Posted August, 6 2012 by arianne
It has not ceased to amaze me just how many stories of people who have been helped by the ACA continue to come out of the woodwork. The most recent one to hit the media’s attention is that of 31 year-old Arijit Gurha, a graduate student at the University of Arizona who was recently diagnosed […]
Posted June, 20 2012 by arianne
The whole argument that young people don’t buy insurance because they don’t think they need it (i.e. the “young invincibles” stereotype) has bugged me for some time. Having somewhat recently emerged from the 19 -29 age bracket, I can say firsthand that it never occurred to me at any point during my free-wheeling years that I […]
Posted December, 16 2011 by arianne
It seems like for a while there all the talk was about the so-called “young invincibles” – a free-wheeling breed of thrill-seeking young adults who have no desire for comprehensive health insurance, but rather prefer more risky alternatives such as health savings accounts or a pack of Hello Kitty band-aids and some strong whiskey. And yes, young adults below the age […]
Posted November, 24 2011 by arianne
Our health care system is not perfect, that’s true. There are many changes we would like to see, some of which we may not ever get in our lifetimes. But, there are a lot of good things about our health care system too. On a day like today, when we’re all sitting down to our delicious free-range heritage breed […]