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Cake day: October 20th, 2023

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  • “The agreement resolves a False Claims Act lawsuit and has no admission of wrongdoing or liability,” Kaiser’s statement says. “We chose to settle to avoid the delay, uncertainty, and cost of prolonged litigation.”

    Kaiser’s statement added that other health insurers and providers have faced similar scrutiny over the ways they have billed Medicare.

    “The Kaiser Permanente case was not about the quality of care our members received. It involved a dispute about how to interpret the Medicare risk adjustment program’s documentation requirements,” the health plan’s statement said.




  • None of these are material financial levers that would drive down healthcare costs. Overhead and claims payments are visible in health insurance companies’ public financials. Displaying denial rates doesn’t change denial rates. More otc seems like it has potential for abuse by patients i.e., creating unsafe environments where people have carte blanche access to drugs (could see it maybe modestly lowering prices for a subset of medication) - prices on the wall? When your appendix bursts, good luck going shopping for the best price. What are you gonna do, die in the lobby while “shopping”?

    This “plan” is a bad joke. While for profit health insurance has it’s inefficiencies and misaligned incentives, the answer is NOT this - it’s clearly single payer.



  • Seeing their personality develop over time is amazing and so much fun. I love giving my toddler sips of water because he gets to enjoy the same beverage as me and let’s out a refreshed “ahhh” sometimes - too cute. He also gets super excited to see our cats… Like he’ll be sleeping then the cat walks in and he pops up to proclaim “cat cat cat, gat-oh!” He also loves reading with his mom and me. I adore when he brings me a book and relaxes in my arms, helping to turn the pages while I read to him. Baby cuddles are magical.

    My heart honestly grew 3 sizes when my son was born. Yes there are new challenges, but I’m so excited to spend my life with him and to watch him learn and grow.



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    17 days ago

    Could be fit (more snug with less wiggle room in the crotch can lead to blow outs, same with biking in the jeans) - I exclusively wear raw denim, admittedly brands other than the ones I recommended, and haven’t had any blow outs. The only wear beyond fades on my momotaros is from leaving them cuffed for too long and had some slight scarring. Most of my pants are 6-10 yrs old at this point. I typically wear a relaxed fit or denim with a relaxed taper to minimize pressure points/stress spots on the jeans.

    My favorite brands are Oni and Pure Blue Japan but they are likely above the desired price point.

    I view Levi with elastene/stretch as fast fashion and am against the impact of pre-faded and washed jeans have on the environment and laborers in those factories. I prefer to go with unwashed/un-faded pure cotton.

    Regardless, you can always go for something cheaper - I’m not forcing you to do anything, just presenting options that have worked for me.