Not even a public option here, despite from 2000 to 2007, profits at the 10 largest publicly-traded health insurance companies went up 428 percent. CEOs at these companies made an average of $11.9 million in 2007. In the past nine years, health insurance premiums have more than doubled—a rate three …
Nothing but the best rhetoric will do. I see a President and Congress unwilling to risk political ire (or anger of those with vested interest in the health insurance and pharmaceutical industries), and do what the right thing for this country by getting rid of the free market health insurance …
I was organizing my Google home pages. I have many categorized pages, from science and international development, to blogs and anthropology. I decided to add another “tab”, as they call it, for women’s issues”. I started the tab, and labeled it women. I inadvertently left their “I feel lucky” box …
OC reminded me of this Bill Moyers/Wendall Powell interview I saw a couple of weeks ago. Although OC’s interest lies with the medical cost ratio, and blaming the people who own the stock (you, maybe me), my interest lies merely with bringing this to your attention, in case you missed …
It’s Bastille Day. I know at least one person who looks forward to this day all year long, but I also know that many don’t know the history of their own country, ( in my case the U.S.) never mind that of France. For those from the U.S., it’s OK …
In this wonderful post racial world we have a Philly suburban pool that accepted $1,950 dollars for a group of kids from Creative Steps day camp so the kids could go swim for 90 minutes every so often. When the kids got there for the first swim people noticed they …
