By Taylor Davis Some of my memories of Blockbuster (disrupted by Netflix) and taxis (disrupted by Uber) are very similar. Very paternalistic, protectionist, and offering very little value themselves. BUCAs feel the same way. Five reasons why I believe that BUCAs will see the bottom drop out of their business in the next 5 years: #5: Their Core Business is Not that Complicated Being a taxi driver is not rocket science. Contracting healthcare networks is also not rocket science. You are not doing the brain surgery–you are just negotiating the price. #4: Legislative Changes The 401(k) code was a ..read more

“No one in America should face financial ruin because of the outrageous cost of an unexpected medical emergency or a hospital stay,” Sanders said. “The time has come to cancel all medical debt and guarantee health care to all as a human right, not a privilege.” Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna reveal bill to ‘cancel all medical debt’ Exclusive: legislation creates a program to cancel all existing patient debt and block creditors from collecting past medical bills Joan E Greve – Wed 8 May 2024 Two prominent progressive lawmakers, the Vermont senator Bernie Sanders and California congress ..read more

A friend runs a hunting lease in deep South Texas. I asked if rattlesnakes pose a danger to hunters. “Yes, could be, but not that prevalent. What you may find interesting is antivenom for my hunting dog who had an unfortunate up close experience with one was $700 but the same antivenom needed by one of my hunters was $20,000. Same drug. You ought to put that on your blog.” That’s interesting, I thought, but Mexican dogs get it much cheaper, around $200. Savvy ones, who have been around the block a few times and know how to negotiate, get it slightly north of $14…………..It’s those Mexican d ..read more

By Paul Miller When the star of Singing in the Rain, Debbie Reynolds, broke up with Eddie Fisher in 1959, her home insurance rates went up on the theory that: “there is more safety when there’s a man about the house.” Her co-stars in the film had perhaps, a more positive view of insurance as they frequently used it to gain publicity. Gene Kelly for example, insured his legs at Lloyd’s, against risk of injury, for $1,000,000. A similar policy was taken out for Cyd Charisse by MGM. They insured hers in 1952 for $5,000,000, making them the most valuable legs in the world. Underwriters at Lloyds ..read more

By Chris Barakat – First Primary Care 5 Tips to properly implement DPC in your health plan (from experience not ChatGPT) 1. Have a carrot in your plan that when DPC is the initiator of care, the plan will waive the OOP costs for the member 2. Make Open Enrollment compulsory and make sure your DPC vendor presents at the OE meeting. We do this at First Primary Care and it is now a non-negotiable if a broker wants us embedded in the plan. 3. DPCs should be delivering 95% of the care virtually, not in-person. So make sure employees have time to meet face to face with the DPC vendor. The DPC vendo ..read more

For an affordable $10.99 copay you can get a lifetime supply of Ivermectin at feed & seed store near you. No prescription needed. So stop horsing around, be prepared and place a tube of Ivermectin in your first-aid kit today! Mr. Ed says “If it’s good for us horses it good for you too! Hoof it over to the nearest feed store and tell them Mr. Ed sent you!” Share Tweet Share ..read more

This Open Letter to the Amarillo Independent School District has far more implications than just a story about a West Texas public school district’s failed efforts to reign in rising health insurance costs. It’s a story about a malaise affecting elected officials under status quo influence where nothing changes. Josh Butler, a local Amarillo taxpayer and nationally recognized health insurance expert writes an excellent piece that, quite frankly, is one of the best we’ve seen. His open letter is representative of the continuing failure of elected officials everywhere to control health care cos ..read more

Happy Friday Mr. Schuessler, I hope this email finds you well enjoying this amazingly beautiful springtime weather we are having. I wanted to take a moment to reach out via email, introduce myself and see if I could schedule a call with you to discuss Mitigate Partners services. I live in the beautiful panhandle of Florida {xxxxxxxxx} and came across Mitigate Partners through LinkedIn where I have also been learning a lot about Direct Primary Care and our current broken Health Care System. I am currently the Director of a local not-for-profit organization that provides varied services to our ..read more

Adding +100,000 Young People Will Surely Help Lower Rates! More than 100,000 young immigrants protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program will soon become eligible to receive federal health care coverage for the first time since DACA was implemented over a decade ago. The Biden administration will announce a new federal rule Friday allowing DACA recipients to enroll in a qualified health plan through the Affordable Care Act insurance marketplace or become eligible for coverage through a basic health program. An estimated 580,000 young adults who lack legal immig ..read more

Houston doctor Mary Bowden made some powerful enemies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Can you believe the Texas Medical Board is still wasting tax money trying to punish her? Chris Cuomo should have listened to Mary. Instead he drank the kool aid. Now Cuomo admits publicly for first time that he is also suffering from his own covid vaccine injury. Share Tweet Share ..read more