Maggie's Farm

It's exempt from Obamacare rules, too: Medi-Share.

Readers know we hate government compulsion, and believe that government one-size-fits-all stuff fits about as well as a Mao jacket. My examples are, for a few, what if you're a Christian Scientist? What if you're wealthy and want to self-insure? What if you only want Major Medical (which I believe is the only thing that makes sense anyway)?

When they talk about medical insurance, they sneakily speak as if it were equivalent to medical care. It is not.

A reminder to readers on Medicare:

Give your doc a nice Christmas gift. He or she is losing money each time you see him in the office. A little - or a lot - of appreciation is in order, because you are the recipient of their charity and good will. They don't have to do it. Something special like this often goes over well:

Heck, I always give my docs a Christmas something even though I am not on Medicare yet.