Medical debt absolutely affects your credit score, depending on which method is used, and is counted and recorded by credit agencies, it just doesn’t tend to show up for six months after you’ve neglected payment (which is when collections agencies tend to report it).

Depends on the state - some states allow up to the statute of limitations to issue a medical bill. In Massachusetts, it’s six years, for example. Some states, like Texas, have limited the time a provider can bill you to under a year (in TX it’s 11 months). But it varies wildly from state to state.

This is all really disturbing, and the whole “out of network provider at an in network hospital” thing mentioned briefly in this story is a menace. Patients often have no choice who gives them care while hospitalized or undergoing surgery, and insurance companies routinely deny appeals to cover those charges for the…

“I like him because he’s honest” is basically white Trump voter code for “it’s refreshing somebody is able to say all kinds of racist, sexist, and other asshole shit out loud, because I think some or all of this stuff and can’t really say it without fear of offending people.” Of course she’s Canadian, so she’s not a…

This is actually a good point.

On his final cross examination, Ryan asked Jackson if she had known that Cosby, in his civil suit, was represented by Temple trustee Patrick O’Connor, who at the time also was the chairman of the board. She said, “no.”

Yep, exactly. This isn’t about treating fetuses as children. This is about controlling women’s bodies and asserting religious dominance.

That would help the anti-choice agenda, too, though. What they are after with these kinds of laws (aside from controlling women’s bodies and especially our sexuality) is establishing fetal personhood, because if they can chip away at doing that, then they can eventually outlaw abortion completely and permanently. Even…

This is horrifying. If I have a miscarriage, I want that fetal tissue to go to research if at all possible, so that it can save other lives. If I have an abortion, same thing. I want it to be used for research so that lives can be saved. That is MY fucking choice. After all, a parent can opt for their child’s organs…

I’ve been feeling really crappy lately because I’ve had to work so much on my dissertation (deadline looming, I’m over half done though, and today was able to eliminate a whole section that I now don’t have to write, so YAY) and also work work (gotta actually make sure we can eat) that I haven’t had much time to spend…

Agreed, this is excellent coverage.

Don’t worry, they’ll all find a way to blame Democrats for it.

The real problem is the stagnation of 45+% of the population that doesn’t vote. If we had really high voter participation, our country would look a lot different, and probably for the better - common sense gun control, more progressive taxes, better infrastructure investment, etc. There is definitely some active voter…

However, it is my understanding that in the history of the United States, long before Roe was foisted upon this country; no woman has ever been prosecuted for undergoing abortion,” he continued. “That is for practical reasons, as well as for reasons of compassion.”

77% voted for Hillary, and 80% disapprove of Trump. I suspect that number may rise/have risen. http://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/nearly-percent-of-indian-americans-voted-for-hillary-clinton-in/article_55377a68-40c1-11e7-b539-73def1afeba6.html

Misogyny is a helluva drug.

This is a great rule! And it teaches good social skills - you should always introduce people who don’t already know each other, when you’re in a social setting. It makes everyone feel more comfortable. So many people don’t do this, or don’t think to do it, but to teach it from childhood helps build this skill early.

Yeah, the best thing I’ve seen is to impress upon your kids that a stranger should never ask kids for help, and should never ask a kid to keep a secret from their parents. The stranger should always be okay with the kid going and getting their parents. But sometimes kids need to ask strangers for help (if they are…

Oh I definitely, definitely want you to try pizza.

I wish I had known about the swaddle bath when my toddler was a baby. Baths were a struggle, so we just rarely gave baths, and usually just wiped down with a washcloth. Now things are different, of course. But that first year, man it was difficult.