People in High-Deductible Plans Short-Change Prevention
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Rep. Paul Ryan yesterday unveiled an updated…
New Regulation Threatens Agents, HSA Plans
HHS recently issued its final standards on how to rebate money from…
Is Easy-to-Understand Health Insurance Even Possible?
I was hit between the eyes by a recent essay by Drew…
Pay-for-Performance Attacks Hospitals – Shake Down or Fair Play
This blog has tried to support the virtue of personal responsibility. If…
Insurance Reform Goes Crazy
While the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) was rolling out a…
Price Controls Can Be Deadly
A 2003 law fixes the price Medicare will pay for injected drugs…
The Buck Doesn’t Stop Here
America's Health Insurance Plans commissioned consulting firm Oliver Wyman to make some…
More Explanation of the Explanation of Benefits (EOB)
A few weeks ago I parsed an Explanation of Benefits (EOB) I…
Myth Busters #11: Mandated Benefits
As I said in my last “Myth Busters” post, the health policy…
New Insurance Rate Reporting Tool Goes Live Online
The implementation of health reform is a lengthy process, but I think…