"Readers are no doubt meant to interpret this as saying that CBO found that the Act will increase the deficit. But anyone who actually read, or even skimmed, the CBO report (pdf) knows that it found that the ACA would reduce, not increase, the deficit because the insurance subsidies were fully paid for." Unethical Commentary, [...]
Tag: health
Home HIV testing now possible
"After decades of controversy, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new H.I.V. test on Tuesday that for the first time makes it possible for Americans to learn in the privacy of their homes whether they are infected." Rapid H.I.V. Home Test Wins Federal Approval, by Donald G. McNeil Jr., NY Times, July 3, 2012 [...]
41% of Professional women are not having kids because she who travels fastest, travels alone
And the patriarchy runs our society sucks. "First off, 41% of professional women these days are choosing not to have children, and unlike ten years ago, they're comfortable with their decisions on this front. In the straitened circumstances of a high unemployment, low growth economy, many women believe that it's wiser to do two things [...]
Why are we so fat?
"Three decades ago, 15% of American adults were obese. Today 35% are. Obesity has increased in many other rich nations too. Why?" Is rising obesity a product of income inequality and economic insecurity?, by Lane Kenworthy, Consider the Evidence, June 10, 2012 Lots of great charts. No easy answers, but great charts.
Prop 29: it’s not over ’til it’s ver
"The vote count for the tobacco tax on last week's primary ballot narrowed again Tuesday as elections officials across California tallied hundreds of thousands of uncounted ballots. "The measure, known as Proposition 29, was losing by just over 33,200, a gap that narrowed from 63,000 on election night, state election figures show. "More than 4.5 [...]
Hooray for Los Angeles! for once
"Los Angeles became the largest city in the nation to approve a ban on plastic bags at supermarket checkout lines, handing a hard-fought victory to environmentalists and promising to change the way Angelenos do their grocery shopping. "The City Council voted 13 to 1 to phase out plastic bags over the next 16 months at [...]
How Doctors Die
"It's not a frequent topic of discussion, but doctors die, too. And they don't die like the rest of us. What's unusual about them is not how much treatment they get compared to most Americans, but how little. For all the time they spend fending off the deaths of others, they tend to be fairly [...]
Stop the thieving California heath insurance companies now
Okay, this video is funny, informative, and hard hitting. https://youtu.be/PMO-_woxVpE But this new way of gathering petition signatures is brilliant. Please do what I did and go to Justify Their Rates (justifyrates.org), get this petition (pdf), sign it and send it in. Stop the thieving California heath insurance companies now! Enough already! Thanks, Calitics for [...]
Food diary 11/01/11-
11/04/11 08:30 wheat bread with cheese 11/03/11 20:00 baked fish and veggies, granola bar 18:30 pear, provolone cheese, granola bar, and handful of peanuts 16:45 popcorn and an apple 15:00 barley vegetable soup 12:45 veggie bagel and cookie 09:30 oatmeal w/soy milk 07:50 TSMAS 07:30 sunflower seed wheat bread w/tuna salad 11/02/11 20:00 slice of [...]
J Brown (D-Bravest Governor Ever)
"California Gov. Jerry Brown stepped into the middle of a debate over parental rights Sunday by signing legislation giving children 12 or older the power to consent to medical care involving the prevention of sexually transmitted disease." New law lets 12-year-olds consent to preventive care for STDs, by Patrick McGreevy, LA Times, October 9, 2011 [...]