Frosted
Yesterday I had two slices of chocolate cake for lunch. And yet another for dinner. This is so not my usual behavior, but then again, desperate times call for desperate measures. Sigh. Desperate is...
View ArticleTerminal & Terminated
I realized yesterday that I have had continuous health coverage from the moment I was born until just now–fifty eight years of buying into the American Dream of health and happiness. And it’s hard to...
View ArticleA fresh concern and it’s a whopper
A lot of you are friends with me on Facebook so you’ve already seen the splendid offer I received. However, too good not to share with a broader audience. And….so very many of you have leapt into...
View ArticleFAITH IN HUMANITY & COVERAGE RESTORED
Yesterday I received a phone call from the appeals manager at WageWorks. They had been inundated with letters/faxes/emails on my behalf. And, she said, it was slowing down my case. Because each time a...
View ArticleThe naked truth about losing health care coverage
I learned a thing or two from my now-you-have-it-now-you-don’t insurance debacle. First, that individuals with expensive conditions like a cancer that’s turned chronic are sitting ducks. We represent...
View ArticleAnd as if you haven’t heard enough…
My friend Casey—aka Mighty Casey Quinlan, interviewed me for this week’s Healthcare is Hilarious installment and we discussed my Cobra debacle. One more time. Happy, shiny, glittery ending and all....
View ArticleIt gets better
Which means worse. But I sure am acquiring some useful (not to me, but to my advocacy work) first hand experience. Let’s start with the good news. I just spent three days in Boston wearing my ‘expert’...
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