NYC Creatives Barter for Medical Services “In New York City....Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center allows eligible artists--actors, dancers, musicians, poets, writers, and anyone else making a living through a creative means--to barter their artistic services for doctor visits, lab tests, hospitalizations, emergency care, medical and surgical procedures, dental care, prescriptions, and other hospital services. For each hour of activity, the artist receives 40 credits for health care services. A similar program has been in effect since 2005 at Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn." (from "The doctor will swap with you now," Consumer Reports on Health, August 2013)
Author of 98 Books Aims Her Pen Towards the Craft of Writing Karen Wiesner is an accomplished author who has penned over 98 books in the past 15 years, which have been nominated and/or won 125 awards. She currently has 38 more under contract, spanning a variety of genres. http://muffin.wow-women on writing.com/2013/06/author-karen-wiesner-unplugged-with.html