To foster competition among hospitals the Federal government mandated that they post their prices online where patients can compare procedures. Hospitals haven’t done that, however. They’ve put up interminable spreadsheets of individual charges that are so complex no one can understand them. Some put up their “chargemaster” files which give everything a hospital can possibly […]
Posted on February 4th, 2019 by admin
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Diesel sales nearly died after the Volkswagen emission-rigging scandal, but some technologies are hard to kill. The company says sales of diesel cars have nearly returned to normal. They still have a way to go but Volkswagen seemingly has overcome its blackened reputation. PR apparently had little to do with it. Diesel cars are less […]
Posted on February 3rd, 2019 by admin
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There is little more embarrassing than endorsing something you shouldn’t have because you didn’t read closely enough. This is the case of a Virginia lawmaker who has had to apologize to her constituents. She co-sponsored an abortion bill that she now says she shouldn’t have backed. Her claim is that she failed to examine it […]
Posted on February 3rd, 2019 by admin
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Carlos Ghosn, residing in a Japanese jail, has resigned from Renault. He was an all-powerful globe-trotting CEO until the Japanese accused him of under-reporting his income. Now he is fighting to stay out of prison. It is a spectacular come-down for the man and the companies he headed. It proves again that few are above the […]
Posted on January 27th, 2019 by admin
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He says he was upgraded to first class based on the thousands of miles he has flown and he had every right to be there. It didn’t work out that way for GOP Congressman Rodney Davis. He was confronted by a passenger who demanded to know why he was sitting there when the government was […]
Posted on January 24th, 2019 by admin
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Some people refuse to change their minds in the face of mounting evidence. Nothing will persuade them their position might be wrong. When it comes to climate change, facts are piling up but there is still a large contingent of Americans who say it is bogus. Scientists warn on a monthly basis with new sets […]
Posted on January 22nd, 2019 by admin
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But for the racism of the 19th Century, we might be celebrating Frederick Douglass Day. He was the foremost orator and abolitionist of his time who rose from slavery to celebrity before he died 25 years after the end of the Civil War. He spoke with Lincoln. He traveled across the North and the Midwest […]
Posted on January 22nd, 2019 by admin
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Reed Hastings, Netflix CEO, is making bold pronouncements about his company. One wonders if he has gone too far in consigning competitors like Disney to the margins. There is confidence and there is hubris. It might be hard to tell the two apart. Overall, it is smarter to maintain a sense of caution when communicating […]
Posted on January 18th, 2019 by admin
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TV commentators, especially, should be accurate about what they say. Otherwise, this might happen. An African-American analyst for CNN accused her radio host of having white privilege when her unseen interrogator is black himself. It was an embarrassing moment, and there was nothing she could do to backtrack. The host took the opportunity to scold her […]
Posted on January 17th, 2019 by admin
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Android cell phone users sometimes wonder why they can’t have right away the most recent version of the software. The reason is that it must be matched and tested in multiple steps before it can be released in new phones. This graphic explains the process in a creative and fun way. It makes a technical […]
Posted on January 15th, 2019 by admin
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