The Joe Pesci Option
There are many unknowns in the future of health care funding and costs given the current crisis faced by our country. With unemployment rising at an unprecedented rate and...
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...