New CDC Guidelines Say Go Back to Work!

New CDC Guidelines Say Go Back to Work!

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on March 1 that it is lifting its recommendation to isolate for five days after testing positive for COVID. It now recommends “returning to normal activities when, for at least 24 hours,...
For Efficiency, Cigna Health Insurance Just Says NO!

For Efficiency, Cigna Health Insurance Just Says NO!

Cigna health insurance has an efficient system to process claims quickly and easily: they just ask their medical reviewers to outright reject most claims. This streamlined system allows a doctor to review the claim and reject it without even opening the file.  In...
Covid, Flu and RSV Highlight a System That Won’t Protect Us

Covid, Flu and RSV Highlight a System That Won’t Protect Us

Despite the fact that Covid remains the third leading cause of death, killing about 400 people in the U.S. a day, the vast majority of whom are over the age of 65, the Federal Government has ended the Covid emergency declaration which provided funds for vaccination,...
France: Back to School… Really?

France: Back to School… Really?

From middle school teachers in Lyon, France: Schools in France re-opened May 11, at least in the areas where the virus has spread the least (depicted in green on the map). To be more specific, only preschool, elementary school, 6th and 7th grade pupils have returned...