Improving Liberty HealthShare, Part 2: Transparency

Where should I start? Health sharing succeeds only on the basis of trust of its members. Trust can only exist with transparency. Blind faith isn’t enough, and Liberty hasn’t been transparent enough. Identifying Recent Failures Mismanagement, and sometimes other failures, sometimes happen. You can’t undo them. Lost, mishandled, or delayed processing–it happened. It can’t un-happen,…

Improving Liberty HealthShare Part 1: The ShareBox

Last time, I wrote about the current status of sharing, and some of the delays in processing medical expenses. This time, I’m presenting a list of technology tweaks–most rather simple to implement–that would reduce the staffing needs at Liberty. If a member can answer their own question via the ShareBox interface, that’s one less phone…

Update on Liberty HealthShare

It’s been quite a while since I’ve discussed this subject–and Liberty is to blame for a good portion of that. You may recall that I’ve kept track of the monthly reporting on Liberty’s financials from their monthly newsletters (see here), monthly share amounts (here) and a variety of other changes. But those monthly newsletters lapsed,…

Your RV Furnace Doesn’t Cause Condensation

Combustion of hydrocarbons certainly does, but not from your furnace. Your furnace doesn’t cause condensation, or even raise humidity in your RV. This post explains why, and what else might.

When your phone suddenly says “Emergency Calls Only”: SIM Swapping

You’re relaxed at the perfect campsite, spacious, quiet, great cell signal, and an awesome view. You intend to have a few productive work days, using your internet connection to stay in touch with the real world. But at some point, you notice that you don’t have an internet connection, or that your phone says, “Emergency…