cobra
You often hear Cobra described as “prohibitively expensive.” The way Cobra works, or at least the way it worked for my husband when he quit his job, is that you pay 100% of the cost of the your health...
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incognito
There’s no such thing as a free lunch. From the NYTimes – Digital medical records don’t save much money (if any) and have mixed results in improving care. I’m too lazy to link, but I also found it...
View Articlethis and that
What better way to start the new year than by reading the news? First I find out that Mr. Duck Dynasty, who prior to his anti-gay comments I had never heard of, is saying you should marry women at 16....
View Articleproud
I’m so proud of my sister. This is her second quote – this time on Yahoo finance: “We’re pleased to integrate Teladoc into Castlight. In doing so, we can help our employer customers realize even...
View Articlelegalizing pot
These days I have no stomach for reading about sick kids. It’s not like I ever enjoyed it, but lately, I can’t help but replace the child with L in my mind. I’m no big proponent of marijuana...
View ArticleHarvard health costs
Cry me a river. Don’t get me a wrong. Employees should always advocate for themselves, and I don’t blame Harvard employees for doing so. However, anyone who works in the private sector will have...
View Articlepolitics
Obama has come out with some positive proposals lately. When I read that he was pushing for free community college I was super excited. For about five seconds. Then I realized it has zero zilch nada...
View Articleinsurance rant
Becca linked to an article about a woman who was annoyed at having to pay largely out of pocked when she had a baby. Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the difference between insurance and a health...
View Articlevacation. and covid resurgence.
We are on vacation today. It’s our first vacation of any kind in about a year, and of course the first since S arrived. We’re only about 90 minutes from home except that an hour ferry wait made it...
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school and covid
Most Seattle area schools have announced closures for the first six weeks. How are things in Seattle? Well, here are our confirmed case counts: Doesn’t look great, right? Well, it’s worth looking at...
View Articledeath math
Can someone explain to me what the hell is taking the FDA so long to approve the vaccine? There are about 2000 people dying every day. 40% of them live in nursing homes or the equivalent. Every day...
View Articlevaccines
Honestly, I think if you work in a long-term care facility and refuse to get vaccinated, you should find another job. The government should provide financial support and assistance to allow long-term...
View Articleincompetence
What an absolute fucking diasaster. Masks have gotten so much attention, but how much more critical was the late test rollout? 46 days it took us longer than Thailand to produce useable tests thanks...
View ArticleCovid predictions
I thought it might be “fun” to make some Covid predictions. Many of my past Covid predictions from last year have come to pass – off the top of my head, vaccine availability date is so far right in...
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dribs and drabs
If you’ve been a running fan for a long time, or subscribed to Runner’s World a decade or two ago, you’re probably familiar with Team Hoyt. Dick Hoyt pushed his profoundly physically disabled son in...
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Covid plots
I think it’s always helpful to look at the data when it comes to Covid. Reading the media coverage is highly misleading. In any case, to me, the numbers look good. Note that the above is a log...
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vaccines
The rate of vaccination in the US has slowed dramatically, and it’s really concerning. Based on Israel’s data, if we get to 60% of adults (16+) vaccinated, we’ll be golden. But we’re not trending...
View ArticleMelbourne madness
The lack of media coverage of the Covid outbreak in Australia is . . . funny. I mean, back when Trump was in charge, all we heard was how great New Zealand was handling things, and if only Trump was...
View ArticleGood news
Is this not awesome? “To achieve this result, the researchers first implanted electrodes in Mr. Oskam’s skull and spine. The team then used a machine-learning program to observe which parts of the...
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