How Should I Live?
"So live, that when thy summons comes to join
The innumerable caravan, which moves
To that mysterious realm, where each shall take
His chamber in the silent halls of death,
Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night,
Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed
DISAGREEMENTS WITHIN THE CHURCH
In light of all the firestorms affecting the church over this and that issue, with disagreements and damaged relationships between people which result, this verse has been on my mind for the last few days.
Dispatches from Exam Land
Income Tax. Final Exam. Yesterday. 9 am.
Per usual, got up around 6. Fed & walked the dog. Meditated a bit on all the tax-related thoughts swarming my brain (exam-specific ‘monkey mind’ if you will).
Packed a snack bag of bananas & peanut butter. Water bottle. And embarked on my half-mile journey to school, again per usual, on foot (helps me feel alive, think, and conserve gas not to mention parking money).
Medicare Payment for Rehab After Hospital Stays
I want my clients who are eligible for Medicare (and their families) to understand that whenever they go to a hospital, it is important to know and to clarify their billing status. Hospitals are increasingly categorizing stays as for “observation” or “outpatient” even if the patient is in the hospital for several days. This is because hospitals have a large financial incentive to classify an individual as outpatient. (An outpatient stay is covered under Part B of Medicare. An inpatient stay is covered under Part A of Medicare.)
