Every cloud has a silver lining. Here are three positives that might come out of the Coronavirus pandemic. Telemedicine is finally being covered by Medicaire. Medicine comes into the 20th Century. It ...Read More
“Doctor, I have an ear ache.” 2000 B.C. – “Here, eat this root.” 1000 B.C. – “That root is heathen, say this prayer.” 1850 A.D. – “That pray...Read More
It came in the mail yesterday and I can start using it on July 1st. “If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it is free.” P.J. O’Rourke...Read More
About six months ago I started getting advertising in the mail about Medicare. By now I’ve received about a hundred. See the picture nearby. According to politicians Medicare is going brok...Read More
Complexity thy name is Medicare or diving in donut holes. Except for joking about the “Medicare Buffet” I have put off thinking about Medicare its costs and its complications for as long a...Read More
In exactly 800 days I will be eligible for the medicare buffet. I and about 3 million others will become eligible in 2012. My hip is starting to hurt but I can wait and so can the rest of my coho...Read More