by Don Ingwerson On Monday, February 13th and Tuesday, 14th, Eric Nelson, Committee on Publication for Northern California, and I, along with attorney Ken Bemis, met with legislative staff members and the director for California Association of Health Plans to discuss the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). We are interested in maintaining regular contact with those who are
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by Don Ingwerson Article first published on Blogcritics My daughter, a mother of three young boys, recently asked herself what she could do to help protect the environment and decided as a family they would do what they could. They were chosen as one of the three families in the nation to be spotlighted for their efforts. This past weekend
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by Don Ingwerson Article first published on Blogcritics. Most of us have very efficient ways of compartmentalizing aspects of our life. There’s a time for community service, spending time with the family, recreation, vacations, exercise, and fixing things around the house. These plans make us feel like we’re propelling ourselves forward in a balanced manner – keeping peace with our
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by Don Ingwerson As many of you know, Christian Scientists pray daily to see the world in a spiritual light, looking beyond what the physical senses may be saying to a higher sense. Mary Baker Eddy, the author of Science and Health, devotes a whole chapter on prayer as well as many quotes on prayer throughout her book. Here are
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by Don Ingwerson On Thursday, January 26th, Eric Nelson, Northern California Committee on Publication, and I visited legislative staff members in Sacramento and attended the Essential Benefit Board public hearing. Six legislative staff members who have been helpful with health care items in the past were once again contacted about the present status of health care legislation. Each contact was
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by Don Ingwerson Article first published on Blogcritics. How would you answer these questions? Would you like to live longer; be more flexible, centered, balanced? According to “Tap into the Power of Prayer,” those who pray are able to demonstrate the above qualities to a greater degree than those who don’t pray. The article reports a landmark study in the
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There is a great amount of information on the Federal Committee office web site and I encourage you to peruse it. The article below on insurance is just one of the many items that are presented on this web site. The comments from readers and the answers from the Federal office that follow this article are very informative. Insurance Plans
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by Don Ingwerson Article first published on Blogcritics. Now that Christmas is over, I’ve been thinking about how giving and happiness relate. Not so long ago our family decided to adopt a family in need during the holiday season. It took a while to find a community agency that had a list of needy families, but with persistence we got
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by Don Ingwerson Article first published in Blogcritics Over the holidays my wife and I had the opportunity to have our three grandsons stay with us for several days. On the last evening of the stay, Asher, age 4, bolted up in the middle of the night very upset about a commercial he had seen on TV. My wife and
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by Don Ingwerson Article first published in Blogcritics Two years ago a friend mentioned that her daughter was appointed as a chaplain in a nearby hospital. I remember at the time contacting her and asking if any materials were needed to share with patients. I don’t recall her response, but I got the sense from her that religious activities were
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