I have been working through the VA over the last six months due to having issues with my blood. Several time the platelets dropped as low as 1000 for days at a time. The solution is what medication will work. Steroids, IVIGs do not work. It is not till I get to cancer drug Rituxan, […]
As taken from Grist . . . The producer of Netflix’s “Buy Now!” says companies should be accountable for the trash they generate. Flora Bagenal, is a Producer / Director and Executive Producer based in Oxford, England. She produced Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy, which has just dropped on Netflix. Who’s responsible for waste? A […]
The following to just part of a longer report by the Physicians for a National Health Program on Medicare Advantage healthcare programs offered by commercial entities. It lays the foundation as to why Medicare Advantage is more expensive than Traditional Medicare. I will do doing the other parts to this report over the next few […]
Timothy Snyder invites us to read; “Decapitation Strike (December)“ (Note to readers: I wrote this two weeks ago, on 15 November. This update accounts for things I have learned since, and for Trump’s further appointments, who confirm the thesis.) Each of Trump’s proposed appointments is a surprise. It is comforting to think that he is […]
The Vera Institutes report on Jails and Prisons is accurate. I am basing this comment on what I know about them in the past. Obviously, things have changed over time. It is good to see a decrease. Perhaps they have found better ways to handle minor issues other than the county jail or state prisons. […]
So many flaws, so many mistakes made; does America even deserve to exist? Does any country that would elect such a person president? Now twelve score and eight, this nation so boldly brought forth on this continent has, in the main, gotten better and better; until it didn’t. That nation so many have loved so […]
Medicare Advantage Plans are notorious for denying healthcare treatments to plan subscribers. CMS is intervening by making a much-needed change to how Medicare Advantage plans decides on treatments needed by plan subscribers. Just a couple of pointers showing how MA has been serving it customers . . . the public. In the existing MA bidding […]
– by New Deal democrat Let me finish catching up this week with a quick look at personal income and spending, which were reported on Wednesday. The “big” takeaway I’ve seen elsewhere is that inflation picked up, and maybe will complicate the Fed’s task. But I don’t see where it’s such a big deal. The […]
Food Prices Rose 28% In 5 Years. Here’s Why, – by Taryn Phaneuf NerdWallet No single factor can explain why food is so much more expensive now than before the pandemic. Food prices — which are up 28% since 2019 — remain high because of the combined impact of rising operating costs, supply-chain disruptions and […]