6 October 2023
This editorial is bonkers. It criticizes Kaiser for controlling medical costs … and tries to use the Kaiser experience as just another reason why ‘single-payer’ does not work.
Single-payer healthcare only works until the reality of rationing bites.
Have they tried to get a referral from United Healthcare lately? Traditional healthcare insurance rations to preserve profits. Business rations resources to make their numbers. Which principle is WSJ applying?
If you thought local news was dead, this opinion piece argues otherwise. Whether this evidence indicates a trend is debatable. However, local news is important for the future of our republic.
I had just finished reading a Bloomberg Headline Story noting that their economists were predicting 160,000 new Jobs in September – a slow down in jobs production. Just as I finished, the numbers were released – 336,000 new jobs.
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Scientific American article discusses the energy requirements for AI via an interview of Alex de Cries, a data scientist and Ph.D. candidate studying the energy costs of emerging technologies. He suggests that sustainability of AI should be included as a
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Intel is not making delivery commitments for new supercomputer at Argonne. Energy Department has 10 companies engaged in a research center focused on quantum computing. Jesus pointed out that power corrupts – remember the temptations? OpEd written by former Liberty student
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http://www.hexamail.com/news2web/index.htm am in a hurry to prepare for meeting
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I have been working for the past week and a half on some legislation that will affect stem cell research in Georgia. Below is some reading material, I will comment more later Stem Cells Legislation SB 537 – Search for
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My friend Kevin, a talented writer, and even better analytical thinker wondered where my blog went. It was there, Now I am here (with the exception of Edublog). And, I think I know what to write about now… this stuff
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Phil Windley of Utah points to a legislator in his state who blogged his entire day yesterday. Imagine how government would be if the entire legislative process were so transparent. Perhaps that will be studied as part of my dissertation.
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Hearings in a subcommittee this am for HB 1294 and HB 1305. HB 1294 – extends a sunset on the law allowing the University System and Technical colleges to carry over fees from one fiscal year to the next. These
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SB 529 — is going to be heard today. I will try blogging the notes
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Kemp: Is anyone here from more then one hour away? Sheriff Jolley: Representing Ga Sheriff’s Association…. Will explain process as we arrest someone – not academia… Taken to jail, processed by jailer – asked litany of questions to
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here today to consider some amendments…that perhaps a member of the committee can select to propose these amendments if they would These are friendly amendments… Kemp: Before you talk to these amendments… Can you make sure we get
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Rogers is now bring his folks from INS They wish to answer questions on Law Enforcement supportment center and determination of citizenship Robert Barron – Sr Immigration official in Georgia With regards to who makes determination of
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Dr. Jason Kristowski (Emergency Medicine Physician) – talking of public health perspectives of this bill California predated GA on a lot of these issues—Fed law trumps any state law to entitle any person on US soil to medical care.
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