The other day I had to pull off to the side of the road to yield right-of-way to an ambulance. It was stressful as I didn’t see or hear the ambulance until I pulled out in front of it. A friend’s mother accidentally turned out in front of an ambulance and was subsequently pulled over by the police for the infraction. Often, you’re in traffic and cannot get out of the way while an ambulance is behind you blasting its horn as you try to move.
Category: Direct Primary Care
Are Older Doctors Better than Younger Ones? (Yes, and No)
Many professions require lifelong learning to stay up to speed. At the same time, work experience is a valuable part of lifelong learning. I have heard middle-age tech workers complain of ageism, claiming they are laid off ahead of younger colleagues due to their age and higher pay. Likewise, I’ve heard older tech workers say…
Obamacare Doesn’t Want Competition from Better Insurance Plans
HHS, the Treasury Department and the Department of Labor issued proposed rules on Friday that clamp down on short-term limited duration health plans, which offer cheap but sparse coverage that Democrats deride as “junk insurance.” The rule, which is meant to protect consumers and bolster the Obamacare exchange, would overturn a 2018 Trump-era regulation and satisfies liberal lawmakers and patient groups who have demanded the administration act since its first days in the White House.
Supreme Court Justice Tells a Whopper
“For high-risk Black newborns, having a Black physician more than doubles the likelihood that the baby will live.”
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson