Shall We Dance?
Watching the Republican presidential candidates’ debates has been perversely entertaining. It is fascinating to observe the verbal pirouette of politicians trying to distance themselves from their former incarnations. Particularly guilty…
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Alice’s Adventures in Medicare Land
Just as in Lewis Carroll’s tales of Alice’s illogical adventures, the political landscape just gets “curiouser and curiouser.” We’ve traveled down the rabbit hole, through the looking glass, and into…
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Wall Street Greed Kills Those in Need
The Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement has managed, in a few short months, to shine a spotlight on a system of economic inequality and corporate control of our government. Participants…
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Elementary, My Dear Watson. Or Is It?
A big concern among physicians, a concern we share, is the use of Watson to help a health insurance company
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Just Another Day in Paradise
The invoice stated, “Payment was denied by Bottom Line Health Insurance Company, indicating another insurance is your primary carrier. Please contact us to provide your correct primary insurance carrier for the date of the service listed.”
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Highmark for Higher Education
It’s the beginning of a new college semester. Paid the tuition? Check. Paid dorm room and board or apartment rent? Check. Purchased textbooks? Check. Purchased mandatory health insurance? Huh?
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Happy Birthday, Medicare! Will It Be Your Last?
So happy 46th birthday, Medicare. We hope the gift that President Obama and Congress give you is not a pink slip. Writer Hank Kalet proposes (The Progressive Populist July 1/15, 2011) that rather than cutting Medicare we make it even stronger by expanding it to cover everyone. Makes perfect sense, but this is Washington we’re talking about.
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Can You Hear Me Now?
What the people really want is for the ‘Party of the People’ to exhibit boldness and the courage of its convictions.
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Accessory to Murder
Recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau provide some numbers that are much scarier than any ghosts, goblins, or ersatz Glenn Becks and Sarah Palins you may have encountered during Halloween season.
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Risky Business
With 3,500 slots and tens of thousands in need, it sounds like a game of musical chairs.
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