Posts by Fulcrum Strategies
Today is March 23rd
Today is March 23rd. There are a reported 34,000 COVID-19 cases in the US. The real number is likely much higher due to a lack of testing. I hoped by now that everyone would have taken this crisis seriously. Unfortunately, watching kids on beaches for spring break, reading idiotic questions and theories on social media…
Read MoreToday is March 19th
Today is March 19th. There are a reported 9,500 COVID-19 cases in the US. The real number is likely much higher due to a lack of testing. I hoped by now that everyone would have taken this crisis seriously. Unfortunately, watching kids on beaches for spring break, reading idiotic questions and theories on social media…
Read More“This is a clear sign that the ACA can and does work.” Really?
In an article in the Raleigh News and Observer last week, it was announced that Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina reported a profit for the first time on its ACA exchange plans. The profit was about $600 million, and that single year profit wiped out the three previous year’s losses in one fell…
Read MoreA pharmacy is buying an insurance company? What’s next?
The other day I read a headline that I never thought I would see: “CVS to buy Aetna.” Wait, what? That’s right boys and girls, a pharmacy and PBM is trying to buy the third largest insurance company for a reported $66 billion. After the shock wore off, I started to question why, and think…
Read MorePBM’s: What Are They and Why Are They Here?
I write a great deal about what is wrong with health care and how we can fix it. I’ve probably made some enemies – and hopefully a few friends – with what I believe is an honest, non-political, evaluation of why the largest segment of the US economy is spiraling out of control. I recently…
Read MoreExecutive Order to Allow Insurance Sales Across State Lines
For over a decade now the Republicans have suggested that if individuals and businesses were allowed to purchase health insurance across state lines, it would significantly lower the cost of coverage in this country. Like most statements that come from opposing parties in Washington, there are both truths and misconceptions regarding this topic. It all…
Read MoreMEDICARE FOR ALL!
Senator Bernie Sanders introduced a bill last week that would provide universal health care coverage for all Americans by expanding Medicare to cover everyone, making employer – sponsored health plans a thing of the past. When I read of this latest attempt by Senator Sanders to provide universal, single payer coverage, the first thing that…
Read MoreNOW I’VE SEEN IT ALL. Healthy California Act Would Be Disastrous.
Now I’ve seen it all. As a former health insurance executive who currently represents physicians across the U.S. in their dealings with managed care companies, I’ve spent a great deal of time watching healthcare reform activities at the federal level. While my attention has been focused on Washington D.C., the opposite coast has introduced something…
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