I also like the provision in the law which requires that at least 80% of premiums be spent by the insurance companies for health care benefits, i.e., not for marketing, compensation, or other non medical costs.
We often forget that insurance companies and reform advocates had almost fifty years to find a way to bring costs down and failed. They had a business model that left no room for profit in this segment of the insurance market. So, it had to be legislated by reformers.
This new law is already bringing down the rate of federal spending for health care. I hope it does the same on an individual scale. It would be sad if the law ended up giving insurance companies a guaranteed subsidy and the policy holders a lemon. (Kind of like the Chargers ticket guarantee)!.
Whenever I read about the wages taxi drivers in San Diego earn, I think of the term slave wages. If anyone ever wonders why there's a need for labor unions, this is a good case.
Until this all works itself out, I'll have to remember to tip the poor driver enough to at least buy a meal on their way home.
Another piece of good news! Now the leaders have to come out of the closet so that there is no discrimination anywhere in that organization. Well done Boy Scouts of America. Well done.
I hope the new exchange brings down my premiums. They rise about 30% every year! But even if they don't, I'll be happy when fewer and fewer people show up in emergency rooms uninsured and unable to pay their bills. Finally! I won't have to pay their bills, either through higher premiums or by allocating taxes to health care instead of other equally valuable programs.
By the way, we all already enjoy several huge improvements on a mega scale. Parents can keep their kids on their current policies until the kids reach age 26. And better yet, insurance companies are now unable to rescind a policy or limit benefits when you suddenly become seriously ill. The days when insurance companies could take their customer's money for years and years and then play bureaucratic cat-and-mouse games questioning claims and refusing payments are over.
This is another good step forward. Congratulations and thanks to all those who worked so hard to make this happen.
Coincidentally, today I signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with a solar company, locking in my electricity price for the next twenty years at about 14 cents per KWh. The system cost about $9,000, divided by twenty years and then twelve months, means I'll be paying $35 month for electricity for twenty years.
Another good example of objective journalism. Can we now have a similar story on the media's fascination with climate change deniers?
We need to be equally objective when reporting these silly points of view. People who think that climate change is a conspiracy, or that the President is not American, or that human beings co-existed with dinosaurs are missing something fundamental to dealing with reality. Why does the media present such nonsense as anything but nonsense?
Funny, no real description of what the reforms are.
The story reports Mexico working to improve itself and the assumption is that reforming the banking and other related laws will help. But will the reforms help the middle class or just continue to benefit Mexico's very small upper class?
Some of the largest monopolies in the world are in Mexico, including high tech sectors of the economy.
This is a sign of progress. But it seems odd to only extend this newfound tolerance just to kids. Why not adults as well? Surely gay men have a lot to teach about leadership, tool Just saying.
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Calif. Health Exchange Plans, Rates Announced
I also like the provision in the law which requires that at least 80% of premiums be spent by the insurance companies for health care benefits, i.e., not for marketing, compensation, or other non medical costs.
We often forget that insurance companies and reform advocates had almost fifty years to find a way to bring costs down and failed. They had a business model that left no room for profit in this segment of the insurance market. So, it had to be legislated by reformers.
This new law is already bringing down the rate of federal spending for health care. I hope it does the same on an individual scale. It would be sad if the law ended up giving insurance companies a guaranteed subsidy and the policy holders a lemon. (Kind of like the Chargers ticket guarantee)!.
May 26, 2013 at 7:04 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
City Considers Taxi Industry Overhaul Amid Reports Of Low Wages And Unsafe Cabs
Whenever I read about the wages taxi drivers in San Diego earn, I think of the term slave wages. If anyone ever wonders why there's a need for labor unions, this is a good case.
Until this all works itself out, I'll have to remember to tip the poor driver enough to at least buy a meal on their way home.
May 24, 2013 at 7:23 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Boy Scouts Vote To Admit Openly Gay Members
Another piece of good news! Now the leaders have to come out of the closet so that there is no discrimination anywhere in that organization. Well done Boy Scouts of America. Well done.
May 23, 2013 at 8:57 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Calif. Health Exchange Plans, Rates Announced
Great news!
I hope the new exchange brings down my premiums. They rise about 30% every year! But even if they don't, I'll be happy when fewer and fewer people show up in emergency rooms uninsured and unable to pay their bills. Finally! I won't have to pay their bills, either through higher premiums or by allocating taxes to health care instead of other equally valuable programs.
By the way, we all already enjoy several huge improvements on a mega scale. Parents can keep their kids on their current policies until the kids reach age 26. And better yet, insurance companies are now unable to rescind a policy or limit benefits when you suddenly become seriously ill. The days when insurance companies could take their customer's money for years and years and then play bureaucratic cat-and-mouse games questioning claims and refusing payments are over.
This is another good step forward. Congratulations and thanks to all those who worked so hard to make this happen.
May 23, 2013 at 5:19 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Survey Shows Majority Of Experts Agree Humans Are Cause Of Climate Change
Coincidentally, today I signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with a solar company, locking in my electricity price for the next twenty years at about 14 cents per KWh. The system cost about $9,000, divided by twenty years and then twelve months, means I'll be paying $35 month for electricity for twenty years.
May 22, 2013 at 8:35 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Survey Shows Majority Of Experts Agree Humans Are Cause Of Climate Change
Another good example of objective journalism. Can we now have a similar story on the media's fascination with climate change deniers?
We need to be equally objective when reporting these silly points of view. People who think that climate change is a conspiracy, or that the President is not American, or that human beings co-existed with dinosaurs are missing something fundamental to dealing with reality. Why does the media present such nonsense as anything but nonsense?
May 22, 2013 at 8:56 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Mexico Now A Latin American Leader In Tech Services
Funny, no real description of what the reforms are.
The story reports Mexico working to improve itself and the assumption is that reforming the banking and other related laws will help. But will the reforms help the middle class or just continue to benefit Mexico's very small upper class?
Some of the largest monopolies in the world are in Mexico, including high tech sectors of the economy.
May 21, 2013 at 7:19 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
CPUC Considers What Ratepayers Will Pay For San Onofre
Is this the same agency that didn't notice the crooked Enron corporation was price-fixing the San Diego market?
May 17, 2013 at 2:44 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Grand Jury Report: San Diego Needs To Be More Bike-Friendly
I also look forward to a more bike-friendly city. Funding biking paths instead of wider roads makes sense for those who want a better quality of life.
May 17, 2013 at 7:27 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
San Diego Teen Eagle Scout Weighs In On Resolution To Allow Gay Scouts
This is a sign of progress. But it seems odd to only extend this newfound tolerance just to kids. Why not adults as well? Surely gay men have a lot to teach about leadership, tool Just saying.
May 17, 2013 at 7:20 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )