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Friday Links

Enjoy the weekend with some interesting reads… The highest paid public employee in your state is… Do markets for health care work? Workers comp not paying for on-the-job ER visits? Tackling Medicare Fraud. Some of my best friends are germs. Be nice to Sebelius.

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Friday Links

Hooters and Healthcare. Will Increased Longevity Bring Down Medicare? Effect of your neighborhood on your happiness. Kickbacks are alive and well. Routine HIV Testing on the way? Healthcare slowdown: Can it continue? Who decides access to drugs: FDA or the courts? Free National Medicaid Drug Database.

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Friday Links

Where to dispose of unused drugs. Tetris as medicine. A doctor’s letter to his IT department. Stockholm Syndrome and Epic EHR? A matter of survival? A tale of two births. Is ACA still law?

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Friday Reading

“Did You Take Care of Tsarnaev?“ Does cutting Medicare increase mortality? Effect of Medicare payment reform on supply. PCI vs. CABG. Should the government pay extra for hospital care during epidemics? An indecent proposal. Facebook is bad for you. Patient dumping.

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Weekend Links

Some reading for your weekend: Why Boston hospitals were ready. Australia to compensate organ donors. Who pays for Obesity? Obamacare raises demand for PT workers. Fraudulent drugs still on the market? (More evidence)

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Cavalcade of Risk #181: The ‘What If’ Edition

The news of the bombing at the Boston Marthathon has shaken many Americans.  How could such a thing happen?  What are the odds that such a thing happens to me? Let’s try to quantify the risk.  According to FindMyMarathon.com, in 2012, there were 658 marathons in the U.S. and Canada.  Thus, the probability of a [...]

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Weekend Reading

America’s health-care prices are ludicrous. Who will enroll in Medicaid after the ACA expansion? ACA leads to 32% rise in premiums. How doctors die. Infographic. Financial implications of Medicaid expansion. How to improve your golf game.

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The Cause of the Slow Economic Recovery?

Could it be the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a Obamacare)?  Some small businesses think so.  The Washington Post speaks with a number of small business owners: These changes are less than a year away, and I still have no information about how much our premiums are going to cost…It definitely gives me pause when thinking about [...]

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Friday Links

Does cannabis lead to suicide? Rate shock? How will the sequester affect nursing homes? Ruling out the wrong diagnosis. Faking pregnancy. La Gran Obra (video). Light vs. Dark.

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Friday Links

Cancer care at MD and MSKCC. Top 100 hospitals. Fee for health model? Good bacteria. “People who work at home are significantly more productive but less innovative” Google, you know where to find me. Healthcare ‘s “Moneyball” FDA and the meningitis outbreak.

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