“I saw someone die today, Mom,” my daughter told me on the phone, her voice four octaves higher than normal, like she’d been sucking on helium. “Where are you?” I heard street noise in the background. “I’m on the 101. I’m driving home from the hospital.” Again, her voice was...off—too high, too cheery. “I saw … Continue reading On Raising a Doctor
I called my medical insurer to dispute some doctor bills I’d received that they denied. The recorded voice of a lovely woman led me through the maze of prompts telling me what to press on my phone to 'better serve me.' After getting through the first number sequence that vaguely applied to my needs, my … Continue reading Don’t Press Send
Will shooting them all stop these corps stealing from the 99%? I’m writing a dystopian novel called The Power Trip about 4 Stanford undergrads that build a MMORPS game where PLAYERS manipulate other players — MARKS — to do what they ‘suggest.’ In one scene, the fictional CEO of fictional HealthNet is shot to death on a … Continue reading Murdering CEOs is Trending
Got Covid again last month. Second time, close to a year after my first go-round with it. I’m fully vaxed. Workout 5 miles a day, 5 days a week. No underlying medical conditions. Low-risk age group. I got Covid the first time at a karaoke bar when the person sitting next to me literally spit … Continue reading On Medicine Today
Obesity is a PRE-EXISTING CONDITION! 65% of all U.S. are #FAT. How will they pay the excessive premium? And who pays if they can't? Estimated ANNUAL health care costs of obesity-related illness are a staggering $190.2 billion or nearly 21% of ANNUAL medical spending in the United States. Childhood obesity alone is responsible for $14 … Continue reading Obesity is a PRE-EXISTING CONDITION
