My ReSound Nexia hearing aids cost thousands of dollars. They work well for me. Other people might be able to find a less expensive OTC brand on the internet to meet their hearing challenges. I review my expensive hearing aids.

Kevin Knauss: Health, History, Travel, Insurance
Posts by Kevin Knauss on a variety of topics: health insurance, history, hiking, politics, LGBTQ+, railroads, plus whatever piques my interest.





The Stanford Health Care hospitals and facilities contract with Blue Shield ended on June 28, 2024. Despite many months of good faith negotiations with Stanford Health, we have not been able to reach a reasonable agreement on reimbursement rates and contractual terms that are beneficial for both parties and keep care sustainably affordable for our members.


There is no abortion tourism, a term Serevino uses to trivialize the critical health care decision by a woman. Some states have increased abortion procedures, not because women want to visit Disneyland, but because their home state has banned the procedure. It also appears that Serevino is advocating for the expansion of the surveillance state. He wants as much data on women and their health care decisions as possible. It is kind of creepy.



Covered California is using AI to expedite the verification process. Common documents are scanned by AI, determined valid, and then the account is updated that the requested verification has been provided. Of course, the quality of the image submitted to Covered California can play a large role in AI being able to recognize and verify it or fail the submission.



When the Chinese boy is taken from her and given to the Chinese woman, who claims to be the mother, Ruth Anne spirals into suicidal depression. A smart and ingenious boy, he finds a way to escape back to his home with Caleb and Ruth Anne. His return is only temporary as the sheriff returns and takes the Chinese boy back to Sacramento to live with the Chinese woman. Ruth Anne travels to Sacramento and works with an old acquaintance to secrete the boy onto a train to San Francisco and a safe environment.


The progressive cost-sharing structure rewards the plan member for persistence. The plan member continues to stay enrolled in the dental plan and is rewarded with progressively lower dental costs. The trade-off of the higher cost-share in the first couple of years is a lower monthly rate for the dental plan.

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