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Psychiatric Care is Hard to Find . . .

No availability, long waits, no response to phone messages.   And this in Massachusetts which mandates that everyone have health insurance.  If it’s this hard to find a psychiatrist in a state that mandates coverage, imagine what that means for folks … Continue reading

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Health Care Blues–or, Why Exactly Don’t we Have Single Payer National Health Insurance?

  Health Care Blues             Imagine the following exchange on the phone: “Is this 911?” “Yes.” “I have an armed intruder in my house.  Please send the police right away.  I’m afraid he’s going to kill us all.” “I’m sorry.  … Continue reading

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Safer than ever but still afraid

Steven Pinker says that the level of violence we are currently exposed to is less than ever in history.    The chances of being murdered or killed in war or the victim of an assault are far lower now than they were … Continue reading

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