Author: chris walkerHigh unemployment and cost of group insurance plans have spurred interest in individual health insurance plans.Health insurance companies say they are seeing an increase in interest in nongroup, individual health insurance plans.It's a trend that caught enough attention from Cedar Valley Community Healthcare officials to prompt them to develop their own individual plans."It's a rapidly growing market place for insurance," said...more
Author: chris walkerAlthough Republican and Democrats under the influence of corporate money did manage to severely weaken health care reform, they didn't kill it. Reform is moving ahead, and incensed right wingers are looking for salvation from the courts. Yes, some of the same folks who rail about "activist judges" who "go against Congress and the law" when the rulings don't please them are now pinning their meager hopes on courts acting beyond...more
Author: chris walkerThe state Colorado can't afford one dollar of new spending, as recent budget troubles have shown. Yet any health care reform that emerges from Congress could dramatically add to the state's financial obligations.Early, back-of-the-envelope estimates show Colorado's Medicaid costs could soar under the bills being merged in conference committee.The Senate's expansion of Medicaid coverage to those at 133 percent of the federal of poverty level and below would add roughly 266,000 Coloradans to the rolls, The Denver Post's Burt Hubbard showed us as he sifted through Census data.Based on the average payment the state makes for the 481,720 Coloradans already on the rolls, those newcomers would add a staggering $687 million to the state's costs each year. (The more generous House bill could expand Colorado's costs by roughly $1.2 billion.)Compare that to a state general fund of $7.5 billion, and there's reason for immense concern.State officials won't speculate as to how much health care reform could cost Colorado in terms of extra Medicaid expenses. Medicaid is an enormously complex program with many moving pieces, and Congress is most likely to increase the amount of...more
Author: Klint NewtonEveryone knows that Thanksgiving is the worst eating day for everyone in the US. Anyone that is on a "Diet" is either going to blow it or will have to use every ounce of unnatural will power to not give in to the Holiday's tradition of stuffing your face until you can't move. Even more specifically for us Texans, stuffing your...more
Author: chris walkerBipartisan legislation that will be filed in the coming year aims to extend state-subsidized health insurance coverage to children of certain legal immigrants and the kids of state employees in Florida.Florida shares the cost of its subsidized health insurance program for children – KidCare – with the federal government. But...more
All men who apply aftershave lotion after shave have to put up with the burning sensation that is the outcome of the alcohol present in aftershave lotions. Aftershave lotions came in vogue after people started shaving regularly in their homes and required to heal their wounds faster. What good does the burning sensation of the aftershave is to your skin Men choose aftershave lotions with great care that is something that will stay on even after they have had a bath and leave them smelling pleasant and inviting. Typically after applying aftershave lotion men have to withstand burning sensation that accompanies it. This works in favor of men, alcohol present in aftershave tends to cure and disinfect any wounds that can result from a shave. Aftershave lotions also help in healing the wound faster than it normally would and it leaves a good smell all day long around you. Why does the aftershave smell stay longer than most perfumes Alcohol binds with the skin and emits the smell, therefore, making it stay longer than the normal perfume, which generally stays over the skin than under it. Aftershave lotions burn is a fact, but for all those who cannot stand the burning sensation, have...more
When people talk about dietary fiber, they immediately think of older people taking large fiber tablets. The truth is, proper fiber intake can benefit everyone at any age. Fiber intake can help ease digestion and it can also lower cholesterol, which...more
Do you want to burn fat and lose weight permanently? Many people tend to go on a diet to lose weight. Their perception of diet means that they try to eat as little as possible. Unfortunately, the body needs a minimum amount of calories in order to...more
So many of us say we want to lose weight or eat healthier, but frequently we don't realize what we're actually eating. We understand that a diet of fried food is bad, or that we need to limit our deserts, but we may not appreciate how much of these...more
Theyre not pointy and lethally fitted anymore, but they are just as wonderful to behold. The bras for women sized 8 16 with bra cups ranging from DD through to E, F, F, H, J and K, havent been this well known since Marilyn Monroes splendid shape...more
Did you know that your hair ages right along with your skin? Im not talking about the inevitable gray that people get as they grow older; Im talking about the lackluster, stringy locks that tend to lose shine, body and vitality as we age. Why do you...more
Author: Steven StewartIs there anything wrong with snoring? While normally this is just an annoying thing that people do when asleep, it can actually be dangerous or even deadly for those who suffer from sleep apnea. That’s because they can miss...more