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Like Don Quixote Chasing Windmills, I Aim to See Financial Remediation for Patients Still Suffering in a Predatory U.S Healthcare System
Sometimes, I feel (if you pardon the metaphor) a bit like Don Quixote chasing windmills with my efforts to see true financial remediation introduced in the predatory U.S. healthcare " system " (and I am glad to see that the term " predatory " is now being used by a growing number of medical doctors, which I think is great). I envision a type of financial remediation whereby patients will be able to get access to the care they need without having to face financial predators trying to pick their pockets with illegal discount bribes standing in the way of their getting access to things they need like insulin, CGM senors ...
Source: Scott's Web Log - June 25, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: 2023 CGM Formulary Exclusion insulin PBM Source Type: blogs

The New Deal and Recovery, Part 25: The RFC, Continued
George Selgin(This is the second installment of a three-part essay. The first part ishere.)Big Engines that Couldn ' tAlthough Hoover ' s Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) was " more largely a banker ' s loan bank than anything else " (Ebersole 1933, 477), financial institutions were never the only firms eligible for its support. Railroads were an important exception from the start, though they were so mainly because financial institutions, commercial banks, and insurance companies especially, were railroads ' main investors. Thanks to New York and other state regulatory authorities ' inclusion of many railroad bond...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 20, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: George Selgin Source Type: blogs

The New Deal and Recovery, Part 24: The RFC
George Selgin(In writing this series, I allowed myself to skip over some topics. But now that I ' m turning the series into a book, to be published by the University of Chicago Press, I have to close those gaps. The most important gap by far concerns the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC). Although the RFC was originally established by Herbert Hoover, the Roosevelt administration not only allowed it to survive but turned it into the largest and most powerful of all New Deal agencies. Hence a three-part essay, of which this is the first installment.)Hoover ' s New DealThere are few more successful examples in history ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 17, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: George Selgin Source Type: blogs

Diamond and Dybvig and the Panic of 1907
George SelginMy last post argued that, despite whatDiamond and Dybvig ' s famous theory suggests, bank runs have seldom proven fatal to otherwise sound banks. Instead, when people run on a bank, it ' s usually because it ' s already in hot water.In response to that post, a Twitter correspondent wondered whether the Panic of 1907 —the proximate cause of the reform efforts culminating in the Fed ' s establishment —was an exception to my claim, and therefore evidence of the inherent vulnerability of fractional reserve banking. The gist of my two-tweet reply was that it wasn ' t. But since 560 characters hardly allowed me ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 7, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: George Selgin Source Type: blogs

The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
October 27, 2022 Edition-----In the UK we have a political farce running with only a day or so to run when you read this, with a new PM (Rishi Sunak) in place..In the US the mid-term elections are coming in a week or so, thus some concern as to where the US is going!In China Xi has his third 5 year term so we all wonder how that will turn out!In OZ we have has a Budget with floods, inflation, data leaks, the threat of recession, Medicare concerns and other issues just rolling on! At least the Budget does not seem to have broken anything!Overall an ‘omnishambles’ as they say!-----Major Issues.-----https://www.afr.com/wo...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 27, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 15th October, 2022.
This article uses the one that divides providers into groups depending on the life cycle stage the clinic is at the given moment. According to this classification, medical providers fall into three groups:BeginnersGrowing clinicsWell-established providersHealth care providers are business entities, so their life cycle, like that of any business, consists of the early stage or launch, growth and maturity. At each stage, providers have different priorities and goals, and the choice of medical software solutions should be made accordingly.Medical software for beginnersThe launch phase can be tough. At this stage, the profits ...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 15, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

The Macro View – Health, Economics, and Politics and the Big Picture. What I Am Watching Here And Abroad.
October 13, 2022 Edition-----In the US the recovery from Hurricane Ian, which will take years is starting as nuclear war sadly seems to be coming closer – I hope this is just sabre-rattling and no more!In China there seems to be more instability as Xi moves to term 3 of 5 years in a week or two.Liz Truss still seems to be there!In OZ we have more floods – again – and we are waiting for a new Budget in 2 weeks or so!-----Major Issues.-----https://www.theaustralian.com.au/inquirer/defence-gets-ready-for-the-fight-of-our-lives/news-story/4ea89108b822df72194742dc3eec0246Defence gets ready for the fight of our livesAlan D...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - October 13, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

Weekly Overseas Health IT Links – 23rd July2022.
In this study, researchers sought to determine whether differences in occult hypoxemia treatment existed between people of different races.Occult hypoxemia was defined as arterial blood oxygen saturation of less than 88 percent despite a pulse oximetry reading of 92 percent or more.-----https://healthitsecurity.com/news/security-awareness-and-training-crucial-to-preventing-healthcare-phishing-attacksSecurity Awareness and Training Crucial to Preventing Healthcare Phishing AttacksSecurity awareness and training greatly decreased the likelihood of an employee falling for a healthcare phishing attack, KnowBe4 researchers foun...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - July 23, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs

An Unnecessary Evil: How Canada Ended up Insuring Bank Deposits
George SelginI ' ve often drawn attention here tothe virtues of the Canadian banking system, especially as it was between the passage of Canada ' s first Bank Act in 1871 and the establishment of the Bank of Canada in 1935. Afterthe Scottish banking system that flourished between 1716 and 1845, it is generally regarded, by myself and other members of theModern Free Banking school, as the next closest thing to a genuinely " free " banking system. We also claim that such systems tended to be more stable than ones in which governments interfered more heavily.In Canada ' s case, this claim inevitably raises several questions. ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - November 15, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: George Selgin Source Type: blogs

Death, Taxes — and Paperwork
By KIM BELLARD Tuesday, in case you missed it, was the deadline for filing your 2020 federal taxes (it was postponed  from its usual April 15 date due to “the unusual circumstances related to the pandemic”).  Nothing, Benjamin Franklin famously said, is certain but death and taxes, but if you live in the United States, you might add the inevitability of paperwork involved with both (and with healthcare in general).  The question is, does it have to be as bad as it is?  A Washington Post op-ed by Helaine Olen argues that tax filing could, and should, be much simpler.  A March article in The Convers...
Source: The Health Care Blog - May 19, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Health Tech EHR Kim Bellard Taxes Source Type: blogs

How to Navigate Life with a Chronic Disease Like T1D and High-Deductible Insurance Plans
Conclusion:So, this is a method to survive a high-deductible insurance plan without breaking the bank. I have done it, so I know it works. Keep in mind: insurance companies feel entitled to screw patients (you are not their customer, your employer is). Don ' t let them do it to you!
Source: Scott's Web Log - February 8, 2021 Category: Endocrinology Tags: 2021 high-deductible insurance plans insulin rebates test strips Source Type: blogs

Modeling the Legend, or, the Trouble with Diamond and Dybvig: Part II
George Selgin[This is the last half of a two-part critique of Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig ' s highly influential paper purporting to show that fractional reserve banking systems are inherently unstable. Part I can be foundhere.]Sauce for the Goose …Half a century after the fact, the " aggregate uncertainty " version of the Diamond-Dybvig model appeared at long last to offer solid proof of the inherent instability of ordinary banks, together with an equally solid foundation for government deposit insurance. But no sooner had the inspectors started poking their flashlights around that supposedly solid structure than ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 18, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: George Selgin Source Type: blogs

Inside Schizophrenia: The Role Nurses Play in Schizophrenia Treatment
Some of the professionals that work most with helping people with schizophrenia are nurses. There are so many types with different skill sets. Host Rachel Star Withers and Co-host Gabe Howards learn who these often overlooked healthcare workers are. Dr. Tari Dilks, Professor and President of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, joins with insight on what goes into being a psychiatric nurse.  Highlights in “The Role Nurses Play in Schizophrenia Treatment” Episode [01:14] Doctor sidekicks? [04:00] The types of nurses [06:40] Nurse Practitioners [11:00] Nurses specialties [13:00] Psychiatric Nursing [1...
Source: World of Psychology - May 20, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rachel Star Withers Tags: Inside Schizophrenia Mental Health and Wellness Psychiatry Psychology Mental Disorder Mental Illness Nurses Nursing Psychiatric Nurse Psychotherapy Treatment For Schizophrenia Source Type: blogs