Monthly Archives: September 2009

Mis-Understanding the Uninsured

In the drive to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable and comprehensive health care, reform advocates have defined the uninsured population as 47 million, or approximately 15% of the population.  More recently, President Obama has been referring to … Continue reading

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Drain-O Time: Unclogging Health Reform

Last year at this time all we heard about was the credit crisis and the fact that the credit markets were “all clogged up”.  12 months later we’ve got the same problem, although this time its health reform that is paralyzed. … Continue reading

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Goodbye to an Incredible and Courageous Woman

This week we said good-bye to an amazing woman.  Rhonda Parent was a wife-mother-daughter-sister-coworker-friend and party girl extraordinaire.  And she was so, so much more to all of us who knew and loved her.  I’d like to tell you a little bit about why she … Continue reading

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More (Scary Stuff) on The Unintended Consequences

Bad news for all of us do-gooders out there…So far, polling on the “Golden Rule” vs. “Unintended Consequences” is running 2/3rds against the Golden Rule.  It’s not surprising, really.  The $2.5 trillion healthcare economy affects all of us.  In addition … Continue reading

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