Snapshot · Modern Wisdom
There are approximately 600 Planned Parenthood locations in the US, compared to about 3,000 pregnancy resource centers that provide free prenatal care.
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Chris shares a story from New Orleans about unaffordable care. Isabel explains why she opposes socialized healthcare, citing Canada's 18-month waits and the Charlie Gard case. She defends price transparency reform and pregnancy resource centers over Planned Parenthood. [1] — Isabel Brown "In no other market do you receive a service with no idea of the cost until months later. Hospital administrators and insurance companies se…" 1:24:20
Giving birth in the US costs approximately $25,000 without insurance, dropping to a few thousand dollars with coverage.
In no other market do you receive a service with no idea of the cost until months later. Hospital administrators and insurance companies set prices behind closed doors, then present an inflated bill that often drops by two-thirds the moment you ask for an itemized receipt.
The US federal government provides approximately $800 million per year in taxpayer money to Planned Parenthood.
In Canada's socialized healthcare system, patients can wait upwards of 18 months for a hip replacement surgery.
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Cold exposure has good short-term alertness benefits but the evidence base for long-term health benefits is much weaker than popularly believed.
In a randomized study of 20 habit-formation techniques run on hundreds of people, almost none of the techniques produced statistically meaningful results.
People given a tiny-habit fallback option (e.g. 10 squats instead of gym) were actually MORE successful at completing the full habit, not less.
The most effective habit-formation technique was 'habit reflection' — recalling a past successful habit, writing down what helped, then applying those lessons to a new habit.
A study found that simply scheduling enjoyable activities was as effective as standard cognitive behavioral therapy for depression, leading to its own therapy called behavioral activation.
The 'worry time' technique — deferring all worries to a designated time of day — helps people realize they have more control over worry than they thought and reveals it is less useful than it feels.
A study found that participants told to try to stay awake while in bed fell asleep faster than participants told to try to sleep — illustrating the paradox of direct effort.
Spencer Greenberg reduced his severe social anxiety dramatically in roughly 6 months through a structured exposure therapy hierarchy, culminating in asking strangers for hugs.
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