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MEDICATION SAFETY, HEALTH INSURANCE, SECOND OPINIONS

September 14, 2022 by David Gillaspie

Medication safety is the theme on World Patient Safety Day, 2022. It’s been on my mind since an event a few years back. In those days I was dealing with a cancer diagnosis and heading for the first of three chemo dates. My wife drove while I called the insurance company for a final approval.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: bankruptcy, cancer diagnosis, chemo therapy, great gatsby, health insurance, Joni Mitchell, medication safety, second opinions

FRIDAY FLEX: WHY GET READY A DAY EARLY

May 7, 2020 by David Gillaspie

Friday flex on a Thursday? Why not Wednesday, or Tuesday? If you’ve got the flex gear, make it every day. Flex gear? Is there such a thing?

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: Airbnb, coronavirus, coronavirus quarantine, covid-19, falling down, flex, flex friday, flex gear, flex thursday, health insurance, health insurance policy, quarantine, quarantine partner, supplemental insurance

VOTE: COMMON GOOD TAKES UNCOMMON GOOD SENSE

March 21, 2018 by David Gillaspie

A joke about a doctor goes like this: “Doctor, it hurts when I do this?” “Don’t do that,” says the doctor. Hilarity ensues. Take my wife, please. America runs on the same theme. When the rest of the world points to a sore spot and says it hurts, Dr. […]

Filed Under: BOOMER BLOGGER Tagged With: America, boomer vote, common good, common sense, conservative, doctor, health insurance, in network, insurance authorized, liberal, magna carta, millennial, millennial vote, uncommon sense, vote 2018

HEALTHCARE VOTE FOR CANCER COURAGE, CANCER COWARD

July 26, 2017 by David Gillaspie

What are the chances of any U.S. Senator feeling the pain of cancer, or any other pre-existing condition? John McCain is front and center with a brain tumor. Let’s watch his healthcare vote to decide if the rest of America deserves the same medical attention as a U.S. Senator. This is the Navy flier who […]

Filed Under: Toughen Up Tagged With: brain tumor, cancer survivor, cancer treatment, early detection, health insurance, healthcare vote, hpv16, hpv16 cancer, hpv16 throat cancer, hpv16 tongue cancer, john mcCain, p16, pre-existing condition, senate, senate healthcare vote, survive cancer, u.s. senator, u.s.senate

SECRET VOTES: SCHOOL, SAFETY, HEALTH CARE

June 21, 2017 by David Gillaspie

During election years voters pick their horse, their favorite. No secret votes at the start. If they turn out they way they say they’ll turn out, good job in the ballot box. If they don’t they have a built in excuse: “I’m the lesser of two evils.” No one runs a campaign based on being […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: american state, congressional vote, education, election, fear, government, health care, health insurance, oregon education, personal health, police, police force, pre-approval, safety, senators, state government, teachers, vote

JAMES COMEY DELIVERS EXPLANATION OF BENEFITS

June 9, 2017 by David Gillaspie

James Comey: EOB for the FBI. For anyone opening a health insurance bill, and Explanation of Benefits is prime reading. When you see the costs you want to know what insurance pays for, what you pay for. Somehow reading the numbers is a comfort. There they are in black and white. The more serious the […]

Filed Under: Who's Up Tagged With: America, boomerpdx, brazil, china, congress, EOB, explanation of benefits, fbi, health insurance, india, james comey, medicine, mumbai, mumbia india, nanchang, nanchang china, President Eisenhower, senator mccarthy, testimony

MENS HEALTH MONTH, SEE YOUR DOCTOR

June 5, 2017 by David Gillaspie

Younger people ignore their health? That’s not a good trend during Mens Health Month. Maybe they mistrust the medical industry? Big Pharma? There’s some evidence millennials are the most into ‘self care.’ That’s nice, except when self care isn’t enough. Older people ignoring their health is an even worse trend. The mental part of […]

Filed Under: Toughen Up Tagged With: affordable care act, american heart association, author, Big Pharma, blogger, boomerpdx, cancer, diabetes, disease, good trend, health insurance, health maintenance, heart attack, high blood pressure, kidney failure, medical industry, mens health, mens health month, mens health week, primary care physician, primary physician, self care, silent killer, stroke, trending, writer

PRE-EXISTING CONDITION AFTER CANCER DIAGNOSIS

May 4, 2017 by David Gillaspie

The day a cancer diagnosis becomes a pre-existing condition Like we learn everyday when things change, everybody is different. What you do after a cancer diagnosis isn’t the same as someone else. They might go along their way as if hearing a bee buzzing nearby. Shoo, cancer/bee. Or they might fall down on their […]

Filed Under: Toughen Up Tagged With: AARP, aca, bible belt, cancer, cancer diagnosis, cancer treatment, Civil War, congress, health insurance, health insurance policy, hope, house of representatives, hurrican katrina, insurance, insurance policy, national prayer day, obamacare, obamacare repeal, power of hope, prayer, pre-existing condition, the south, the southland

BoomerPdx And End Of Life Debate

February 24, 2015 by David Gillaspie

Oregon wins the trifecta for end-of-life discussion. 1. Oregon Senate Bill 451 establishes the nation’s first state registry of people’s wishes for end-of-life care. 2. U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer’s H.R. 1898 allows funds for doctors discussing end-of-life choices with their patients. 3. The state has allowed physician-assisted suicide/death with dignity as a final option. In […]

Filed Under: Toughen Up Tagged With: baby boomer, Baby Boomers, BOOMER, boomerpdx, boomers, end of life debate, health insurance, natural death, Portland, PORTLAND BABY BOOMERS, Portland Oregon, quality of life, sandwich generation