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...
Pandemic Risk Management: Lessons From Ancient Egypt
In a time when fear and anxiety seem to grip an entire world, the small population of risk managers experiences a rare moment of mixed emotions. Not happiness or joy - that would be...
Protect 1 and Save 1000
Over the past couple of weeks, COVID-19 has come upon both the American public and the healthcare community like a storm. As one of the cofounders of Axene Health Partners, LLC...
The US Healthcare Reserve and COVID-19
Much is being said in the news this week about the impact of COVID-19 and the potential surge in healthcare demand and the damaging impact this could have on our great US health...