Category · 7 postsHealth Insurance
All posts in the automatic “Health Insurance” category, newest first.
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July 29, 2018
Oh Death!
Posted a few years back on an earlier website. Dr. Ralph Stanley (1927-2016) was, for several years, an annual visitor at Bill’s Pickin’ Parlor just…
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July 3, 2017
“Cost” of Health Care: Biggest & Ugliest Elephant in the Room
I remember in my young adult years a common subject of discussion was the “cost of building” a new home in a particular location. I…
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February 21, 2017
Public Option – Creeping Coverage – POCC
(With apologies to blog post subscribers because I mistakenly “Published” a work in progress that had some old data.) It is very difficult to get…
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November 11, 2016
Obamacare Replacement Act
The “Repeal and Replace” mantra has become a joke since we have not seen any reasonable, easily understood, proposal for the replacement, let alone any…
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October 14, 2016
Why Some Prefer Government Insurance
Originally published 11/24/2009 · republished 2016
Originally published 11/24/2009 – Figures updated to 2015 Now I get it. I couldn’t figure out why so many seem to favor government health insurance…
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October 14, 2016
At Least One Fatal Flaw (In the ACA)
Originally published November 16, 2013 · republished 2016
The post below was originally published November 16, 2013. Given the number of insurance companies currently ceasing to participate in the ACA, it is interesting…
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July 1, 2016
Flu Shots and Tooth Maintenance (Posted 9/3/2009)
Originally published 9/3/2009 · republished 2016
Yesterday morning, I went to the CVS Minute Clinic to get a flu shot (not H1N1, just regular flu). It’s pretty convenient so you might…
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