July 20, 2011
IOM: Free Family Planning
The Institute of Medicine, a panel that advises the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on a variety of health issues, recommended that women’s preventive services include contraception education and other measures that should be covered by health plans at no costs to patients under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA).
The new consensus report, to be discussed at 10 a.m. today on a live webcast, recommends that eight preventive health services for women be added to the services that health plans cover.
July 15, 2011
Science Friday: Composting
Science Friday: Budding gardener alert: here’s a composting lesson. Here or below.
July 14, 2011
Sacrifice Acknowledged, If Not Shared
There is a lot of talk in DC these days about shared sacrifice with regard to the federal deficit, with many saying that trillions of dollars in savings should be found from all quarters and constituencies.
As the fight goes on, the president paused yesterday to award the Medal of Honor to Sergeant First Class Leroy Arthur Petry, who in 2008 demonstrated what sacrifice is all about. Let’s hope these “leaders” look to Petry’s noble example to do the right thing on the debt, deficit, spending, and taxes.
July 8, 2011
Science Friday: Tech Smart Teens
Science Friday: Students come up with a better, faster wheelchair. Here or below.
July 4, 2011
Frank Rich is Back
Frank Rich, former columnist for The New York Times, is back in print with a no-punches-pulled story about President Obama’s financial follies from his new perch at New York Magazine. The story, if not the accompanying photo (which is odd), is classic Rich: well-written and beautifully on point. I hope Mr. Obama is a subscriber; I know I will be now that Rich’s illuminating prose and prescient insights can be found there.