Here is a Federal Legislative Affairs post I thought worth sharing: In February, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a bulletin that will have a direct impact on the long-term viability of HSAs. As we’ve discussed before, HSAs can be used to cover Christian Science nursing and practitioner expenses. In the bulletin, HHS explained how health insurance
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A guest post written by Ingrid Peschke, the current representative for Christian Science in Massachusetts On a recent afternoon my middle schooler reported a less than stellar grade on his French test and in the same breath shared several other potentially nerve-racking comments about his school day. I stood at the kitchen island sorting mail and nodding to his news
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A guest post written by Ginny Nilsen This list of the 12 Symptoms of Spiritual Awakening has been posted on many, many web sites for quite a while now, but I just saw it for the first time a couple of weeks ago. A smile came to my heart and complete joy and gratitude filled my day as I thought
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by Don Ingwerson An English chap by the name of Tony Lobl recently wrote an article published in the Huffington Post UK on a topic I’ve been excitedly exploring for years: patient-led care. The most intriguing aspect of his article was when Lobl described a future health care system as being patient centered. Instead of the medical/drug industry deciding what
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A guest post written by Ingrid Peschke, legislative liaison for Christian Science and spirituality in Massachusetts This week kids (and adults) will disguise themselves in masks, makeup, and costumes to celebrate Halloween. Whether or not you relate to this end-of-October tradition, it provides an interesting lesson on fear and reality. Because theoretically it’s the one time no one can truly
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A guest post written by Charles Lindahl I have been a volunteer management consultant for over 10 years with the Executive Service Corps (ESC), an organization that matches retired executives with administrators and boards of nonprofit organizations that need help with planning, board development, fund raising, and executive coaching. Along the way, I have worked with nonprofit leaders to deal
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by Don Ingwerson A lot people have been discussing the documentary film Escape Fire, and it might seem that everything’s already been said. But I can’t put the story out of my mind. I keep thinking about what I would have done if I were one of those fire fighters. What if I had been one of those smoke jumpers
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Eric Bashor vlogs about trends in health care delivery and the association between information and health. Feature photo © GLOW IMAGES
A guest post written by Ingrid Peschke, Committee on Publication for Massachusetts An estimated 86 million Americans struggle with chronic pain. The treatment options are many, ranging from commonly prescribed medications and steroid injections to physical therapy, massage and meditation. Recently the media has been all over the New-England manufactured contaminated steroid drug that has sickened nearly 200 people nationwide
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A guest post written by Carey Marvin Recently, I have been reflecting on the role humor plays in healing. There have been many books and articles written about this subject, but an article in the Christian Science Journal that I read a few years ago really highlighted for me how laughter can free us from troubling thoughts and brings resolution
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