Risk Sharing or Risk Shifting?
About 15 years ago, I had my first and only trip to the Emergency room (for my own injury). I was in San Diego and had been showing off, doing my Mary Lou Retton imitation on the edge of some… Continue Reading
Health & Fitness
Signing bonus? Lots of new CA laws signed for 2020
Governor Newsom was busy signing bills into new laws recently and many effect the health care system. Some are more controversial than others. In a prior column we discussed the new California rule requiring all citizens to have health insurance… Continue Reading
Big Changes for 2020 Medicare Open Enrollment
Medicare Annual Election period is Oct. 15-Dec.7 each year. This year’s open enrollment threatens to make the initial rollout of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) plans look like a picnic. The Medicare Plan Finder has been “upgraded”. Historically, this website… Continue Reading
Individuals may want to reconsider Covered CA
As the saying goes, Nothing is so constant as change!” This year is no different. There are many changes relative to health insurance in California for 2020. Readers may recall that the Federal government issued a statement that they would… Continue Reading
Surprise Medical Bills are not fun!
There is a lot in the news these days about federal legislation to protect consumers from surprise medical bills. Essentially this is the circumstance in which an individual is hospitalized at a PPO (Preferred Provider Organization) facility that is covered… Continue Reading
Are Americans Lazy About Their Health?
An article in the July Issue of Atlantic Monthly takes a different approach to solving our health care woes in this country. In his article, “The Worst Patients in the World” David Freedman opines, “Americans are hypochondriacs, yet we skip… Continue Reading
Understanding Employer Sponsored Health Care Options
Financing of the health care benefits paid by employers comes in many forms. The simplest form of this is the fully insured product. Most small employers understand that this is their only option. In the small group market, the employer… Continue Reading
Lions Turtle Bay Run 20th anniversary – Fundraising for our community-and having a good time
This year will be the 20th anniversary of the Lions Turtle Bay Run, and we will again offer your choice of a Half Marathon, 10 K or 2 mile Fun Run. Group entries will be offered to schools at reduced… Continue Reading
More Changes on the Horizon
As the saying goes,“There is nothing as constant as change”. This certainly applies to the world of health insurance. Maybe we should also add the reminder that “No good deed goes unpunished”. The “change” is that while the Federal mandate… Continue Reading
Think Pink Mobile Mammography Bus
Nor-Cal Think Pink is excited to bring a Mobile Mammography Bus to FOUR rural communities this August! Free mammogram screening for women age 40 years old and over who have not had a mammogram within the past 12 months of… Continue Reading
