Toronto Dr. Atul Gawande writing in the current issue of The New Yorker (1/24/11) interjects himself once again into the national (global?) health care debate by pointing out that hard data often reveals, as it did in Camden, New Jersey, that as much as 30% of health care costs are generated by as few as …
Category: Health Care
Palin’s Gunsights on Gabrielle Giffords and Others
New Orleans This is Giffords herself talking about Palin’s targeting and health care vote: As Giffords says below: “there are consequences to these kinds of actions.” “Arizona has become the mecca of prejudice and bigotry,” said Keith Olbermann, quoting the Pima County Sheriff who is investigating the murder of 6 persons in Tucson on Saturday. The …
Gold Hidden in Dodd-Frank
New Orleans Wow! A seasonal surprise!! It turns out that there were a couple of pieces of gold hidden in the hills and valleys of the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act that I had overlooked and that have international impact. Retailers are required to report annually on the origin of minerals used in products from war-torn …