The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) is a fascinating resource. It is a non-partisan organization that provides a wealth of technical information on health care issues including cost information and policy data, as well as opinion polls. In last week’s column… Continue Reading
Once there was a dog trainer who said, “If your dog won’t come when you call, he isn’t your dog.” A provocative statement, but I must say, I agree with him. If you can’t successfully call your dog, his life is limited… Continue Reading
Any of you who have spoken with me for more than two minutes know that my conversations are liberally sprinkled with “ . . . as my mother used to say. . .” My mother was a very wise woman,… Continue Reading
Last week was a big week for the employee benefits and individual insurance world, as the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issue rulings on same sex marriage and subsidies under the Affordable Care Act (ACA also known as… Continue Reading
Unbelievably, in a few days it will be seven years since I first came to this coastal Highland village. My “old life” back in the States almost seems like it belonged to someone else; here, in a place where families… Continue Reading
The majority of small employer groups who renewed in the last quarter of 2014 postponed their renewal and took an “early renewal” option from their insurance carrier. Small group in 2014 was defined as groups with less than 50 employees.… Continue Reading
Each man’s death diminishes me, For I am involved in mankind. John Donne I was about 10 years old when I first saw death. It was 1966 and I was in Sunday school at Bruen Chapel, a Methodist church in… Continue Reading
It was 1994 the first time my kids and I went camping at Patrick’s Point State Park in Trinidad. It was a significant year. I’d graduated from college – 20 years after high school – and I’d bought a house.… Continue Reading
Today, it’s all about my dad. I’m sure if I walked into a room and said, “I have the weirdest dad,” we could spend hours trying to top each other with weird stories, but today, put yourself in my place,… Continue Reading
Why is it so hard to “get happy?” If there is one common trait that all humans share, it is the desire to feel good, not bad. We seek contentment, fulfillment, satisfaction and peace. For many of us, it is… Continue Reading
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