Hey, raise the debt ceiling, start spending. ========= By William SpainCHICAGO MarketWatch — The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services said Monday that insurance plans will soon be required to cover approved female contraception methods without any co-pays or deductibles. The new rules, to take effect next year, also require insurers to pay for for “well-woman visits,” screening for gestational diabetes and... Read more
Archive for the ‘Health’ Category
Cold-Water Swimming in Alaska – WSJ.com
July 31 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Environment, Health Tags: LifeWhat an article!! Talk about the title of my blog… Great! ============= By BILL STREEVER Craig George An Iñupiat hunter once told me the secret of survival in the Arctic Ocean. “Stay in the boat,” he said. “Don’t go in the water.” But I plan to go in the water, to plunge in from the northernmost point in the United States, out near Point Barrow,... Read more
Kids Living in the City Are at Higher Risk for Allergies and Asthma
July 29 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, HealthI’ve been saying this for years, but now you can believe it… Kids Living in the City Are at Higher Risk for Allergies and Asthma.
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Why Medicare Patients See the Doctor Too Much
July 15 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, Health, ObamaCareBy MERRILL MATTHEWS AND MARK LITOW Almost all discussions about Medicare reform ignore one key factor: Medicare utilization is roughly 50% higher than private health-insurance utilization, even after adjusting for age and medical conditions. In other words, given two patients with similar health-care needs—one a Medicare beneficiary over age 65, the other an individual under... Read more
The Other Medicare Cutters
April 20 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, Health, ObamaCareThe Other Medicare Cutters – WSJ.com. What am I missing? = The debate over Paul Ryan’s Medicare reform ideas has largely been healthy, even amid the liberal distortions. But why has there been so little scrutiny of President Obama’s new Medicare proposal? Anyone worrying about more individual choice and responsibility in health care might be interested to learn that... Read more
