Blogging Mania

This is so cool: “Quick-thinking hunters in central Michigan have rescued two deer who literally became locked in battle.” And Insurance Agent Mark Johnson saves the day. Kudos! [Hat Tip: Ace of Spades]

From our friends at Global Underwriters: “Each year the number of people traveling for business purposes is astonishing. The Global Business Travel Association counts over 488 million trips taken annually. Each year business travelers take an average of 12 trips, typically lasting at least 5 days. An estimated 1.3 million business trips occur daily in the…

In the medical world, we have our own language; well,actually multiple languages. The clinical has their languages, usually abbreviations, the medical administration has their own language, and the health insurers have their own language. Throughout my long medical administrative career, I have noted how incorrect language results in problems between health insurers and the medical…

Fresh off the presses: Just Released: 2020 LTC insurance premium deduction and tax-free benefit increases! https://t.co/GFpR5KIDrX pic.twitter.com/9viLCFMYY1 � Bill Comfort, CLTC� (@comfortltc) November 7, 2019 Potential good news for folks considering an LTCi purchase. Not sure about timing? Well, consider this timeless post from our friend Herman Bruns: “As more and more baby boomers become…

For plan year 2020, history repeats: “The other issue is that, at least in Ohio in 2019, all plans are built on an HMO chassis, which means basically zero out-of-network coverage.” One way carriers have found to reduce their costs has been to offer ever-shrinking networks. For some, this isn‘t an issue, but for many,…

Hunh: “In week one of the 2020 Open Enrollment period, 177,082 people selected plans using the HealthCare.gov platform. As in past years, enrollment weeks are measured Sunday through Saturday. Consequently, week one was only two days long this year – from Friday to Saturday.” This tracks with what we’ve seen in previous years: a big…

Courtesy FoIB Dino R: “NHS waiting list hits another record high: 4.4million people are now waiting for routine operations as the figure is the worst ever for a third month in a row“ And for those right-brained among us:  [click to embiggen] But wait, there’s more: NHS ‘abandoning’ thousands by rationing hepatitis C drugs https://t.co/e25kltBgiA….