Did you know that women are traditionally charged more for health coverage than men? To help combat that, Senator John Kerry has introduced legislation that would “change how insurance companies charge for health care benefits for women.” His legislation is called “The Women’s Health Insurance Fairness Act” and would protect women from being denied coverage or having it limited because of pregnancy. This would especially help women who have to buy their own insurance, like the self-employed.

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I knew when I heard the phone ring that my mother was dead. No one calls at 4:30 a.m. I was sleeping in my parents’ house because, though the doctors had thought she had months longer to live, my sister just had a feeling. And so the phone rang and I let it ring and ring until I heard my father’s voice answer from the other room and then I picked up. The woman on the other end said, “Dr. Walker. This is the hospital. I’m am sorry to inform you, but your wife, Mary Walker, has passed away.” …read more

I’m sorry, I don’t usually focus on such things, but this cracked me up:

’nuff said. I do have to mention, that there are several Ph.d.’s in the U.S. armed forces, not to mention a couple of Rhodes scholars, Mr. Kerry — and doesn’t our Armed Forces offer educational direction as one of the benefits?