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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Infidel’s commentary as taken from his blog Infidel753 Last week I posted on why the country needs a Democratic landslide.  This post is about the reasons why I think it’s most likely there will actually be one.  Those reasons why are, of course, the meat of the matter — anybody can claim to believe something, but the important […] The post Why I anticipate a blue wave appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]You might think universities would be immune to the financial pressures of the non-academic marketplace. You would be wrong. Brandeis University is struggling financially, and recently fired their resident string quartet, the Lydian String Quartet* after 40 years, to save $275,000. Other universities that, unlike Brandeis, have medical schools, are also struggling with their budgets. […] The post Economic stress in higher education appeared first...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]When I was growing up, I viewed being a physician as the zenith of achievement for someone interested in science. That changed when I got to college and became interested in research. I realized I didn’t have the temperament for a physician (OK, maybe a radiologist or a pathologist) and I became a lab rat. […] The post The economics of medicine: personal reflections appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]The question here is whether primary care can be commercialized more so than what it has been to date? Will profitability deliver a better healthcare model? Who will it serve? Can it survive without large healthcare institutions and hospitals supporting it? It might given where its location and the costs of utilizing it. Can Primary […] The post Can Retail Business Implement Primary Healthcare? appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]A heads up on changes to Part D in 2025. Some you already know as a $2000 cap on Meds Part D. Premiums may increase. There is a chance for subsidies. Read on . . . These increases in Medicare part D premiums are for 2025 Medicare, a federal health insurance program, is vital for […] The post Medicare Part D Increases appeared first on Angry Bear.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]The article is talking around the issues. The country is calling on former drug company management to assist in taking down an industry giant. It probably will not succeed as many of these experts still have ties to the industry and the companies employing them. Think Azar . . . Pharma companies were using “value-based” […] The post Candidates’ Stances on Healthcare Issues, including Drug Pricing, Medicaid and AI appeared first on...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]There is a story here somewhere, I have to look at it a bit closer in what Medicare is doing. As you can see expenditures in the US are double or more than what occurs in other countries. Yet, the US life expectancy is less than other countries. It appears there is a cut which […] The post Medicare Doctor Payment System is Not Keeping Up with Inflation appeared first on Angry Bear.

And Arizona has its share of nut-jobs too. One representative is more interested in controlling the lives of others. In particular those being the lives of women. And yes, one representative is making the right of women to control their lives an issue in Arizona. This is much like those creatures of control found in other states too. Arizona is a state where others can decide for you what the better course in life is to take. You have to wonder...

The message can not get any clearer than what is being stated by CVS management. The discussion now being had is things will be better in 2025. Kind of doubtful as MedPac zeroes in on Medicare Advantage plans. I suspect more will be done to rein in MA plans. Read on and also the article. “Brown echoed Pearl, noting that a lot of CVS’ challenges come from Medicare Advantage, which touches Aetna, Oak Street Health and Caremark. In 2024, CVS made a...

– by Sara B. Heller and Max Kapustin Econofact, November 2022 Let me be clear on the topic before you read the article. The full text is: “In a research  paper with colleagues, we find that it is possible by using data such as arrest and victimization records that cities already collect, to accurately identify specific people at high risk of being shot without introducing the kinds of racial bias that are of most concern in algorithmic...