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Still, significant unforeseens remain, as history shows. Massachusetts' highly touted experiment with universal coverage has taken hits for failing to lower health-care costs. Bigby attributes this partly to high housing and labor costs and the fact that the state is home to so many pricey academic medical centers. That may be true, but you can bet that Massachusetts' remaining one of the priciest health-care providers in the U.S. was not among the selling points when advocates of universal coverage were stumping for the plan. Similarly, global care may correct the problem - or harbor bear traps...
...original version of this article misstated that neurologists can earn three times as much as family physicians. In fact neurologists on average earn $220,000 a year, compared to $179,000 that the typical family doctor earns...
...taboos prevent us from having the same consumer-safety conversations that are commonplace when you're making a toothbrush, sneaker or baby bottle," says Ethan Imboden, founder of Jimmyjane, a luxury adult-toy maker based in San Francisco. This bashfulness is not helped by the fact that the adult-novelty industry is largely unregulated. "Manufacturers can use whatever they want," says Imboden. "And they...
...Whether my children's friends call me Ms. Gibbs or Mrs. May or any combination of the two, I view it as a sign of respect and don't worry about the particulars. My husband never remotely suggested that he was bothered by my not taking his name; in fact, he's accustomed to occasionally answering to Mr. Gibbs. My late father, a fine writer, thrilled to see that name in the pages of this magazine. All these identities are me: Ms. when I'm out slaying dragons, Mrs. when I'm in the company of those I love most...
...earlier version of the Oct. 26 sports article "Rookies Dominate Field at Princeton’s Carnegie Chase" incorrectly stated that the Harvard men's lightweight crew's freshman boat came up short against Princeton last April 25. In fact, Yale's was the only team to place ahead of the boat in the 2009 spring season...