Court Should Strike Down Compelled Speech In Website Design Case
Walter OlsonThe Supreme Court will hear oral argument today in one of its biggest First Amendment cases in years,303 Creative LLC v. Elenis. It is the latest – and should be among the easiest to resolve – of the many cases in which vendors have asserted First Amendment rights not to assist in same‐sex weddings, notwithstanding state and local anti‐discrimination law. Cato has filed on behalf of the small business owners’ rights in many of these cases includingMasterpiece Cakeshop andArlene ’s Flowers, as well as atearlierstages of this one. (Cato also filed in favor of the freedom to marry in cases such a...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 5, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Walter Olson Source Type: blogs
A Case for the Respect for Marriage Act
Walter OlsonThe Respect for Marriage Act, which has just gotten past cloture in the Senate with 12 Republicans joining all Democrats in support and isconsidered likely to pass before year end, would 1) repeal the old Defense of Marriage Act of 1996 and 2) forbid states from denying full faith and credit for purposes of state action to marriages lawfully contracted in other states on the basis of individuals ’ sex, race, ethnicity, or national origin. It advances an obviously legitimate interest—shoring up the reasonable reliance interests of families that cross state lines—and does so in a way that is in accord ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - November 18, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Walter Olson Source Type: blogs
Bonus Features, HLTH Edition – November 17, 2022 – News from Amazon, Fitbit, Google, and Verizon, plus innovation awards from UCSF and Fierce Healthcare
This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.
This edition is our second special dispatch from HLTH 2022. There have been a lot of new research reports, new products, and news partnerships announced at the event. We wanted to try and cover as many announcements for the Heal...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 17, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: C-Suite Leadership Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Amazon Clinic Awell Babylon BioButton BrainCheck Carium Censinet Centivo CertifyOS CIOX Health Dot-to-Dot DreamBe DrFirst Fierce Healthcare fin Source Type: blogs
Political Science
There ' s a Facebook group for my small town. It ' s mostly about stray animals, small businesses advertising, local events, high school sports, that sort of thing. The rules are supposed to be " no politics " but as you might guess that isn ' t always honored. People have posted weird paranoid propaganda about the public school system, which I won ' t dignify with an explanation. A couple of days ago somebody posted a link to a news article about coming electric and natural gas rate increases, and a commenter posted a boast about some of our fellow townspeople having been at the January 6 insurrection. Really.So, here ' s...
Source: Stayin' Alive - November 5, 2022 Category: American Health 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
The Zombie Robinson ‐Patman Act Doesn’t Deserve Revival
Ryan Bourne and Rachel ChiuAt the Cato Institute ’sNew Challenges to the Free Economy (from Left and Right) conference, former FTC Commissioner Joshua Wright warned that a return to the enforcement of the Robinson‐Patman Act (RPA) of 1936 would be bad news for consumers.The FTC has not brought a claim under the antiquated law since the 1990s and not vigorously enforced it for much longer. But in recent weeks Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya has echoed FTC Chair Lina Khan in calling for its revival, something that the latter pushed for in her famous paper, Amazon ’s Antitrust Paradox.The problem, per Wright, is that ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 17, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Ryan Bourne, Rachel Chiu 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 Australian Health IT Links – 26 September, 2022.
Here are a few I have come across the last week or so. Note: Each link is followed by a title and a few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.General Comment-----I have to say the first article calls into question just how the Feds have been procuring IT and what implications there are for Federal Digital Health – a worry!Otherwise a few other good ones as well!-----https://itwire.com/government-tech-news/government-tech-policy/audit-office-releases-scathing-report-on-dta-s-ignoring-of-p...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - September 26, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Capital One Serves as Joint Lead Arranger on $2.3 Billion Financing for R1 RCM
Capital One Commercial Bank, a full-service bank with middle market specialization in many industries, including over 40 healthcare sub-sectors, announced today it served as a joint lead arranger for an amended and restated credit facility for R1 RCM. The borrower is a leading provider of technology-driven revenue cycle management (RCM) solutions for the healthcare industry.
R1 RCM used the facility, which increased its borrowing capacity from $1.2 billion to $2.3 billion, to purchase Cloudmed, an industry-leading revenue intelligence platform, and to refinance that company’s existing debt. Capital One also served as joi...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - September 16, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Revenue Cycle Management Capital One Capital One Commercial Bank Cloudmed Donald Hooker Health IT Funding Health IT Fundings Health IT Investment R1 R1 RCM Rachel Wilson Source Type: blogs
Santa Monica City Council Should Follow New York City ’s Example and Authorize Overdose Prevention Centers
Jeffrey A. SingerFirst California ’s governor disappoints harm reduction advocates byvetoing SB. 57, which would have added the country ’s most populous state to the growing movement to legalize Overdose Prevention Centers (also known as “safe consumption sites”). Next we learn that Santa Monica’s City Council wants tostop syringe services programs (also known as “needle exchange programs”) from meeting people who inject drugs where they live.At today ’s Santa Monica City Council meeting, the Council will be asked to approve a letter, authored by Councilmembers Lana Negrete and Phil Brock, address...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - September 13, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs
Weekly Australian Health IT Links – 05 September, 2022.
Here are a few I have come across the last week or so. Note: Each link is followed by a title and a few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.General Comment-----There seems to be a good bit going on this week so lots to browse!The trial of AI in aged care was quite amusing in a sad sort of way ….-----https://medicalrepublic.com.au/whos-to-blame-when-the-software-gets-it-wrong/7586330 August 2022Who ’s to blame when the software gets it wrong?MedicolegalTechnologyByPursuitClinical deci...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - September 5, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Taxes, Regulations, and Small Business in California ’s Marijuana Industry
David BoazCalifornians voted in 2016 to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use. The voter initiative,Proposition 64, provided for taxes, licensing, and a county option on whether to allow marijuana businesses at all (much like the alcohol rules in my home state of Kentucky, where some counties are “dry” to this day). Libertarians applauded the advance for liberty, and mostly understood that some taxes and regulation were inevitable — what product isn’t taxed and regulated in modern America? — butwarnedthat excessive taxes and regulations could keep much of the marijuana tradein the black market.Well, ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - August 23, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: David Boaz Source Type: blogs
Senate Bill: IRS Funding Hypocrisy
Chris EdwardsThe Senate ’s Inflation Reduction Act includes an $80 billion increase in the Internal Revenue Service budget over a decade, which would roughly double the agency’s budget by 2031.It ’s nearly impossible for taxpayers to contact the IRS for timely answers to filing questions, but the Senate bill devotes just $3.2 billion of the new spending to “taxpayer services.” The lion’s share—$46 billion—goes toward jacking up IRS enforcement. The thrust of the bill is against t he people, not for the people to understand the code and voluntarily comply.Senators supporting the bill talk about “tax cheat...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - August 5, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Chris Edwards Source Type: blogs
Inflation Reduction Act
Chris EdwardsInflation stems from too much money chasing too few goods. U.S. consumer inflation is running at 9 percent as too much government‐spawned money creation is coinciding with restrictions on the supply side of the economy.The “Inflation Reduction Act” in front of the Senate is supposed to address inflation by reducing budget deficits with a combination of tax hikes and green subsidies. But despite its name, the Senate bill would not reduce inflation because it would damage the supply side and hardly affect deficits.The budget modelers at Penn ‐Whartonestimate that the Senate bill would reduce the...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - August 3, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Chris Edwards Source Type: blogs
Commentators and Journalists Weigh In On Digital Health And Related Privacy, Safety, Social Media And Security Matters. Lots Of Interesting Perspectives - August 2, 2022.
-----This weekly blog is to explore the news around the larger issues around Digital Health, data security, data privacy, AI / ML. technology, social media and related matters.I will also try to highlightADHA Propagandawhen I come upon it.Just so we keep count, the latest Notes from the ADHA Board were dated 6 December, 2018 and we have seen none since! It ’s pretty sad!Note: Appearance here is not to suggest I see any credibility or value in what follows. I will leave it to the reader to decide what is worthwhile and what is not! The point is to let people know what is being said / published that I have come upon....
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - August 2, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
