Let Them Eat (Cup)Cake
So, you can't get logged in to the website, and the folks on the phone at 1-800-404Care can't help you because they can't get logged in, either. But you really want to get signed up for the ObamaTax.What to do?Well, you could follow Ms Shecantberious' advice and just saunter over to the nearest brick-and-icingmortar enrollment site and pick up a dozen to go.Wait, what?"In yet another bungle for the botched government insurance rollout, the state Health Department has mistakenly listed numerous non-health-related business as enrollment sites — including a Brooklyn cupcake shop that has been besieged by callers."Yummy!
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Source: InsureBlog - November 5, 2013 Category: Medical Lawyers and Insurers Source Type: blogs
Meet the McCoy's: Unintended Winners in Obamacare
An investment advisor I know referred me to one of his clients. Last week they came in to discuss how their individual plan was going to be impacted by Obamacare. I hadn't been given much information on the couple other than they are both in their late 50's and retired.
When they came in the first thing we went through was learning a little bit more about them and their history. It's a sad story with a very happy ending. Both are widowed and lost spouses at a fairly young age. One to a tragic car accident and the other to a work related accident. The only thing that wasn't impacted in their lives was on the financial side...
Source: InsureBlog - November 4, 2013 Category: Medical Lawyers and Insurers Source Type: blogs
My new article is up...
At Answers.com:
"Return of Premium Term isn't for everyone, or appropriate for every case. But if you're looking at term coverage, and you think that you might just outlive it, take a look at RoP."
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Source: InsureBlog - November 4, 2013 Category: Medical Lawyers and Insurers Source Type: blogs
Obamacare - The Fix Is In
One of the firms hired to build healthcare.guv is now also involved in fixing this mess.
But wait, there's more.
Anthony Welters, Exec. V.P. of #UnitedHealthcare (owner of #QSSI), is a major Obama campaign donor.
Who is QSSI?
UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Quality Software Services Inc. (QSSI), which built the data hub for the ObamaCare system, has been named the new general contractor in charge of repairing the glitch-plagued HealthCare.gov.
Welters and his wife, Beatrice, have shoveled piles of cash into Obama’s campaign coffers and apparently reaped the rewards.
Beatrice Welters bundled donations totaling...
Source: InsureBlog - November 4, 2013 Category: Medical Lawyers and Insurers Source Type: blogs
The Cavalry Arrives!
HHS Secretary Shecantbeserious finally gets the resources she needs, courtesy of Volunteer State Senator Brian Kelsey:
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Source: InsureBlog - November 2, 2013 Category: Medical Lawyers and Insurers Source Type: blogs
