Main Street Memories, Yet Again
George Selgin(I penned this summary version of my writings on the Fed ’s Great‐Depression era attempts at Main Street lending in the hope that a respectable newspaper would publish it. Alas, those newspapers turned it down, as did some more dubious outlets.As my piece ’s content seems as pertinent than ever, and it at least has the virtue of being shorter than the others I’ve written on this topic, rather than consign it to the trash, I offer it here in the hope that someAlt ‐Mreaders may see merit in it. My previous posts on the topic arehere andhere.)The U.S. economy is reeling from what may be ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 1, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: George Selgin Source Type: blogs
Hiding Our Heads in the Sand
By KIM BELLARD
There are so many
stories about the coronavirus pandemic — some inspiring, some tragic, and
all-too-many frustrating. In the world’s supposedly most advanced
economy, we’ve struggled to produce enough ventilators, tests, even swabs, for
heaven’s sake.
I can’t stop thinking
about infrastructure, especially unemployment systems.
We’d never purposely shut down our economy; no nation had. Each state is trying to figure out the best course between limiting exposure to COVID-19 and keeping food on people’s tables. Those workers deemed...
Source: The Health Care Blog - April 28, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: COVID-19 Health Policy coronavirus Kim Bellard Pandemic Unemployment Source Type: blogs
The Unintended Consequences Of The Kitchen Sink
Ryan BourneAs the $2.2 trillion CARES Act sailed through Congress, the general mood was that money had to get out the door as quickly as possible to provide relief for households and businesses.Details were of second ‐order importance – lawmakers simply wanted dollars flowing to businesses through loans and payroll support, to households through checks, and to those laid off because of COVID-19 through more generous unemployment insurance benefits. One might say Congress threw everything but the kitchen s ink at the relief effort, in the hope that at least one program would cover everyone suffering.Well, it turns ou...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 23, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Ryan Bourne Source Type: blogs
Is Trump Acting Presidential?
Thomas A. FireyAmong the criticisms President Trump has received over his handling of COVID-19, one is that he ’s playing politics with disaster aid. TheDenver Post recently charged that he “is treating life‐saving medical equipment as emoluments he can dole out as favors to loyalists.” Michigan Gov.Gretchen Whitmer has claimed that “vendors are being told not to send stuff here to Michigan.” Trump himself has said the governors “have to treat us well also” in order to get what they need.So far, evidence of actual favoritism is mixed. A Washington Post review of federal distribution of ventilators, ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 23, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas A. Firey Source Type: blogs
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Critics of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were concerned that the law would prove too burdensome on small-business employers and seriously damage the small-group health insurance market, which includes groups with up to 50 employees. President Trump has said that “Obamacare has been especially brutal for small businesses. . . . It caused premiums and deductibles to explode, and health care options to plummet.”
(Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog)
Source: The Commonwealth Fund: Blog - April 23, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Michael J. McCue, Mark A. Hall Source Type: blogs
U.S. Approves an At ‐Home COVID-19 Test—But Four States Ban It
Walter OlsonLast week I published a piece observing that precautionary government regulation often undercuts the resilience the system is able to show when confronted with a new peril or emergency. The example I gave came from the many rules adopted in response to the menace of terrorism after 9/11, which turned out to make it harder to react when an entirely different kind of emergency — the current pandemic — placed sudden new stresses on areas from airport logistics to a banking system asked to handle an unplanned surge of small business loan requests.Once you notice this pattern of regulati...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 22, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Walter Olson Source Type: blogs
New $484 Billion Government Funding Deal for Healthcare, Small Businesses, and Testing
UPDATE: The Senate on Tuesday, 4/21/20 passed this bill. The House is scheduled to vote on the measure on Thursday. News is breaking today that the senate has reached an agreement on another funding package that’s over $484 billion. Assuming it can pass a voice vote in the Senate today, then it will go to […] (Source: EMR and HIPAA)
Source: EMR and HIPAA - April 21, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Administration Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System LTPAC Regulations Andy Slavitt CARES Act Coronavirus Coronavirus Funding COVID-19 COVID-19 Funding COVID-19 Testing EIDL Source Type: blogs
Wait — Robots Work But I Get Paid
By KIM BELLARD
We’re not through the
COVID-19 pandemic. We’re probably not even near the end of the beginning
yet. That hasn’t stopped many pundits to start speculating about how our
society (and our healthcare system) are likely to be permanently changed as a result,
such as continued reliance on telecommuting and telemedicine.
OK, I’ll play too: I
believe we need to greatly expand the role of robots, and begin something that
resembles Universal Basic Income (UBI). They’re not the only changes that
may result, but they are two that should.
Robots
We&#...
Source: The Health Care Blog - April 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: COVID-19 Health Tech Kim Bellard robots Source Type: blogs
Wait — Robots Work But I Get Paid
By KIM BELLARD
We’re not through the
COVID-19 pandemic. We’re probably not even near the end of the beginning
yet. That hasn’t stopped many pundits to start speculating about how our
society (and our healthcare system) are likely to be permanently changed as a result,
such as continued reliance on telecommuting and telemedicine.
OK, I’ll play too: I
believe we need to greatly expand the role of robots, and begin something that
resembles Universal Basic Income (UBI). They’re not the only changes that
may result, but they are two that should.
Robots
We&#...
Source: The Health Care Blog - April 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: COVID-19 Health Tech Kim Bellard robots Source Type: blogs
Diabetes Small Businesses Shift Focus to Critical COVID-19 Supplies
Three grassroots diabetes companies are repurposing skills and equipment to make or provide critical supplies during the current coronavirus pandemic. (Source: Diabetes Mine)
Source: Diabetes Mine - April 13, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Mike Hoskins Source Type: blogs
Chunking Can Prevent COVID-19 Trauma
Even now, when cleaning is so important, I dilly-dally. I have plenty of time as I “shelter in place” and cleaning supplies. But when I think of mopping and scrubbing, I want to sit down. That’s when a concept from psychology called chunking helped me realize the impact this technique has for controlling trauma resulting from events we can neither understand fully nor control as we deal with an unknown and frightening future.
Chunking does not mean throwing things out the door, which I am tempted to do sometimes to minimize clutter (or when my laptop is acting up). In another example, what is easier for you to thin...
Source: World of Psychology - April 12, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jan McDaniel Tags: Memory and Perception Self-Help chunking coronavirus COVID-19 Time Management Source Type: blogs
Businesses Combat Covid ‐19
Chris EdwardsThe economics news is dismal with reports every day of shutdowns, layoffs, and furloughs. More than 16 million Americans have been thrown out of work so far, and we have entered the worst downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s.Yet amid the gloom there are frequent reports of businesses and entrepreneurs making advances in the battle against Covid ‐19. The private sector is racing to produce vaccines, treatments, tests, and medical supplies to defeat the pandemic.Here are some recent developments:Formlabs ischurning out Covid ‐19 test swabs with 3‑D printing, going from prototype to produc...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 10, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Chris Edwards Source Type: blogs
Businesses Combat COVID-19
Chris EdwardsThe economics news is dismal with reports every day of shutdowns, layoffs, and furloughs. More than 16 million Americans have been thrown out of work so far, and we have entered the worst downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s.Yet amid the gloom there are frequent reports of businesses and entrepreneurs making advances in the battle against Covid ‐19. The private sector is racing to produce vaccines, treatments, tests, and medical supplies to defeat the pandemic.Here are some recent developments:Formlabs ischurning out COVID-19 test swabs with 3-D printing, going from prototype to production in ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - April 10, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Chris Edwards Source Type: blogs
Tapping Business Interruption Insurance Coverage to Assist Small Business During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Benefits and Drawbacks
Legislation has been introduced in several states that would require insurers to cover business interruption losses due to the COVID-19 outbreak even if the policies exclude losses due to viruses and communicable diseases. What are the advantages and disadvantages of such a law? If policymakers were to proceed with such an approach what design considerations should they keep in mind? (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - April 9, 2020 Category: Health Management Authors: Lloyd Dixon; Bethany Saunders-Medina Source Type: blogs
Support your local private practice physician. They ’re a small business.
Small businesses are a vital part of our economy. They are ubiquitous and take on numerous forms, including traditional brick and mortar spaces, kiosks, and online enterprises. They enhance our most basic capitalist principles, such as innovation, entrepreneurship, and competition. Many small business owners give of their hearts and souls, viewing their employees and customers […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 8, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/stuart-akerman" rel="tag" > Stuart Akerman, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions COVID-19 coronavirus Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs
