Catherine Collingwood 🕊️🧡

Day 4: I'm comin' home
To the place where I belong

Day 3: Gray and bitter cold in Midtown Atlanta

Coffee may protect people against irregular heartbeats, US study finds Trial’s findings go against common beliefs that people with atrial fibrillation should avoid caffeinated coffee

Sorry, but I still can't bring myself to drink the stuff. Since I can't smell it, it simply tastes like bitter burnt water to me. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

So the #Senate #Democrats caved. Nice work representing their constituents! #sarcasm #shutdown #ACASubsidies

Day 2: I never promised my daily photos would be the most interesting things...

autumn trees

Day 1 of a new life is the perfect time to start a tradition of daily pictures.

Going dark for a few days for personal reasons. I expect I'll be back on or before the 12th. See you then!

UnitedHealthcare vs M Health Fairview – Making it Make Sense Fairview Health Services says it might leave UnitedHealthcare’s commercial network on January 1, 2026, affecting about 125,000 patients who get health insurance

UnitedHealthcare vs Fairview Health buff.ly/z8glH0V #networkcontractwatch #fairviewhealth #minnesota #unitedhealthcare

UnitedHealthcare vs Spartanburg Regional Health System – Making it Make Sense Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System and UnitedHealthcare have reached a three-year agreement for coverage.

UnitedHealthcare vs Spartanburg Regional Health System buff.ly/y6dBuhw #networkcontractwatch #southcarolina #spartanburgregionalhealthsystem #unitedhealthcare

Anthem BCBS vs Northern Light Health – Making it Make Sense Northern Light Health and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine have established a multi-year agreement to extend coverage for members.

Anthem BCBS vs Northern Light Health buff.ly/0d9XUQQ #networkcontractwatch #anthembcbs #maine #northernlighthealth

BCBS of Arizona vs MomDoc – Making it Make Sense Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona's contract with MomDoc will expire on November 30, 2025.

BCBS of Arizona vs MomDoc buff.ly/CBimmFI #networkcontractwatch #arizona #bcbsofarizona #momdoc

Study suggests UnitedHealthcare pays Optum docs more than other providers A new study suggests insurance giant UnitedHealthcare is paying its sister company Optum's physicians more than it pays other providers. | A new study suggests that insurance giant UnitedHealthcare…

The report also noted that #UnitedHealthcare broadly paid #providers more than other insurers, with its payments to non-#Optum physicians 38% above other major firms.

Marsh Sues More Former Employees Over 'Scheme' to Open Howden US Already suing the current CEO of Howden US and others, all former employees, broker Marsh has filed a new lawsuit against another group of former

#Marsh v. #Howden is getting worse... #litigation #CorporateEspionage #insurance #brokers

When Your Grass Gets Trampled buff.ly/x28j9GP #healthcoverage #providercontracting #continuityofcare

Anthem Blue Cross vs Cedars-Sinai – Making it Make Sense Cedars-Sinai and Anthem Blue Cross have announced a new, multi-year provider network contract agreement.

Anthem Blue Cross vs Cedars-Sinai buff.ly/SSFKV4u #networkcontractwatch #anthembcbs #california #cedarssinai

Florida Blue vs Cleveland Clinic – Making it Make Sense The provider contract between Cleveland Clinic and Florida Blue is scheduled to expire on February 28, 2026.

Florida Blue vs Cleveland Clinic buff.ly/M3Fh62O #networkcontractwatch #clevelandclinic #florida #floridablue

Maine health system accidentally sends letters to more than 500 patients stating they're dead A large health care system in Maine mistakenly sent letters to more than 500 patients last month stating they were dead.

The problem has since been resolved and apology letters were sent to all patients affected by the error. #Oops #DeathNotice #Condolences

Anthem BCBS vs Northern Light Health – Making it Make Sense The contract extension between Northern Light Health and Anthem BCBS expired on Friday, October 31, 2025. Both parties have issued statements.

Anthem BCBS vs Northern Light Health buff.ly/MAfnAGe #networkcontractwatch #anthembcbs #maine #northernlighthealth

Writing Review: October 2025 buff.ly/DK6xmOt #Writing

Medical Mutual vs ProMedica – Making it Make Sense The contract between ProMedica and Medical Mutual of Ohio is scheduled to end on December 31, 2025, for Medical Mutual members and May 31, 2026, for Paramount H

Medical Mutual vs ProMedica buff.ly/ZJvz8ni #networkcontractwatch #medicalmutual #ohio #paramounthealthcare #promedica

Arkansas Blue Cross still exploring affiliation agreement with Oregon health company | Arkansas Democrat Gazette Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, the state's largest health insurer, is continuing to explore a "strategic affiliation agreement" with Cambia Health Solutions, a nonprofit health insurance…

#Arkansas Blue Cross' discussions come as #BlueCrossBlueShield companies across the country look to scale to compete with for-profit #HealthInsurance coverage. Strategic affiliation agreements are not new for #Cambia, a group companies formed in 1996.

Happy #Hallowtide!

The Rev. Ryan Stoess, a United Methodist Church pastor from Louisville, Kentucky, was asked to pray for the group over the lawsuit. “God, we lift up the court hearing that is happening … at a time when we are holding food over the heads of poor people so that we can take away their health care,” Stoess said. “God help us.” He added, “When the cruelty is the point, when the cruelty is in our face, God give us your mercy.”

NEW: Democratic leaders huddled with faith leaders on Capitol Hill today, with clergy decrying the potential halting of SNAP benefits during the shutdown and warning about the human cost of allowing healthcare subsidies to expire.

A pastor offered this prayer: religionnews.com/2025/10/30/f...

Where did I say that? I personally think it's an ominous sign of things to come (they're beginning to isolate themselves from the violence they know is coming) and NOT a good thing.

My post text, by the way, was just quotes from the article.

Health plan price transparency still needs work, report finds To be totally transparent: We still don’t know how much a procedure costs.

The biggest issue is that many payers list multiple rates for the same procedure, with no way to distinguish between them. #PriceTransparency #HealthInsurance #MedicalCosts

If taxpayers must keep subsidizing health care, they deserve to see the prices Empathy for families facing rate hikes and a demand for fiscal responsibility are not mutually exclusive.

What’s the reason for the increase in premiums since Obamacare began? [T]he real problem is we can’t say for sure. #ACA #MedicalCosts #HealthInsurance #PriceTransparency #opinion

UnitedHealthcare vs Phoenix Children’s Hospital | 30 Oct 2025 buff.ly/bVRiyWX #networkcontractwatch #arizona #phoenixchildrenshospital #unitedhealthcare

Pigs in the road cause traffic to slow down, vehicle crashes into the back of Craven County School bus Highway Patrol says two people in the vehicle and one on the bus had minor injuries.

Only in Eastern NC: Pigs in the road cause traffic to slow down, vehicle crashes into the back of Craven County School bus #ENC #amusing

Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers.

There are scattered examples from previous administrations of #Cabinet members residing on bases. But there is no record of so many political appointees living on military installations. #Security #Polarization #PoliticalViolence [Gift Article] buff.ly/iSx55QI

Aetna vs UConn Health | 30 Oct 2025 buff.ly/gygfuPS #networkcontractwatch #aetna #connecticut #uconnhealth