Data, Data, Everywhere, Nor Any Drop to Drink
The mortality rate is 1%. The doubling time is 15 days. Today’s number of new cases is 7% lower than yesterday’s. When a statistic is cited, it’s often...
Coping During the Coronavirus Pandemic
We are at a critical point in the fight against the spread of COVID-19 outbreaks. Our collective efforts in social distancing, adhering to stay-at-home orders and wearing masks...
Financial Risk Preparation: The COVID-19 Pandemic and ‘Unknown Unknowns’
A few days before ‘shelter in place’ became a common part of our lexicon, I returned home from the office one afternoon and told my wife I had a nice chat with the New York Times...
The Platinum Public Option
The Platinum Public Option…it’s more than just a catchy slogan. It’s a solution to coordinate the political semantics and financial dynamics of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) without...
The Cost of COVID-19
Since the first hint of a pandemic Axene Health Partners has been monitoring COVID-19 and its impact on the nation, especially on the healthcare system. COVID-19 data and its trends...
Pandemic Lessons: Healthcare Versus Health Insurance
There’s been debate in political and healthcare circles about the President’s decision to not open a Special Enrollment Period for ACA markets in the midst of the 2020 global coronavirus...
Health Care Provider Pinch: COVID-19’s Impact on Provider Revenues
The U.S. healthcare system pre-dominantly operates using a Fee-For-Service (FFS) reimbursement model. This means doctors, hospitals, and other healthcare providers are reimbursed per healthcare...
So Where is This Coronavirus Train Going?
Having been self-quarantined at home now for several weeks I have a never-ending dream feeling of being on a train. Unfortunately, I am not the engineer of the train who sees where we are headed...
Healthcare Contingency Reserves: Expanding Beyond Financial Resources to include Physical Resources
In the U.S. insurance industry, health insurers are known to hold onto large amounts of cash reserve as a surplus. Regulators often scrutinize these reserves, demanding to know why the...
Pandemic Reserves
As I sit at my desk looking out the window at the rain covered streets, barely a person in sight and cars randomly scattered on the curb, it is hard not to think, “should we have seen this...