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  1. Raising Heel

    Suggestions for visitors to Denver.

    Denver Botanic Gardens/Cheesman Park 16th Street Mall Confluence Park Rocky Mountain National Park
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    Where you live

    A travel trailer is a great option since you already have a tow vehicle. Probably the biggest downside of a Class C -- or any motorhome -- is that once you get leveled and hooked up to utilities, you're not going to want to move it again. Unless I tow another vehicle, I'm limited to where I...
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    Wildlife that scared you

    My first time sea kayaking was off the San Juan Islands in the Puget Sound. I was in a tandem kayak that was probably 20+ feet long and difficult to maneuver. Half an hour into our tour I was finally starting to get comfortable. That's when a pod of killer whales surfaced about 100 yards from...
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    This day in History

    If you've ever used the term "mouthfeel" unironically.
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    THI Football Central: Charlotte (Update: 9/16 UNC-Charlotte Cancels Game )

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    Georgia vs Gamecocks

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    With no fans in stands, Voice of the Tar Heels will be heard loud and clear as football returns

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    NFL 2020-21

    ^^^ this. It was awesome flipping back and forth between college football and NFL last night.
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    OOTB's Political Thread . ..

    This basically already exists via COBRA. It's prohibitively expensive, especially for someone who just lost their income. Medicaid has existed since 1965. It has never been nor will it likely ever be on par with the benefits you and I receive from our employer-provided health insurance...
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    OOTB's Political Thread . ..

    I don't know what proportion of hospitals nationally qualify for DSH. If the whole story was inaccurate I would've said so (but you're being hyperbolic, of course). Again, I never suggested there are parts I "like" and parts I don't. Just parts that are inaccurate or misleading. If you want...
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    Ordinary people doing extraordinary things

    Postman’s Park is one of the few gardens you can find in the old City of London.... It contains 54 plaques, each dedicated to an ordinary person who did something most extraordinary: gave their life in an attempt to save someone else...
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    OOTB's Political Thread . ..

    If the point is accurate, why wouldn't I use it? And if the point is inaccurate or misleading, why wouldn't I say so? Claiming DSH = taxpayer dollars used to pay for uncompensated care is misleading because not all hospitals qualify for DSH payments, and DSH payments aren't exclusively for...
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    OOTB's Political Thread . ..

    Cool. You and @bluetoe can create your own risk pool for two. Call your employer or health insurance company today and cancel your coverage. Pay for all your medical care out of pocket (at full provider rates, not the discounted rates your insurance negotiates for you). Then you won't have...
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    OOTB's Political Thread . ..

    Not sure I follow. I'm trying to have an informed discussion about healthcare costs, not win a debate. It's not a matter of whether I like a quote, but whether the quote is accurate based on my professional experience. Both of the quotes cited here so far have been specious.
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    OOTB's Political Thread . ..

    I've got some real problems with that quote. For starters, the author provides no evidence to support this assertion. Secondly, everyone -- regardless of whether they have insurance or what kind of insurance they have -- gets charged the same. That's a statutory requirement (or "bureaucratic...
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    OOTB's Political Thread . ..

    You seem upset.
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    OOTB's Political Thread . ..

    "Hospitals also receive federal funding to offset some of the costs of treating the poor." I'll give you partial credit. They're referring to Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH, pronounced "dish") payments, which are for hospitals that serve a disproportionate number of Medicaid...
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    OOTB's Political Thread . ..

    You were absolutely wrong. "Individual matters...don't affect the group as a whole" is complete bullocks in healthcare finance.
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    OOTB's Political Thread . ..

    This is essentially correct. This is incorrect. This is also incorrect.
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    OOTB's Political Thread . ..

    You're relatively new here so I'll give you a mulligan. Most of the regulars know that if you'd like to have an earnest discussion about the U.S. healthcare system, I'm usually happy to oblige. You can see examples here and here and here. But if you're going to act like a pompous know-it-all...
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