We’re in the biggest open enrollment period of my lifetime. Open Enrollment is when people who don’t have a plan can get a plan and those who have a plan can change plans without penalty. Open Enrollment is a common feature in any non-NHS system including the German, Dutch and Swiss as well as the …
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Better MLS referees in 2019
I am a bad soccer player but a pretty good referee. Last night, I was working a high school game with a former MLS official and an up and coming USSF-5 who has a plausible path to the MLS, on my lines. I set the tone early with a caution for a dive in the box …
Notes from day 1
Just a few notes from Day 1 of the Exchanges and what they mean: From Business Insider: About 2.8 million people visited healthcare.gov – the main website for the 36 state exchanges being run by the federal government – between midnight and mid-afternoon, theU.S. Department of Health and Human Services said…. Kentucky’s exchange, kynect, saw 57,625 unique visitors …
Wave around the Waiver
In the previous post, there were a couple of good questions about the Arkansas Medicaid “private option” waiver. The big one is would the Bronze plans on the Exchange be effectively useless to someone making 75% of FPL as they could not even look at the co-insurance and deductible as plausible payments. Here is a …
Arkansas waiver news
CMS approved a waiver for Arkansas for Medicaid expansion. Instead of doing the mechanically simple thing of just expanding Arkansas Medicaid for individuals up to 133% of poverty line, Arkansas will engage in premium support. Individuals who are newly qualified for Medicaid in Arkansas will get a voucher to buy a policy on the Exchange. …
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