As the saying goes,“There is nothing as constant as change”. This certainly applies to the world of health insurance. Maybe we should also add the reminder that “No good deed goes unpunished”. The “change”...
Category: Health & Fitness
Nor-Cal Think Pink is excited to bring a Mobile Mammography Bus to FOUR rural communities this August! Free mammogram screening for women age 40 years old and over who have not had a mammogram...
Writing about health insurance and health care issues cannot be done without reference to politics. This segment of the economy is highly regulated and there is never a time when new laws aren’t being...
One of my least favorite things to do is shop for a car. The industry is infamous for lack of transparency. Prices may be different if you buy it in a different city. Sometimes...
A recent episode of “Madam Secretary” takes us through an exercise of how the “anti-vaxx” movement might play out. Two children are infected with measles following a trip. Both fall gravely ill, but eventually...
“Busy Brain” nights when I simply cannot shut off my brain to go to sleep may cause me to turn on the TV for some mindless program that will hopefully, put me to sleep....
One definition of madness: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. While this statement has been inaccurately attributed to Einstein, it doesn’t take Einstein to know that it could...
In this column, I often lament that fact that there is so little transparency in health care. It is one of the biggest frustrations for consumers. The Prescription Drug cost component of this system...
I have continually lamented the fact that there is little transparency in health care pricing. One favorite example is to ask “If you went into Costco, filled your cart and were expected to pay...
In my last column I shared a touching story from the husband of an organ donor recipient. Unfortunately, I had to abbreviate the letter for space limitations. Those that have read the entire piece...
