Haley Barbour or Hillary Clinton?

Here's a test.Who just proposed the following, Hillary Clinton or Haley Barbour:A government authorized health insurance purchasing exchange program for the purpose of marketing health insuranceRun as a not-for-profit clearing house from which consumers could purchase health insuranceTarget the uninsuredAvailable to workers in small businessesDesigned to reduce the overhead costs of small group

Employers Finally Figuring Out They Can Shift Retiree Costs to Medicare

Employers are finally showing signs that they have figured out they can take advantage of the generous Medicare payments to Medicare Advantage plans.With Medicare Advantage plans paid 13% more than for the same beneficiary under traditional Medicare, many seniors have figured out the benefits are better in the private plans. Private Fee-For-Service (PFFS) plans even get more than that.What is

No One Ever Did Understand "Customary and Reasonable"

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is suing Ingenix over its operation of the longtime "customary and reasonable" database.In the days before provider networks, insurers relied on this survey of insurance company claim data to determine an appropriate payment level. It was a survey of what all participating insurers paid by service in a particular market thereby ensuring that any one payer