Jack on January 30th, 2010

OBE, for short–that’s a much used phrase from a once upon a time former supervisor. Applied to projects, assignments, etc., it meant the task at hand no longer needed doing. Some might suppose that recent election results might make that an epithet applicable to health care reform. But as President Obama said in his state of [...]

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Jack on December 27th, 2009

Because health care (chiefly what hospitals, doctors, laboratories, pharmaceutical companies and drug stores provide us with)  is so expensive, most people find it difficult if not impossible to pay for out of pocket. Well duh! Yes, I know, it is so obvious–but I mention this only as a preface to serve as a distinguishing feature [...]

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