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What was Obama texting during Dr. Benjamin Carson's HSA explanation?

Scott Borden wrote 3 months ago: Here is proof that Obama has heard the truth about the right way to reform healthcare: Dr. Carson … more →

Tags: HSA Success Stories, Benjamin Carson, CDHP, consumer directed, Consumer Driven, Dr. Benjamin Carson, hdhp, Health Care, Health Insurance

ObamaCare vs. Health Savings Accounts4 comments

Scott Borden wrote 9 months ago: (Updated 2013 post-election) The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, ObamaCare) has b … more →

Tags: Affordable Care Act., CDHP, Consumer Driven, hdhp, Health Care System, Health Insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Reform, hsa

ObamaCare has been ruled Constitutional... NOW WHAT?

Scott Borden wrote 10 months ago: Regardless of how SCOTUS arrived at its decision, ObamaCare (Patient Protection & Affordable Car … more →

Tags: Affordable Care Act., CDHP, consumerism, FSA, greg knapp, hdhp, Health Insurance, Healthcare Reform, hsa

What’s up with the single-payer health insurance plan Vermont?

by Tinker Ready wrote 10 months ago: Can one state take over its entire health insurance industry? We’ll find out in Vermont. Here … more →

Tags: Health Care Costs, health care news, reform, access to health insurance, cost of health insurance, Vermont Single Payer

Harvard video: The Supercommittee Collapse and America's Healthcare Future

by Tinker Ready wrote 1 year ago: Harvard School of Public Health Panel … more →

Tags: reform, health care news, Health Care Costs, access to health insurance

Mass. single-payer advocates take on limits of state health reform

by Tinker Ready wrote 1 year ago: Before you write off these folks, note that a recent survey of doctors by the Massachusetts Medical … more →

Tags: reform, Quality of Care, Health Care Costs, health care news, access to health insurance, Massachusetts Health Plan, Mass Connector

Will ObamaCare Survive the Supreme Court?

Scott Borden wrote 1 year ago: Can the federal government penalize private citizens for doing nothing? Patient Protection and Affor … more →

Health Insurance plans will be required to cover Birth Control Pills2 comments

Scott Borden wrote 1 year ago: This week HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius broadened the scope of “preventive” to cover b … more →

New Yorker: How Mitt Romney came around to Massachusetts style health reform

by Tinker Ready wrote 1 year ago: Watching New Yorker writer Ryan Lizza on MSNBC on Wednesday night got us thinking – is this a repeat … more →

Tags: health care news, reform, Massachusetts Health Plan, Mass Connector, romney and health reform

"INSURANCE TALK with Scott & Mike" Saturday morning talk radio show

Scott Borden wrote 2 years ago: As most of you know I have been a frequent guest on other talk radio shows for over 3 years now.  We … more →

Tags: Group Health Insurance, HSA Success Stories, Individual/Family Health Insurance, 710 kcmo, 710kcmo, hdhp, Health Insurance, Health Reimbursement Arrangement, Health Savings Account

Maine senators join health reform lawsuit

by Tinker Ready wrote 2 years ago:  The Portland Press-Herald reports: Snowe was concerned with the concept of government mandating an … more →

Tags: health care news, reform, Obama and health, partners health care

NHS: Maybe they fund fruit fly research too1 comment

by Tinker Ready wrote 2 years ago: Not to knock  my UK colleagues, but –would it be fair to say that maybe the headlines of some … more →

Tags: Politics, Effectiveness research, NHS, tea party on health, UK HealthCare

Tipping point for health costs in Mass?

by Tinker Ready wrote 3 years ago: BHN is not a fan of the overused term “tipping point.”  But, it works here. Let’s … more →

Tags: health care news, reform, access to health insurance, Boston area hospitals, cost of health insurance, Mass Connector, Massachusetts Health Plan, partners health care

The LIFELINE to Healthcare Reform... HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS!2 comments

Scott Borden wrote 3 years ago: Who would have thought Obamacare would include one item that has proven to reduce healthcare costs a … more →

Tags: HSA Success Stories, hsa, tax deduction, hdhp, Health Savings Account, tax deductible, Obamacare, hsa guidelines

I guess this is why they call them "Cadillac" health insurance plans... they cost about as much!

Scott Borden wrote 3 years ago: Unfortunately Massachusetts passed healthcare reform back in 2006 that is eerily similar to Obamacar … more →

Tags: Health Insurance, Health Care, reform, Healthcare, Obamacare, mandate, Massachusetts, Cadillac plan, Cadillac

Wasn't Obamacare supposed to SAVE money?

Scott Borden wrote 3 years ago: The first casualties of Obamacare seem to be businesses with retirees that used to be able to take a … more →

Tags: Health Insurance, reform, prescription drug, Healthcare, Obamacare, AT&T, John Deere, Redistribution, Hidden Taxes

Let's pass the biggest tax increase in American history and call it "HealthCare Reform"!

Scott Borden wrote 3 years ago: If / When this administration offers enough bribe dollars to pass healthcare reform, although the … more →

Tags: Health Care, reform, Healthcare, Obamacare, Tax Increase

11% Healthcare DECREASE for the state of Indiana due to... Health Savings Accounts!

Scott Borden wrote 3 years ago: Here is a letter from the Governor of Indiana explaining why HSAs are the common sense solution to r … more →

Tags: Group Health Insurance, HSA Success Stories, hsa, Health Insurance, Health Savings Account, tax-advantage, Healthcare, Obamacare, Tax Saving

Scott Brown speaks as health reformers rally

by Tinker Ready wrote 3 years ago: Just to be clear, Brown didn’t speak at the rally — he spoke to a group of insurance exe … more →

Tags: reform, Scott Brown, scott brown and health reform, health reform rally


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