Weekend Reading: Perseverance, Hospital Penalties & Prices, Tribute to African American History, Heart Matters, & On Ice 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: Perseverance, Hospital Penalties & Prices, Tribute to African American History, Heart Matters, & On Ice

The word of the week: perseverance. The appropriately named NASA rover Perseverance, became a new national superhero with its flawless landing on Mars. In Texas, millions of American showed their ingenuity and grit to survive frigid temperatures, with no…

Not just for tree-huggers: how saving the environment could save us from the next pandemic 2560 945 AEPC Health

Not just for tree-huggers: how saving the environment could save us from the next pandemic

When Benjamin Franklin penned the phrase, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” he was urging citizens to use preventive measures to stop fires in houses and commercial shops. It was good…

Weekend Reading: Tribute to African American History, Heart Matters, COVID Corner and It’s Just as Sweet as It Can Be 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: Tribute to African American History, Heart Matters, COVID Corner and It’s Just as Sweet as It Can Be

Strides are being made in the distribution and administration of COVID-19 vaccines. As part of the first phase the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, one million vaccine doses were directly sent to 6,500 pharmacies and grocery…

Weekend Reading: Tribute to African American History, Heart Matters, COVID Corner and It’s Just an Illusion 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: Tribute to African American History, Heart Matters, COVID Corner and It’s Just an Illusion

Yes, it is evening and not afternoon. Weekend Reading was delayed due to a man born in 1928, lost in the healthcare maze that we call a healthcare system. Hours later, he will no longer…

The COVID-19 Vaccine: what it is – and what it isn’t 8333 5208 AEPC Health

The COVID-19 Vaccine: what it is – and what it isn’t

It’s not hard to run across negative claims about the coronavirus vaccine. The wide reach of the internet has been especially effective in “super spreading” misinformation, but using some common sense can go a long…

Weekend Reading: Healthcare Policy Front, Of Mice, Men and the Brain, Every Breath and Shorts, Weed, Euphoria, & Clean 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: Healthcare Policy Front, Of Mice, Men and the Brain, Every Breath and Shorts, Weed, Euphoria, & Clean

The U.S., like other countries, continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic on multiple fronts. Over 25 million Americans have been infected with the virus, resulting in mild to severe illness, sometimes with lasting health effects. The virus has…

Weekend Reading: #HC Policy Front, #Shot in the Arm, #Where’s the Flu? and #Life Hacks 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: #HC Policy Front, #Shot in the Arm, #Where’s the Flu? and #Life Hacks

With the inauguration of President Biden, health policy wonks are busy with predictions of the what, when and how of healthcare reform. Will there be a government option? Changes to the ACA? Answers to these and other questions will have…

Weekend Reading: Don’t Stop Believing, Don’t Keep Believing, Llamas and More! 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: Don’t Stop Believing, Don’t Keep Believing, Llamas and More!

On Monday, our country will honor the life and life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  Martin Luther Day (MLK) is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer…

Weekend Reading: Market Changes, Healthy Start, Myth Matters, Illusions and More 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: Market Changes, Healthy Start, Myth Matters, Illusions and More

Welcome to the first weekend reading series of 2021! While 2020 is behind us, COVID-19 has entered the new year with ever increasing numbers of cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Yet, the new year brings hope that…

Weekend Reading: Reflections 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: Reflections

It has been a long year. The February 7, 2020 Weekend Reading series noted that the twelfth coronavirus case  was confirmed in the U.S. Today, the number of US cases exceed 17 million. As Robert Frost said…

Health care in America: How did our system come to be? Labor Unions fought for and continue to advocate for the collective good. 1200 1692 AEPC Health

Health care in America: How did our system come to be? Labor Unions fought for and continue to advocate for the collective good.

About half of the population in the U.S. gets health insurance through employer-sponsored coverage. If you belong to a union, it’s much more likely you have it. Ninety-five percent of unionized workers have health insurance…

Weekend Reading: Vaccine Arrival, the Path to Normal, Storage and Didn’t Know This 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: Vaccine Arrival, the Path to Normal, Storage and Didn’t Know This

For this Weekend’s Reading, explore The Messenger’s Arrival for informative articles about mRNA and the incredible story of scientist Katalin Karikó  who never gave up on the mRNA approach. Next, check out On the Road to Normal for a look at some of the…

Weekend Reading: Health Spending Falls, Buyer Beware, Lung Transplants, You’re Officially Old and more! 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: Health Spending Falls, Buyer Beware, Lung Transplants, You’re Officially Old and more!

COVID-19 altered Thanksgiving traditions for millions of Americans – it is likely to do the same for the upcoming holiday season. Hospitalizations, daily case counts and deaths continue to hit record levels. The promise of a vaccine is rapidly…

Follow the science: what we need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine 2560 1164 AEPC Health

Follow the science: what we need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine

Follow the science. That’s the guiding principle we’ve been encouraged to use when deciding what information to listen to about COVID-19, and it’s a sound one. So that same principle is what should guide us…

Weekend Reading: Voices of Heroes, Answering the Call, Opposing Views and More 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: Voices of Heroes, Answering the Call, Opposing Views and More

Thanksgiving, like other 2020 holidays, will be different this year due to COVID-19. Yesterday, the CDC urged Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household as COVD-19 cases surge out of control. If…

Weekend Reading: Staying Safe, Lasting Effects, Hope on the Horizion and November Nostalgia 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: Staying Safe, Lasting Effects, Hope on the Horizion and November Nostalgia

The number of COVID-19 cases and related hospitalizations are growing exponentially. On Friday the U.S. reported more than 169,000 new coronavirus cases, a record high for the third straight day. Eighteen states, predominantly in the Midwest, are reporting a catastrophic…

Weekend Reading: ACA – On the Docket, Promises, Eyes Have It, November Nostalgia 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: ACA – On the Docket, Promises, Eyes Have It, November Nostalgia

As with most things today, COVID-19 has impacted  the reporting of vote tallies from Tuesday’s Presidential election. As anticipated, some states have been delayed in reporting results due to the counting of the large number of mail ballots due to…

Weekend Reading: Down to the Wire – Vote 2020, Fall Back and Once in a Blue Moon and Uranus – the Uranus jokes continue! 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: Down to the Wire – Vote 2020, Fall Back and Once in a Blue Moon and Uranus – the Uranus jokes continue!

For this Weekend Reading Series, check out #Vote2020 for articles on two of the top issues of the 2020 election: affordable health care coverage and the COVID-19 pandemic. Next, #Perspectives provides articles about the impact of COVID-19 on individuals’…

What happens if the Supreme Court eliminates the Affordable Care Act? 2127 1409 AEPC Health

What happens if the Supreme Court eliminates the Affordable Care Act?

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on November 10th in a case that could topple the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Despite claims throughout his time in office that the Trump Administration would offer a…

Weekend Reading: Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Opioid Crisis, Price of Insulin, Fired, Hair Loss and more! 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Opioid Crisis, Price of Insulin, Fired, Hair Loss and more!

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, October 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Local police departments and some drug stores across Michigan are providing central free disposal of unwanted prescription drugs. According…

Who’s got skin in the pre-existing conditions game? 2157 1390 AEPC Health

Who’s got skin in the pre-existing conditions game?

The short answer: everyone. Whether you currently don’t have health insurance but may wish to buy it some day; you purchase insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace; are on Medicare or Medicaid; or…

Weekend Reading: Life w/o the ACA?, Danger in the Herd, Five and Under and Treats, Tips and Halloween 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: Life w/o the ACA?, Danger in the Herd, Five and Under and Treats, Tips and Halloween

Fred R. Barnard is often credited with the origin of the saying “a picture is worth a thousand words “ in the early 1920s. He used the phrase to commend the use of graphics and photos in…

Weekend Reading: World Mental Health Day, #MH By the Numbers, #At Work, #Back in the Day and #A Little Music 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: World Mental Health Day, #MH By the Numbers, #At Work, #Back in the Day and #A Little Music

Beginning in 1992, October 10th is observed as World Mental Health day. The goal of this world-wide effort is promote awareness of mental health, educate the public, and try to prevent the stigma which is still often associated with…

Stop! Don’t click “share” before you read this. 2560 1707 AEPC Health

Stop! Don’t click “share” before you read this.

The COVID-19 pandemic is precisely the time when we need factual health information to be communicated with clarity and compassion. Our fears, anxieties and sense of urgency to address this problem have led nearly all…

Weekend Reading: Essential Coverage, FDA Dental Alert, Deep Dive and Vote by Oct. 6th! 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: Essential Coverage, FDA Dental Alert, Deep Dive and Vote by Oct. 6th!

The pandemic continues to slow economic recovery in the US. The Labor Department reported today that job growth slowed sharply in September, with the hiring of just 661,000 new workers. While unemployment in September dropped to 7.9%, from 8.4% in…

Weekend Reading: Future of ACA, Drug Importation, Executive Orders, BCBS Settlement and more 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: Future of ACA, Drug Importation, Executive Orders, BCBS Settlement and more

With Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is even more uncertain. One week after the Presidential election, the U.S. Supreme Court is to hear a case challenging the ACA. What’s at stake in this…

Healthy voting essentials: here’s what you need to know to vote safely 1823 1644 AEPC Health

Healthy voting essentials: here’s what you need to know to vote safely

COVID-19 has challenged us to rethink the health and safety aspects of quite literally everything we do, including the method we’ll use to cast our ballot. A record 1.6 million voters cast absentee ballots in…

Weekend Reading: #Never Forget 911, #Resilience, #Just the Facts, #Viewpoints 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: #Never Forget 911, #Resilience, #Just the Facts, #Viewpoints

Today is nineteenth anniversary of the September 11th terrorists’ attacks on the US. The plane hijackings that struck the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a Pennsylvania field killed 2,977 people and left many others with lifetime health problems.…

Weekend Reading: 3 Day Weekend, 3 Noteworthy Days 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Weekend Reading: 3 Day Weekend, 3 Noteworthy Days

With the Labor Day weekend ahead, it’s a perfect time to remember that taking a break is good for our health. Time away from work, daily routines, and the demands of everyday life are important ways to keep…

Trump’s Executive Order on Prescription Drug Rebate Reform: “Bold and Historic” or “Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing”? 2121 1414 AEPC Health

Trump’s Executive Order on Prescription Drug Rebate Reform: “Bold and Historic” or “Sound and Fury Signifying Nothing”?

In late July, President Trump signed four Executive Orders related to prescription drug pricing. The President described the orders as “bold and historic, very dramatic action to reduce the price of prescription drugs.” Health care…

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