Posts tagged “Health insurance”
Thank you :)
I’m oh so slowly paying off my bill from the ER. To everyone who’s donated, thank you! I wish I could make you all cupcakes like these. You may think bunny rabbit cupcakes are more appropriate for this time of year, but it’s still snowing here!
Universal Healthcare, please?
I went to the ER in 2006. I received a bill shortly thereafter for some extraordinary amount of money. I called the hospital, gave them my insurance information, and didn’t hear from them again. Late last month, however, I received a bill from a creditor for $1200 from the ER visit. I called the company […]
What I’ve Noticed
After Katrina, a white neighborhood militia murdered blacks who wandered into “their” neighborhood. Disgusting, and a stark reminder that racism is far from eliminated in this country. An NYT editorial and Glenn Greenwald call for accountability after the Senate Armed Services Committee inquiry into the treatment of detainees in U.S. custody was released this week. […]
A Little Politics
The latest A Softer World comic: PZ Myers points to a video of Sarah Palin telling an Assembly of God church that the Iraq war is “a task from God. Obama answers some important questions about science and policy. Dooce tells Republicans to live up to those compassionate principles: Because Leta was diagnosed with plagiocephaly […]
complaints about ER
I found a post at The Blarg complaining about ER a few days ago. I started commenting on it, but there’s a lot to say, so I’m moving here. Now, I’ve only seen ER a few times, and like all TV shows it’s unrealistic, but the parts he labels “liberal nonsense” are not especially fantastic. […]