So, when I was unemployed and when I was working at a small firm, I needed to buy my own health insurance. Thus, after a very stressful search and application period, I ended up with Golden Rule, through United. I can't really complain, it didn't charge me a whole lot, and it covered the basics (except for prescriptions, which did cause some issues). Obviously, because I now work for a university, I am on its healthcare plan. Well, last week I received a love letter from Golden Rule along with a check! Because of the Affordable Care Act's provision that requires that if a health insurance company doesn't spend at least 80% of its collected premiums on health care services, then it must return the difference to the enrollees. This is called the 80-20 rule, and it is meant to minimize administrative costs to only 20% of a company's expenses. In 2011, Golden Rule in Tennessee spent only 70.9% of its total $35M in premiums on health care expenses, meaning that it missed the 80% mark by 9.1%. Thus, Golden Rule was required to send its enrollees who paid during that period checks of 9.1% of their premiums paid. Hurrah! I received a check! I am pleased to see the ACA working to increase efficiency and decrease administrative padding. Thanks, Congress and President Obama. I'm now going to go deposit my small yet morally and politically-pleasing check.
This blog is mainly focused on current legal stories and cases. Because I am licensed in Ohio and Tennessee and living in Oklahoma, I tend to read (and therefore blog) mostly about cases from those states. When I get tired of reading about legal cases, I blog about my dogs and other interesting stories. I try to keep the author as my dog Ella, but I'm not very successful at that. Goal for future: Be more persuasive about Ella being the author despite me being the one who can type.
Sunday, July 22, 2012
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