Policy, can you keep it. There were a lot of people that wanted to buy policies that cost less and that didnt have lifetime caps lifted. There are a lot of people that wanted to buy that didnt cover their 26yearold. You didnt let us do that. And that is the problem. We are smart people. We can make our own decisions. We dont need the government telling us what we have to have. And that is the biggest complaint i get from idahoans, from americans saying why are you politicians and washington, d. C. Constantly telling us what we should do for ourselves . And thats the basic problem of all of this. Whenever you try to socialize in the industry, nationalize an industry like its been done here, its never worked. Its been in tried in all sorts of countries and it never works. Its not going to work here. Well, let me go over a couple other points. First of all, i want to ask mr. Knoll, im told that there are have been 150,000 small group plans that have been canceled in your state. Is that tr
Of you and your staff and it was a great pleasure to be designated as a provider of Health Benefits to all of you. We had very strong partnerships with our Insurance Industry. We have four Major Insurance Companies selling to Small Businesses through d. C. Health link. And i think that the best Insurance Companies in the nation, aetna, united, care first Blue Cross Blue Shield and kaiser. They offer 267 different products to Small Businesses, something for everyone. If you want zero dediuctible plan, its there. If you want a high deductible plan, its there. Its all price points. Our carriers offer nationwide position and Provider Networks and very robust local and regional networks. And we are very proud to offer full employer and employee choice. So when a Small Business comes in and its very easy to create an account at d. C. Health link. Com is our web address, when a Small Business comes in, the Small Business decides how much to contribute and what options to offer to employees. F
My point here is that your pragmatism i love. This is not the pugilisms or that is prodigious in washington. It is about solving problems, lowering costs, giving access to Small Business people like you who want to compete with the big boys. When its in my city is that many folks have a hard time keeping employees who could easily go to other companies who have Better Health insurance plans. You probably know people who could go to other companies and get less salary for Better Health insurance is that correct . I think that is one of our positive attributes. The goal here is to make sure we take this variable, which is made Small Businesses get crushed in the past. Call it socialism or whatever you want, the other countries have costs that you internalize. Were not here to score political points. I dont care about the next election, i care about solving the problems. Most people are saying right now fix the thing, which is what youre saying, right . Hickey, who has no jersey connectio
The Big Picture
Until late December, few if any Medicare policy changes were anticipated as part of a year-end healthcare package, barring extensions of funding for programs that otherwise would have expired. But after several days of closed-door negotiations, congressional leaders unveiled and very shortly thereafter Congress passed a legislative package containing an amalgam of Medicare policy changes.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the Act) includes significant payment adjustments, rural health improvements, transparency requirements for certain manufacturers of drugs covered under Medicare Part B, and fixes to long-standing coverage and benefits issues such as eliminating beneficiary cost-sharing for colorectal cancer screenings. None of these changes, taken individually, represent a monumental shift in administration of the Medicare program. But as a whole, they represent an important body of policies that address long-standing concerns.