Sep 21, 2010

Great summary of the Health Reform Act

The Kaiser Family Foundation has published a very readable Summary of the Health Reform Act in plain English, except for pesky abbreviations such as FPL (=federal poverty level). Some, possibly critical, details have been left out. For example, if you are going to be eligible for Medicaid, due to low income on your IRS tax form, will the State be able to place you in their managed care program, or will you have to go fee-for-service Medicaid? This is important, because at present most doctors don't accept Medicaid and you'll have trouble finding a provider. Little unimportant details like that.
Otherwise, it's a great place to start.

Sep 15, 2010

Embarrassing quotes by those in the public eye

ProPublica, my favorite investigative journalism website, has started a new site where people (like us) can upload from their smart phones (not like us, cause we don't have one) snippets of speeches or public statements by politicians, business leaders, lobbyists, etc., that are worthy of at least a raised eyebrow.
It's called "Officials say the darndest things!" Check it out, and maybe you, too, can catch a pol in a stupid remark. On the other hand, I say stupid things every three minutes, but I'm genuine. Maybe there's an inverse relationship between stupid statements and genuineness.