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Quora Query: What Percentage of US Health Costs are Spent on Administration?

Posted on 19 January, 2020 by AJ Layon

There are several answers to this. I am sorry to self promote, but if you go to my blog – Notes from the Southern Heartland (https://www.ajlayon.com) and look at the 3-part series “Problems in Paradise” I go over this in … Continue reading →

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Quora Query: How Can You Maximize Your Happiness in Life?

Posted on 19 January, 2020 by AJ Layon

So the question is: How do you maximize your happiness in life. And there are thousands of words just in this [Quora] Blog trying to answer that. Here is my 2 cents and there are two parts to the answer; … Continue reading →

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Quora Query: Why Do Homeless People Become More Mentally Ill?

Posted on 19 January, 2020 by AJ Layon

I think [previous answers] have it pretty much [covered]. People often become homeless because of mental illness. But homelessness is a bit more complex. Homelessness can be acute or chronic. Acute is usually made up of women and children who … Continue reading →

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Quora Query: What Does “Critical but Grave” Condition Mean?

Posted on 19 January, 2020 by AJ Layon

Great query. I am going to give you a really poor answer, frankly because there aren’t any good ones. The entire way that we in the intensive care unit (ICU) classify a sick person’s condition is almost totally subjective. So, … Continue reading →

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Quora Query: If I find Someone Shot with an Arrow, Should I pull the Arrow Out?

Posted on 19 January, 2020 by AJ Layon

I think [the response give by] Dr. Davis is correct. In general, when you are in a place where you can obtain medical attention LEAVE THE ARROW ALONE (or the knife, or the ……). It could not only be tamponading … Continue reading →

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Quora Query: If Sepsis Requires Immediate Medical Attention, How Does One Live with it for Weeks, Months, and Even Years?

Posted on 18 January, 2020 by AJ Layon

“When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many … Continue reading →

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How Did We Get Here? – Violent Authoritarianism or Fascism in America?

Posted on 17 January, 2020 by AJ Layon

“…Speculations about the future depend upon an accurate analysis of the past…[*] Sweeping through our country today is a serious menance. One of racism and its brother, anti-Semitism; abuse of refugees and their children; separation of children from parents – … Continue reading →

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Quora Query: What Will it Take for the United States to Acquire Universal Healthcare?

Posted on 14 January, 2020 by AJ Layon

There are two sets of answers to this query: Political and operational/organizational. Let me address each in its turn. The Political Issues: There is, to my analysis, nothing special about the United States and its people that make a rational … Continue reading →

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Quora Query: As Someone Who isn’t a Conservative, What Do You Wish All Conservatives Would Start Doing?

Posted on 14 January, 2020 by AJ Layon

I normally don’t venture into this area on Quora, sticking to health care and science. However, events of the past several days have unnerved me, so I respond – more or less – to the query. In reality, I wanted … Continue reading →

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Quora Query: How Likely is an Authoritarian State if the US Gets UBI, Universal Healthcare, and Universal College?

Posted on 14 January, 2020 by AJ Layon

What an odd query! How likely is an authoritarian state – in the United States – if we, finally, get a national health system, a rational educational system, and UBI? Really? Firstly, in case you haven’t noticed, the present US … Continue reading →

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