The PPACA spelled out how healthcare reform should look like, it has been up to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) working with insurance companies and hospitals to draw up the rules and guidance for implementation of the law.
Anthem Blue Cross to discontinue some California small group plans
Certain plans will be discontinued effective 10/1/12 (on a group’s renewal anniversary).
Healthcare Reform Specialist Certificate? Marketing gimmick
Even though I have read most of the original PPACA text, blogged in support of the ACA, have a page dedicated to healthcare reform benefits on my website and sent out thousands of tweets on the #ACA, I’m not a real specialist until I pay $600.
Santa Cruz or bust…and it was
Fortunately, I took a wrong turn heading to the campus and we ended up in the Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. We were enjoying a pleasant hike when we stumbled upon a rare albino redwood growing next to the tracks.
An American, Confederate, and Rainbow flag walk into a bar…
My fellow blogger had an altogether different reaction to the four words used on the stamps, their meaning and implication for our society.
Mission San Juan Bautista surviving earthquakes and time
I was surprised at how both the interior and exterior elements of the mission would draw me in and provide a sense of comfort. This history explains the primitive but informative seismometer inside the mission.
Casa de Fruta is King of the kitsch
In a world of contrived marketing experiences, Casa de Fruta is one of the more authentic commercial establishments that has not grown tired.
Malakoff Diggins historical erosion and devastation of Sacramento Valley
130 years after the water cannons were silenced, significant scarring remains. Willows trees and brush, phreatophytes, are growing thick (I got lost in them) and trying to reclaim the pit. We are still left with a 7,000 foot drain tunnel and the lingering effects on the Sacramento Valley from the elevated river bottom that all of the hydraulic mining drained into.
San Francisco will fill bay to meet ADA requirements
“We have enough dirt under Russian Hill alone to reach Alcatraz”, Morris said. Ms. Morris said smoothing out San Francisco’s hilly terrain was like cosmetic surgery sucking out the cellulite.
Western Health Advantage gears up for California Exchange
The whole issue of medical underwriting, and why an applicant is declined, can frequently be a mystery to both the individual and the broker. It was refreshing to hear a discussion from the insurer of what system they were using for the determination of issuing a health insurance policy.
