In my local paper today there were two articles in two different sections that ought to have been on one page and loudly linked to each other. One stated that the day after Thanksgiving is one of the busiest in emergency rooms… One explanation is that because most physicians are closed – people go to…
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One of today’s headlines: Private Medicare Plans Have Added Costs, for Little Gainhttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/24/business/24medicare.html?ref=health Why is this? Because all those companies now trying to get you to switch to them get a subsidy from the government and here is no incentive to cut costs… …two analysts from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission…said that growth in private…
A typical Pacific Northwest day – except that we got spoiled since we have not had too many of them this year. It’s a wet 54 degrees and every so often the sun shines brightly and the rain diminishes. Have not seen a rainbow yet but they are typical on days like this – we…
Sometimes I think the postal service would be in more serious trouble if it were not for the election cycles and Medicare “open season.” During the primary I got lots of “vote for me” mail, then even more during the general election season and now that has been followed by the companies who want me…
The world economic picture is sort of grim right now. Job losses are increasing. Banks are closing. Retirement accounts are getting slimmer and the Social Security increase is going to be approximately a whopping $46 per month per recipient! Although newly elected President Obama wants to work on a new stimulus plan when Congress reconvenes…it’s…