Author Archives: Bill Randell
Health Insurance premiums through the Massachusetts Connector Authority
The Boston Globe had an interesting column on the health insurance premiums charged through the Massachusetts Health Connector. Here are some interesting facts we pulled from the column: [..]
Massachusetts has near universal health coverage, why are rates still increasing?
According to this article in the Business Insider, Massachusetts, which has the lowest uninsured rate of any state, also has several counties with near universal health insurance [..]
Fallon CEO Pat Hughes announces retirement
A few weeks back we wrote a blog that Fallon Community Health Plan was ripe for take-over. After writing it, we heard back from several sources that Fallon [..]
“Risk adjustment” payments
Just when you thought that you could not be confused anymore? The program, called “risk adjustment,” is a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that takes effect [..]
Fallon follow-up, NOT FOR SALE
Needless to say we received many comments back on our last column titled, Fallon Community Health Plans ripe for take-over? The message we received loud and clear [..]
CHIA Reports on the Performance of the Massachusetts Health Care System
The Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) today announced the release of its 2015 Annual Report on the Performance of the Massachusetts Health Care System. The report [..]
Fallon Community Health Plans ripe for a take-over?
On the National Level we have seen many larger insurance companies merge. A pair of mergers involve four of the nation’s five largest for-profit health insurance companies—Cigna Corp. and [..]
Huge rate increases for ObamaCare in 2016
Remember when the White House explained that the huge hikes in Year 2 were due to all of the uninsured people suddenly having access to health [..]
Health Insurance Quotes
We represent all the major carriers: Blue Cross of Massachusetts Tufts Harvard-Pilgrim Fallon Neighborhood Minuteman Health New England Are you paying too much? Maybe you should look at [..]
Masssachusetts Wellness Tax Credit
When you mention implementing wellness plans, employers immediately say: ” we can’t spend any money on that and it isn’t a good fit with our employees” The Commonwealth [..]