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Regional 10@10's across the time zones! / KBCO, 25 mei 2006: 1992
« on: May 25, 2006, 09:03:12 AM »
i wasn't paying attention to the year. meantime: the jayhawks as tom petty.
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Stream of Consciousness / I'm Travellin' Light
« on: April 25, 2006, 01:42:20 PM »
hello, all. i've been in bed with the flu for the past three days, but here's the first installment. i've found the perfect wireless spot, so hopefully i'll be tuning in soon!
kisses,
poc
kisses,
poc
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KFOG's 10@10 / 27 March 2006 - 1980
« on: March 27, 2006, 10:04:40 AM »
where is everyone?
started with queen's crazy little thing. now onto solo phil? "there must be some misunderstanding..." a song i don't think about nearly enough.
started with queen's crazy little thing. now onto solo phil? "there must be some misunderstanding..." a song i don't think about nearly enough.
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Stream of Consciousness / March Madness
« on: March 16, 2006, 09:04:59 AM »
In the men's category, here are my first round picks:
Atlanta
Duke
Wilmington
Syracuse
LSU
West Virginia
Iowa
California
Texas
Oakland
Memphis
Arkansas
Pittsburgh
Bradley
Indiana
Gonzaga
Alabama
UCLA
Washington, D.C.
Connecticut
Kentucky
Washington
Air Force
Michigan State
North Carolina
Wichita State
Tennessee
Minneapolis
Villanova
Arizona
Montana
Boston College
Oklahoma
South Alabama
Georgetown
Ohio State
Atlanta
Duke
Wilmington
Syracuse
LSU
West Virginia
Iowa
California
Texas
Oakland
Memphis
Arkansas
Pittsburgh
Bradley
Indiana
Gonzaga
Alabama
UCLA
Washington, D.C.
Connecticut
Kentucky
Washington
Air Force
Michigan State
North Carolina
Wichita State
Tennessee
Minneapolis
Villanova
Arizona
Montana
Boston College
Oklahoma
South Alabama
Georgetown
Ohio State
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Stream of Consciousness / Pricing Pneumonia and the Spookie Birdie Flu
« on: March 14, 2006, 02:25:18 PM »
Today I attended the Commonwealth's Club presentation by Mike Leavitt, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Below are my notes - the facts as presented. Leavitt wore a conservative dark-grey suit and red tie; he made few hand gestures, told a couple of bad jokes, made some incoherent segues, and his speech (unofficially entitled, "Making Peace between Priceless and Pricely") was laden with grammatical errors - a Bushman, through and through.
People living below 200% of the poverty level ($14-16K annual income; PL=$7-8K annual income) do not have to pay for emergency room visits.
As a result of Katrina, 1.4 million people lost their prescription records. Within one week, the federal government was able to reconstruct patients' medical records so those displaced persons could retrieve their prescriptions at pharmacies nationwide.
Medicare Part D pays at least half of Rx bills for life. Read the Gray Panthers take on Medicare Part D here.
Overall healthcare comprises about 8% of the GDP (3% owing to Medicare alone).
Obesity and its consequences (diabetes, heart disease, etc.) are the biggest health concerns facing the nation.
The government is looking forward to a universal computer-based record system which will replace the clipboards we are all given at clinic visits. Currently there are several computer-based record systems used by hospitals. As a function of differing technology, many of these systems cannot communicate with each other (see: Leavitt's railroad analogy), so patient information is often duplicated, at best, and omitted, at worst.
There was some talk of Health Savings Accounts - I'm unsure of the structure of this program. It suggested best use was by healthy, young adults.
Someone asked if birth control pills would be covered by Medicare (I had no idea they, or any other form of contraception, weren't covered - when I was working for Planned Parenthood in the early nineties, contraception was covered by MediCal), and Leavitt responded (not sic), "I don't know. There is talk of that on Capitol Hill, but I haven't been included in those discussions."
The talk turned to the Avian Epidemic (H5N1), and Leavitt proposed local responsibility (with federal funding) for "social distancing" (a kinder way of saying, "quarantine"). He stated (in his best Bernie Taupin) that although the funds may be available to provide every citizen with a vaccine, there was not yet a feasible way to "put pills into the palms of people." At which point a Mensan behind me quipped, "just mail 'em."
People living below 200% of the poverty level ($14-16K annual income; PL=$7-8K annual income) do not have to pay for emergency room visits.
As a result of Katrina, 1.4 million people lost their prescription records. Within one week, the federal government was able to reconstruct patients' medical records so those displaced persons could retrieve their prescriptions at pharmacies nationwide.
Medicare Part D pays at least half of Rx bills for life. Read the Gray Panthers take on Medicare Part D here.
Overall healthcare comprises about 8% of the GDP (3% owing to Medicare alone).
Obesity and its consequences (diabetes, heart disease, etc.) are the biggest health concerns facing the nation.
The government is looking forward to a universal computer-based record system which will replace the clipboards we are all given at clinic visits. Currently there are several computer-based record systems used by hospitals. As a function of differing technology, many of these systems cannot communicate with each other (see: Leavitt's railroad analogy), so patient information is often duplicated, at best, and omitted, at worst.
There was some talk of Health Savings Accounts - I'm unsure of the structure of this program. It suggested best use was by healthy, young adults.
Someone asked if birth control pills would be covered by Medicare (I had no idea they, or any other form of contraception, weren't covered - when I was working for Planned Parenthood in the early nineties, contraception was covered by MediCal), and Leavitt responded (not sic), "I don't know. There is talk of that on Capitol Hill, but I haven't been included in those discussions."
The talk turned to the Avian Epidemic (H5N1), and Leavitt proposed local responsibility (with federal funding) for "social distancing" (a kinder way of saying, "quarantine"). He stated (in his best Bernie Taupin) that although the funds may be available to provide every citizen with a vaccine, there was not yet a feasible way to "put pills into the palms of people." At which point a Mensan behind me quipped, "just mail 'em."
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In Memoriam, Happy Birthday / RIP Kirby Puckett
« on: March 06, 2006, 09:51:30 PM »
i'm having trouble finding a link right now...died of a stroke at age 45. coupled with glaucoma, smells like diabetes to me.
ah, here's one.
ah, here's one.
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Regional 10@10's across the time zones! / KBCO 23 Feb 06: 1977
« on: February 23, 2006, 09:01:55 AM »
talking heads!!! "believe in mystery!!"
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KFOG's 10@10 / 2 Jan 2006 - 1979
« on: January 02, 2006, 10:06:40 AM »
"teacher, teacher" and the romantics. blech.