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Data from the California Department of Managed Health Care Confirms that Insurance Denials are On the Rise

On Monday, November 27, 2017, a Capital Public Radio broadcast reported that insurance denials in California have risen dramatically. The CapRadio story revealed an extreme increase in the number of Californian’s who have had to fight back against insurance denials in recent years, “…the California Department of Managed Health Care found that the number of […]

Why I Don’t Believe In Cheat Days

Last Spring, the UK Fashion Retailer New Look was blasted for promoting dieting messages to some of its youngest shoppers. The shop offered a set of pajamas with a pizza slice pattern and the words “cheat day” emblazoned across the chest. This culturally driven, heavily loaded piece of clothing was found in the children’s section, […]

Weight Watchers, Why Do We Need You?

A recent article (featured in Jezebel) brings light to a fresh and trendy shift in marketing for the long-time dieting corporation of Weight Watchers. Most of us recognize Weight Watchers as one long string of attempts to convince women that they will be happier, more successful, and well liked when they become a thinner version […]

Why We Need Anna’s Law

It is excruciatingly painful to remember how much she suffered and how helpless we felt when we were fighting for her life at the same time we were fighting her insurance company. The pain of having a child die does not go away. It does become bearable over time and I have found a way […]