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AHCA Not Exactly Popular
A new poll from Morning Consult/Politico says the American Health Care Act is gaining in unpopularity. The survey, conducted June 15-19 among 2,051 registered voters, also looks into gun control laws,...
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AHCA On Hold – For Now
Folks over at the Washington Examiner and elsewhere said repeatedly that they didn’t expect a vote on the American Health Care Act, the republican-led legislation aimed at repealing and replacing the...
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Risk Pros Weigh-in on BCRA
In an attempt to provide a nonpartisan, actuarial examination of the the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA), the American Academy of Actuaries sent a 12-page letter today to Senate...
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Another Mental Health Class Action
A California lawsuit – Charles Des Roches, et al. v. California Physicians’ Service, et al., – is the latest addition to a national strategy to get insurers to provide mental health treatment more...
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Health Insurance Drama Continues
In case you missed something, here’s a roundup of what’s going on with the unfolding drama of U.S. health insurance… No Repeal but Maybe A Replace In the waning hours of Monday night, Senate Majority...
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McConnell: this “certainly won’t be easy.”
Maybe your loved ones once accused you of working in a boring industry, but we always knew the truth: insurance impacts real lives and is full of consequence. Now lawmakers have also ensured the...
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Covered California Releases 2018 Rates, Urges Smart Shopping
With ACA repeal (skinny or otherwise) on ice for now, Covered California unveiled proposed rates for the 2018 individual market. Good news: all 11 of the participating health insurance companies will...
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Watch the Words: CSRs Not “Bailout” Say Some Lawmakers
Soon after the Senate voted on July 28 against a “skinny” repeal, President Trump tweeted that if a new healthcare bill isn’t brought up again, then “BAILOUTS for insurance companies” would end soon....
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CBO: Nixing CSRs Will Add $194B to Deficit, Raise Silver Plan Rates
While we all continue to reel from the horrifying aftermath of the violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released another health...
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Even With Harvey, Insurance Debate Goes On
With what’s happening in Texas, it’s hard to concentrate on insurance coverage. But you won’t want to miss this one: Julie Rover from Kaiser Health News outlines 5 Outside-The-Box Ideas For Fixing The...
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Insurance Industry Helps Harvey Victims
The Hill reported today that the House approved a controversial $7.85 billion in Hurricane Harvey disaster relief. The insurance industry, however, hasn’t waited for lawmakers – we’ve already started...
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Medi-Cal’s Paper Waste?
Did you catch the Los Angeles Times opinion piece on Medi-Cal’s provider directory? Some carriers are trying to gain approval to switch from publishing a paper directory to digital only. L.A. Care, for...
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C’mon Let’s Talk About Diversity in the Insurance Industry
Speakers at the recent IICF event at the City Club, Downtown Los Angeles There’s a lot of talk about diversity and inclusion in society right now and, naturally, that talk is also happening in the...
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Insurance Industry Haters a Problem?
So Graham-Cassidy died before it really lived and now talk is resuming about a bipartisan Alexander-Murray proposal. We’ll see… Did you watch the Healthcare Debate hosted by CNN the other night? We...
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We’re Here at the Employee Healthcare and Benefits Conference
California Broker has been manning booth #205 and talking to producers, vendors and others here at the Employer Healthcare & Benefits Congress (EHBC) and the World Medical Tourism & Global...
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Trump Says He’ll Sign Health Executive Order
President Trump told reporters Tuesday that he’ll probably sign an executive order this week that will allow small businesses and other groups to join together to buy health insurance through new...
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Trump Clarifies His View of Insurance Companies
The Hill reported that President Trump on Wednesday suggested he will oppose a bipartisan deal to help stabilize the Affordable Care Act, reversing comments he made on Tuesday. Trump tweeted that he...
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Hatchin’ A New Health Reform Plan
20711942 – senator orrin hatch addressing the new hampshire presidential candidates youth forum, january 2000 Senators Orrin Hatch (Utah) and Kevin Brady (Texas) are the latest to try their hands at...
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Education 9-1-1: Some Citizens Really Believe that ACA No Longer Exists
As producers approach open enrollment time for Affordable Care Act health plans, some are encountering a severely misinformed public. In fact, some U.S. citizens believe that because the president...
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Teens Getting More Expensive to Insure
Kaiser Health News reports that the cost of insuring teenagers will spike in 2018. The price surge stems from a change in federal regulations that allows insurers to recalculate the health risks of...
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