Officially speaking, makeup brushes should be cleaned once a week. But here’s a fun fact: Makeup brushes, and other personal grooming items like toothbrushes and razors, are considered high-touch items that you should be more considerate of keeping clean during The Troubles.
Having an issue with Friends may end up with you Living Single. Actor T.C. Carson, who you may know as Kyle Barker from the Living Single series, says he was fired from the TV show after accusing Warner Bros. of neglecting the show in favor of Friends, according to Essence.
In a recent interview with Comedy Hype, Carson shared that he was fired from the show because he vocalized that Warner Bros started to neglect Living Single for another Warner Bros series, Friends. His firing came because he constantly spoke up about their show not getting the attention that was being given to Friends. “I got fired,” he said.
“We would come to them as a cast but I would be the spokesperson for it,” he continued. “So, that last season before I left, they called me in and they basically said, ‘Well, all these problems we’ve been having, they listen to you. You’re the person they listen to. So if you said something else, then they would do that.’ I looked at them and said, ‘Well, first of all, we’re dealing with five grown people, and they have their own mindset and own ideas about what we’re doing. Everything we come to you with is a group decision, not my decision. But if you think I have that much power, then I need to have a different job.’ I don’t think they liked that.”
There have been recent discussions about the television series Friends being a ripoff of Living Single due to Friends co-star David Schwimmer saying he’d like to see a reboot of Friends but with an all-black cast. Fellow Living Single co-star Erika Alexander had to remind him—and the world—that Friends was actually a ripoff of Living Single.
Carson also reiterated the expectation that blacks should be happy that they have a job and to stay in their place when dealing with being employed with a white company.
“Part of it is, even now, if you’re African American, you shut your mouth and do your job,” he added. “Don’t ask questions. Be happy that you have a job.”
“My whole time on Living Single, I was happy I had a job, but I understood the importance of the job I had. I understood the importance of what these characters meant to my community. And so when I come to you with a problem, it’s because of that, not because of ego. They looked at it as ego.”
When the COVID-19 pandemic initially started there was fear that it would have an inordinate impact on black communities. In Michigan, those fears are sadly coming to life.
Lawmakers have made it free to receive a coronavirus test, but if you need treatment to beat the virus, it could cost you thousands of dollars, even if you have insurance.
According to the independent nonprofit FAIR Health, those hospitalized with coronavirus can expect to pay anywhere from $42,486 to $74,310 if they are uninsured or if they receive care that’s deemed out-of-network by their insurance company.
Those with health insurance who are using in-network providers will pay significantly less. Out-of-pocket costs will be a portion of $21,936 to $38,755, depending on the cost-sharing provisions of their health plan.
To determine the figure, FAIR Health used its database of more than 30 billion private healthcare claim records and estimates of Medicare and Medicaid costs to project U.S. costs for coronavirus patients requiring an inpatient stay using diagnosis-related groups that suffered from pneumonia.
Using this method and another cost analysis, FAIR determined uninsured Americans with coronavirus could pay an estimated average of $73,300 for a 6-day hospital stay. Insured patients could expect to pay a portion of the $38,221 average cost billed to insurers.
FAIR Health acknowledged most people who contract the virus will be able to beat it at home. Another way to cut healthcare costs, according to the company is to use 24-hour nurse hotline programs offered by an employer or health insurance company.
“These may save you a trip to the doctor’s office entirely, and at the very least will cost less than a trip to the ER,” said Kim Buckey of DirectPath, an organization that guides employees to make better healthcare decisions.
According to FAIR Health, the average charge for telehealth services was about $43 for those without insurance. Insurers were charged $34 for a 5- to 10-minute telehealth visit.
For those who need to be hospitalized, Buckley recommends that someone you know keep track of what tests you are given, what medication and treatment you receive, which doctors you see and how often you see them.
“That information may be helpful when you receive your bill,” she said adding that some of these costs might be covered or waived.
African Americans and other minorities are especially vulnerable to the coronavirus. Many low-wage workers have been fired or seen their hours cut in recent weeks. Additionally, minorities are less likely to telecommute, meaning they are more likely to abandon social distancing guidelines to work.
Lawmakers have made it free to receive a coronavirus test, but if you need treatment to beat the virus, it could cost you thousands of dollars, even if you have insurance.
According to the independent nonprofit FAIR Health, those hospitalized with coronavirus can expect to pay anywhere from $42,486 to $74,310 if they are uninsured or if they receive care that’s deemed out-of-network by their insurance company.
Those with health insurance who are using in-network providers will pay significantly less. Out-of-pocket costs will be a portion of $21,936 to $38,755, depending on the cost-sharing provisions of their health plan.
To determine the figure, FAIR Health used its database of more than 30 billion private healthcare claim records and estimates of Medicare and Medicaid costs to project U.S. costs for coronavirus patients requiring an inpatient stay using diagnosis-related groups that suffered from pneumonia.
Using this method and another cost analysis, FAIR determined uninsured Americans with coronavirus could pay an estimated average of $73,300 for a 6-day hospital stay. Insured patients could expect to pay a portion of the $38,221 average cost billed to insurers.
FAIR Health acknowledged most people who contract the virus will be able to beat it at home. Another way to cut healthcare costs, according to the company is to use 24-hour nurse hotline programs offered by an employer or health insurance company.
“These may save you a trip to the doctor’s office entirely, and at the very least will cost less than a trip to the ER,” said Kim Buckey of DirectPath, an organization that guides employees to make better healthcare decisions.
According to FAIR Health, the average charge for telehealth services was about $43 for those without insurance. Insurers were charged $34 for a 5- to 10-minute telehealth visit.
For those who need to be hospitalized, Buckley recommends that someone you know keep track of what tests you are given, what medication and treatment you receive, which doctors you see and how often you see them.
“That information may be helpful when you receive your bill,” she said adding that some of these costs might be covered or waived.
African Americans and other minorities are especially vulnerable to the coronavirus. Many low-wage workers have been fired or seen their hours cut in recent weeks. Additionally, minorities are less likely to telecommute, meaning they are more likely to abandon social distancing guidelines to work.
