November is American Diabetes Month. Diabetes is an ever growing disease impacting millions of people in this country. Here are the statistics: – 25 million Americans have Diabetes – 18 million have been diagnosed – 7 million do not know they have the disease – 79 million Americans are pre-diabetic Essentially, you could fit every single …
Monthly Archives: November 2012
“Healthcare…It’s On Aisle 7”
In 2014, almost everyone must buy health insurance or face tax penalties. Health Exchanges serve as the vehicle for consumers to buy health plans via a state-run website. New York recently shared their intentions for their State-based Health Exchange website. It looks very similar to the user experience of a Travelocity.com or Expedia.com. A user can enroll with a log …
GOP to Obama – “Congratulations Mr. President, But We Need More Time”
After congratulating President Obama on his election win and committing to work with his Administration, 31 Republican Governors representing 62% of the country asked Obama for an extension for creating their state’s Health Exchange. That’s because November 16th is the deadline for states to submit a letter of declaration for a state-based exchange and as of today: Only …
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Similiar to Jay-Z, HHS Delays Blueprint
Back in 2008, Jay-Z’s much-anticipated album, Blueprint 3, was set for release. It was complete with hits like “D.O.A.”, “On To the Next One”, “Run This Town”, “What We Talkin’ About”, and everyone’s favorite anthem, “Empire State of Mind”. Unfortunately, Jay-Z delayed the release date to the fall of 2009 to much chagrin from the Hiphop community. In …
To Be or Not To Applebee’s? – Businesses Question Obamacare
It started with Papa John’s stating that Obama’s healthcare reform bill called the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would raise the prices of pizza by $0.11 to $0.14 cents. CEO, John Schnatter, stated that as a result the pizza chain would be forced to find ways to cut these new costs. Then Darden Restaurants, the largest …
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How Obama Won The Buckeye State
Romney had high hopes to win Ohio. A win in Ohio would have proven Romney’s decision to run on a message of repealing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), correct. Nonetheless, he lost the state to President Obama by a razor-thin margin. The loss is still a surprise to many Republican operatives; including Karl Rove. Their polling showed a nearly impossible …
The Hidden Healthcare Election
It’s Healthcare, Stupid! James Carville famously coined the phrase “The Economy, Stupid!” while he was a campaign strategist for the 1992 Clinton Presidential campaign. Fast-forward to 2012 and for good reason both campaigns seemed to take heed to Carville’s advice. For good reason, the unemployment rate hovers around 8%. On top of that 40% of the …
4 “I’s” for Republicans in 2016
When you add up the exit polling from all the battleground states Mitt Romney got roughly: 7% of the Black vote; 29% of the Hispanic vote; 40% of the Under-30 vote; and, 35% of the single female vote. There is no way you can expect to win 270 electoral votes with those kinds of stats. …
Health Exchanges – Part III
Understanding Your Operational Readiness In Part I of Building a Health Exchange Strategy the discussion centered on how payers will have to be more consumer centric in their approaches to delivering health care. Part II focused on being aware of the political climate and how that will impact strategic decisions on whether to enter a …