More Uncommisionable MAPD Plans - Blue Cross (Chicago Market)
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And I bet he hated to see your ass coming down the hall.
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Richard-PDIS
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So, if this is the national Democrats fault, I've heard nothing similar from UHC and Humana in the Chicago market. And those two combined have 3/4 of the MA market in the greater metro. Maybe it's just more evidence that BCBSIL-MA products suck in this market. FYI, CMS is not "filled" with democrats. Most are nonpartisan career federal employees that were hired way longer than 4 years ago.
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InsuranceGuy29
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Humana is trying to merge or sell off, and United's plans are immensely weaker than most others.
Even dental entails a large extra monthly fee. United is only okay due to offering worse plans and much weaker benefits. But they're still gonna get hit hard by this.
CMS's main administrator in charge is Chiquita Brooks-LaSure....Democrat. CMS Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Blum.....Democrat. CMS Chief Of Staff Erin Richardson....Democrat.
It's Democrat-led and as such, the agency goes with it, as these people under them all have jobs they very much would like to keep and therefore will not push back on anything.
When a Democrat regime comes in, they fill the 3 letter agencies up with their own people. A new President has to hire, on average, over 4,000 people.
Richard-PDIS
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Considering the federal government is the largest employer, 4000 persons hired (including attrition) is not a lot. Your logic is the exact opposite then of the very definition of career employees (which I know dozens of)- the people that grind away in their cubicles for decades who actually do the work. You're speaking of dozen politically appointed CMS and HHS directors. Again, you may criticize the plans in the Chicago market all you want, they still write 3/4 every year, BCBSIL does not. BTW, Trump is NOT known for appointing the brightest people in top positions so watch what you ask for. Why not stick to business and leave politics out of this? CMS policies have changed many times over the last 17 years or so - things happen.
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InsuranceGuy29
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That's all great, but it still doesn't change the fact that Democrat policy is terrible for both business and insurance. Our business is literally intertwined and engrained with politics, unfortunately, so ignoring these absolute parasites is unfortunately out of the question. My life, now, is dedicated to fighting them at every single avenue, and that will never change, as I'm absolutely done with their circus shit. You've got your opinion, I've got mine, and they're never gonna change. So let's spare us both the time with the future back and forth on politics.
Dude. You're asking Homer Simpson to leave out the politics?
Let me know how that turns out.
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InsuranceGuy29
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I thought I changed my profile pic.....is it still showing Homer? lol.
