Health Care Reform and the Impact on Indiana

This is a great video explaining the negative consequences of the Health Care Reform law. The Governor gives an excellent explanation on how negative the impact will be. He also explains our Healthy Indianapolis Plan and how successful it has been. This plan might not qualify under the new federally requirements for health insurance.

Welborn Health Plans Exit Indiana

      Welborn Health Plans announced that they are exiting the health insurance market in Indiana.  They had more than 30,000 members. It comes to no surprise why small health insurance providers pull of Indianapolis. Most of these small companies rent PPO networks. This means they have additional cost in the form of access […]

What Doctors Think of the Affordable Care Act

  What Doctors Think of the Affordable Care Act This document looks at how the Implementation of the affordable Care act will affect doctors. The introduction is a snap shot of the uncertainties with the new law. The law it’s self is 2,700 page and the Department of Health & Human Services has already issued […]

State Insurance Exchange Update

This map gives an idea where each state stands on setting up a health insurance exchange. The majority of states have taken grants to establish a state based exchange. The states have positions themselves to set up the insurance market.  Some states have taken grants to research a stat based exchange. They are looking at […]

Health Care Reform In the Supreme Court

Today starts the first day of the debate on health care reform. It will be very interesting to see how the supreme court rules in the next 3 days.   Fox News reported on what a fine line the administration’s argument is on. Not having health insurance cause to get a penalty or a tax? The administration’s attorney had […]

CBO Projects Obamacare to Cost $1.76 Trillion

$1.76 Trillion for Obamacare The CBO released the cost of the Health Care Reform for the next 10 years. The congressional Budget office originally projected the cost of the reform at $940 Billion for 10 years. Now the CBO is projecting $1.76 Trillion for the next 10 years. Then in 2022 with another $265 billion for coverage expansions […]

Senator Johnson Questions Secretary Sebelius

  Senator Johnson Questions Secretary Sebelius Regarding Obamacare Cost Here is a questing  from Senator Johnson to Secretary Sebelius on the cost of the health care reform. The Senator has some of his facts mixed up and the Secretary seems to be unprepared for the questioning. The Senator was using cost estimate and predictions that had different time […]

State Based Exchange Final Rule

The department of Health and Human Services has release a 644 page document on the rules for a state based exchange.  This document is going to have a huge impact on health insurance and health care.  At this point no one really has an idea of how a state based exchange is going to look […]

Indiana Hospital Delays Construction plans

IBJ reported that Franciscan St. Francis Health plan to build an Emergency room and physician office building is on hold in Greenwood. “This is a result of concerns about the changing environment related to  National healthcare reform” The CEO of the hospital was reported saying. The hospital official stated that they have a real concern over […]

New Smart Phone App from UnitedHealthcare

  Health4Me App   Unitedhealthcare is one of the leading health insurance carriers when it comes to technology. They are not always user friendly but this Smart Phone App is really cool.   As you know the words cool usually are not in the same sentence as health insurance.   This app is to help families […]