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The COVID Relief Bill Expands The Affordable Care Act. It Doesn’t Come Cheap : Shots – Health News : NPR

When Democrats pushed through a two-year expansion of the Affordable Care Act in the COVID-19 relief bill this month, many people celebrated the part that will make health insurance more affordable for more Americans.

But some health care researchers consider this move a short-term fix for a long-term crisis, one that avoids confronting an uncomfortable truth: The only clear path to expanding health insurance remains yet more government subsidies for commercial health plans, which are the most costly form of coverage.

The History of the McDonald’s ‘Cocaine Spoon’ | Mental Floss

The History of the McDonald’s ‘Cocaine Spoon’ | Mental Floss

In 1979, a controversy was brewing at McDonald’s. The concern was over a small plastic utensil that had a spoon on one end and the company's name and those famous arches on the other. Millions of the spoons were in the company’s restaurants all over America, and most people were using them for their intended purpose—to stir coffee.

But others had discovered an alternative use: The spoons were purportedly also ideal for snorting cocaine

Start Therapy (And Make It Work For You)

Start Therapy (And Make It Work For You)

3/11/21 by NPR

Web player: https://podcastaddict.com/episode/120239965
Episode: https://play.podtrac.com/npr-510338/edge1.pod.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/lifekit/2021/03/20210311_lifekit_life_kit_-_therapy__-_rebroadcast_030921_-_final.mp3

Plenty of people put off seeking therapy because of the stigma, cost and inconvenience. Here are four tips to help you make your first appointment, even virtually. (This episode originally ran in January 2020.)

Lawmaker Wants To Take Lunatic out of Mental Health Laws

Lawmaker Wants To Take Lunatic out of Mental Health Laws

The current usage has evolved, Mannion said, and words like "lunatic" represent an outdated usage.?

“Sections of New York State law still use language inferring that people with mental disabilities are somehow inferior, a notion I completely reject,” Mannion said.”It is time to update our laws to reflect reality and the strides that have been made in recognizing and treating mental disabilities.”

The are currently more than 30 instances of the term "mentally ill" in current state laws which would be replaced if Mannion's bill becomes law.