ObamaCare 'Glitch" Affects Dependents and Employers

According to recent information, a situation with regard to employer coverage under the ACA (ObamaCare) may create severe hardship for depen...

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The Destructive Recreation of Health Care

A dark wind is beginning to blow through the tortured landscape of health care in America. At the confluence of the corporate cold front wit...

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California PCIP To Suspend New Enrollments March 2, 2013

Following on the HHS directive closing new enrollments in federal PCIP 2/16, the California PCIP has announced that it will suspend further ...

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De Novo EMR Design Part II: The Quest for Information

The Edwin Smith papyrus ca. 1500 BCE In Part I of this series, we engaged in a design exercise for an imaginary software product that has ...

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PCIP Shutting Down New Enrollments Early

The PCIP (Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Program) will be closing new enrollments. As directed by HHS yesterday, the federal PCIP will cea...

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Final California Health Benefits Exchange Plans Released

The California Health Benefits Exchange (Covered California) has released the final standard health benefit designs for 2014.   Designs incl...

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HR 544 And Health Premium Rates (Update) Liberty Act

In my previous blog regarding the "Liberty Act" HR 544 seeks to increase the mandated ratio of premium pricing from 3:1 to 5:1 to ...

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IRS Projects $20,000 Annual Family Health Premium by 2016

In a final regulation release recently, the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) projects that the national average Bronze plan for a family (of 5...

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HR 544 Addresses Health Premium Ratio for ObamaCare

A new bill, House Resolution 544, was introduced on February 6th by Congressman Phil Gingrey (R-GA) and Jim Matheson (D-UT).   HR 544, '...

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Dr. Watson is Not a Meaningful User

IBM ’s Dr. Watson of Jeopardy! fame has finally completed its residency and fellowships and, presumably to its creators’ utter delight, is ...

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Basic Health Plan (BHP) To Be Delayed Until 2015

HHS has announced that the Basic Health Plan (BHP) will be delayed for one year and should be implemented by 2015 under ObamaCare. The Basic...

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De Novo EMR Design - Part I: Stating the Obvious

Our ancestors began using tools millions of years ago and humanity assumed control of the planet it lives on through a succession of tools r...

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Who Can Help Me Enroll In California Health Insurance In 2014?

The first annual Open Enrollment Period (OEP) for ObamaCare will begin October 1, 2013.  At that time, individuals and families in Californi...

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