http://lifeomike.org Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:06:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 http://lifeomike.org/2010/03/11/we-might-make-a-difference-yet/ http://lifeomike.org/2010/03/11/we-might-make-a-difference-yet/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:06:33 +0000 leslie http://lifeomike.org/?p=864 We had another great day in Washington today, starting with an informal Congressional hearing. Not all of us got to talk, but I did get to chime a Tibetan bowl every 12 minutes to comemmorate the American who died during that time from not having insurance. The hearing was moderated by Wendell Potter, the former insurance company [...]]]> http://lifeomike.org/2010/03/11/we-might-make-a-difference-yet/feed/ http://lifeomike.org/2010/03/10/the-ritz-14/ http://lifeomike.org/2010/03/10/the-ritz-14/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:11:06 +0000 leslie http://lifeomike.org/?p=860 We had 3,000 people in front of the Ritz Carlton today to protest against the control of our health care by Big Insurance.  I joined a number of people I met at the last event (when we blocked the entrance to the US Chamber of Commerce), plus 3,000 others, and we marched on the Ritz [...]]]> http://lifeomike.org/2010/03/10/the-ritz-14/feed/ http://lifeomike.org/2010/03/07/heading-to-dc-again/ http://lifeomike.org/2010/03/07/heading-to-dc-again/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:23:03 +0000 leslie http://lifeomike.org/?p=858 http://lifeomike.org/2010/03/07/heading-to-dc-again/feed/ http://lifeomike.org/2010/02/28/when-people-deny-the-facts/ http://lifeomike.org/2010/02/28/when-people-deny-the-facts/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:58:04 +0000 leslie http://lifeomike.org/?p=855 http://lifeomike.org/2010/02/28/when-people-deny-the-facts/feed/ http://lifeomike.org/2010/02/27/oh-good-its-covered/ http://lifeomike.org/2010/02/27/oh-good-its-covered/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:28:47 +0000 leslie http://lifeomike.org/?p=852 http://lifeomike.org/2010/02/27/oh-good-its-covered/feed/ http://lifeomike.org/2010/02/25/anniversary-syndrome/ http://lifeomike.org/2010/02/25/anniversary-syndrome/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:30:53 +0000 leslie http://lifeomike.org/?p=849 http://lifeomike.org/2010/02/25/anniversary-syndrome/feed/ http://lifeomike.org/2010/02/21/there-ought-to-be-a-law/ http://lifeomike.org/2010/02/21/there-ought-to-be-a-law/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:57:43 +0000 leslie http://lifeomike.org/?p=844 It ought to be illegal for an insurance company to stall a vital medical test for 36 hours. Rob came incredibly close to dying because Blue Cross/ Blue Shield insisted on pre-approving a heart stress test for 36 hours. Rob’s doctor had done an EKG that showed irregularities. That meant there was something wrong with his [...]]]> http://lifeomike.org/2010/02/21/there-ought-to-be-a-law/feed/ http://lifeomike.org/2010/02/19/a-nearly-fatal-delay/ http://lifeomike.org/2010/02/19/a-nearly-fatal-delay/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:40:32 +0000 leslie http://lifeomike.org/?p=842 http://lifeomike.org/2010/02/19/a-nearly-fatal-delay/feed/ http://lifeomike.org/2010/02/19/a-day-of-bad-surprises-and-one-big-miracle/ http://lifeomike.org/2010/02/19/a-day-of-bad-surprises-and-one-big-miracle/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:46:02 +0000 leslie http://lifeomike.org/?p=838 http://lifeomike.org/2010/02/19/a-day-of-bad-surprises-and-one-big-miracle/feed/ http://lifeomike.org/2010/02/16/cobra-ia-about-to-become-affordable-again/ http://lifeomike.org/2010/02/16/cobra-ia-about-to-become-affordable-again/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:01:49 +0000 leslie http://lifeomike.org/?p=833 http://lifeomike.org/2010/02/16/cobra-ia-about-to-become-affordable-again/feed/