Simply stated health care

That ringing in your ears may not be your cell phone.

What’s Your Number?

A study published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine reported that regular use of a mobile or cell phone appears related to chronic tinnitus.

Tinnitus is that annoying ringing or buzzing in the ear. Continue Reading »

As discussed in an earlier post, the interim rule for grandfathered health plans left some feeling cranky.

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) thinks “grand-pops” needs more flexibility. Continue Reading »

The elimination of exclusions for pre-existing health conditions was one of the most heralded provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) got a step closer to enacting this provision on July 30, 2010 with the release of the interim final regulations on the Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) program. Continue Reading »

Also posted at my business writing blog, Simply stated business.

As I am participating in the Ultimate Blog Challenge, I decided to post at both sites.

Keeping Health Care Simple

I think most Baby Boomers would agree, when we were kids, playing was the best part of a day. We had no Wii, no video games, and for a long while, no color TV.

If you ever wanted a lesson in negotiations, all you had to do was observe a kid pleading with his Mom to stay outside just five more minutes.

Our exercise was simple, and best of all, we didn’t even think of it as exercise. – it was just fun. Continue Reading »

As posted on my business writing blog, Simply stated business.

My Health Care Roots Are Showing

For those of you who don’t know me, I spent 30+ years in the health care industry. I worked for insurance companies, employee benefit brokers and consulting firms, and in a past life was a dental hygienist – yes, cleaning teeth. Continue Reading »

I was watching the Atlanta tennis match between John Isner and Mardy Fish, where the heat was a brutal 100-degrees plus.

I was amazed at the lack of fluids they were drinking – not water, not Gatorade – at least it appeared that way. You would think they would be drinking gallons of water. But, did you know you can drink too much water?

If it wasn’t for my participation in the Susan G. Komen, 3-Day, 60-mile Walk for breast cancer, I might not know that you can indeed drink too much water. Continue Reading »

Since the theme of my business blog is: Keep it simple, clear & uniquely yours, I thought I would post this topic on both sites.

On July 1, 2010, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the new consumer health care website at Healthcare.gov.

The new web portal was a requirement from the health reform law, and it barely met the July 1st deadline. The website offers consumers information about available public and private health coverage in their states.

I decided to take it for a test spin, as it applies to my situation. Continue Reading »

With many still trying to figure out the health reform law, tanning aficionados have their own taxing problem. Effective July 1, 2010, bronzed individuals that frequent tanning salons will meet the health reform law up close and personal. Continue Reading »

Prescription drug and over-the counter medication abuse sent as many people to the emergency room in 2008 as illegal drug use did.

A recent report released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Emergency Department Visits Involving Nonmedical Use of Selected Prescription Drugs — United States, 2004–2008, reported the startling results. Continue Reading »

For some employers and individuals, the interim rule on grandfathered plans leaves them cranky and out of sorts.

The new health reform law “grandfathered” existing health plans, exempting the plans from certain provisions. This followed the much-repeated promise that Americans could keep the health plan they loved. Continue Reading »