kbotc

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[–] kbotc@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

To the best of my knowledge, that’s all covered by the “No Surprises Act” that was part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 passed during Trump’s first lame duck period to give more COVID stimulus.

[–] kbotc@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago (3 children)

If you’re on a plan that qualifies for the ACA (basically any real health insurance plan), your out of pocket max per year is capped at $9,200 this year.

[–] kbotc@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Eh, I don’t know anyone who managed to get themselves to Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome without legalization. Easier access to high quality highly concentrated doses has been increasing prevalence.

[–] kbotc@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Any of the video game console companies.

[–] kbotc@lemmy.world 21 points 7 months ago

They weren’t. They needed to get them on record supporting a horribly unpopular position so they could use it in the midterms. You’ll see a ton of votes that go nowhere like this that are just fodder for election bids.

[–] kbotc@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

“Young child in Mexico has novel influenza” was Swine Flu’s start. So I always get a little nervous reading about it.

The slightly better news is that compared to COVID, influenza sucks at spreading, so our non-pharmaceutical interventions are liable to stall it out pretty well.

[–] kbotc@lemmy.world 34 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The Canadian teen mutated to a human to human form, but she did not spread it forward.

It’s coming. We just keep rolling the dice.

[–] kbotc@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

ICE has been arresting people at green card interviews.