproduced here), The nature and benefit of competition is that private companies develop unique and better methodologies or products and in our free market they can become proprietary for…
John Goodman on IntegraNet as a private sector solution
Health Policy Schizophrenia
…The nature and benefit of competition is that private companies develop unique and better methodologies or products and in our free market they can become proprietary for awhile – this…
More of the Same Is Not Health Care Reform, It’s a Placebo
…private insurance companies and will be forced to buy insurance of questionable value. Employer-based insurance will continue unchanged, with employers free to change coverage at any time, insurers free to…
Cheapest Health Insurance Found Out West
…have improved equity by establishing guaranteed issue and community rating. Guaranteed issue assures that everyone would be covered regardless of preexisting disorders, and community rating prevents insurers from charging different…
Single-payer healthcare advocate Johnathon Ross M.D., M.P.H. takes a local look at the national HMO crisis
…seen the billboards and the full-page ads. Perhaps you have asked yourself, as I have, why the health insurance companies, drug companies and health-care systems are allowed to waste so…
Does the nation support health care as a right?
Summary Memo on National Poll Findings of Public Opinion on U.S. Healthcare System
… 4% – Doctors 12% – Drug companies 1% – Medical device companies 9% – Individuals 19% – DK/Refused Q40: Currently, health care benefits provided by an employer are tax-free for…
Buying only the insurance you need – Tonik
…with 30 days prior written notice. Tonik health insurance plans: http://www.tonikplans.com/ Blue Cross of California Thrill-Seeker Tonik plan: http://www.tonikplans.com/thrill_seeker_CA.pdf Comment: By Don McCanne, MD Many of the leading proposals for…
Deductibles do not foster price shopping
…more than 150,000 employees and dependents from one large firm that moved everyone from an insurance plan that provided completely free health care to a high-deductible plan covering 78% of…
