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contraception, women, society – why are we (still) having this conversation in the US???

plenty has been said about this, so i am going to highlight the points of a few others. but the whole frame of the present national media and political conversation is infuriating. forgetting all the convolutions involved in saying that, in proposing an insurance mandate, anyone is asking anyone to use their taxpayer dollars toContinue reading “contraception, women, society – why are we (still) having this conversation in the US???”

Quick insurance thoughts (mandates and exemptions)

“The core problem is that inserting employers between health insurers and individuals created an unnecessary tension between the provision of certain goods and the consciences and preferences of employers.” More in response to 13 Feb’s The Daily Show. Bottom line: de-coupling insurance from employment would likely be a positive step. Why the individual mandate was deemedContinue reading “Quick insurance thoughts (mandates and exemptions)”