A few weeks ago, I had a physical exam for the life insurance policy I recently purchased. It was yet another somewhat routine, seemingly insignificant event that brought myriad revelations about myself—and also the world of health care. I was…
A half-dozen things to know about the Affordable Care Act
October 1 is the first day of open enrollment for 2014 health insurance in the United States—and that seems a fitting day to debut the Planetary Ink blog. This is my first blog entry, and like health care reform, it’s…