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 »