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Obamacare Leaves Doctors On the Hook for Deadbeats

reason.com

by Tori Richards

November 9, 2013

The Affordable Care Act doles out three months of free health care to individuals who choose to default on their premiums; providers and insurers pick up the tab.

Tucked inside nearly 11,000 pages of the Affordable Care Act is a little-known provision that doles out three months of free health care to individuals who choose to default on their premiums. People who receive the federal subsidy to be part of Obamacare will be allowed to incur a three-month "grace period" if they can't pay their premiums and then simply cancel their policies, stiffing the doctors and hospitals. Their only repercussion is that they have to wait until the following year's open enrollment if they want coverage on the exchange.

E-mails Show Geithner, Treasury Terminated Pensions of Non-Union Workers

breitbart.com

by Tony Lee

August 7, 2012

In what may contradict testimony by Obama administration officials under oath and may be a violation of federal law, The Daily Caller obtained emails that show Timothy Geithner's Treasury Department "was the driving force behind terminating the pensions of 20,000 salaried retirees at the Delphi auto parts manufacturing company," and the move, according to The Daily Caller, "appears to have been made solely because those retirees were not members of labor unions."

Dangerously 'D-ficient': Low vitamin D raises your risk of dementia

nj.com

by Tony Dearing

October 29, 2016

The "D" in vitamin D doesn't stand for dementia. Or does it? We know that many older adults don't get enough vitamin D, and that's a problem. It can leave your bones brittle and more easily broken if you slip and fall.

What we didn't know, until now, is that a lack of vitamin D may be every bit as bad for your brain as it is for your body. According to a spate of recent studies, people age 60 and older who have low levels of vitamin D are significantly more apt to suffer cognitive decline.

Grand Jury Report: Riverside County CPS May Have Failed Some Abused, Neglected Children

lakeelsinore-wildomar.patch.com

by Toni McAllister

July 16, 2013

The Board of Supervisors today directed the Executive Office to respond to a Riverside County grand jury report critical of the Department of Child Protective Services for its handling of some abuse and neglect cases, as well as apparent deficiencies in personnel training and standards. Without comment, the board voted 5-0 for staffers to address jurors' concerns within 60 days. The 19-member grand jury submitted a nine-page analysis that identified shortcomings in Child Protective Services' operations.

The Rule of Law is a Myth

tomwoods.com

by Tom Woods

May 10, 2014

I talked to Georgetown University's John Hasnas the other day about what he calls "the myth of the rule of law." He doesn't mean bad people are in charge, and if we could replace them, we would be able to live under the rule of law.

The problem is far more profound. When I first read Prof. Hasnas on this subject years ago, I indignantly rejected his conclusion. I am now convinced he was right. Listen below. And be sure to check out the show archives and subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher. We hit some juicy topic every weekday.

Industrial Infrastructure Security Flaws Pile Up

technologyreview.com

by Tom Simonite

August 1, 2013

New research from Black Hat shows it's possible to trick water and energy infrastructure to cause physical damage-and securing these systems remains painfully slow.

Three presentations scheduled to take place at the Black Hat computer security conference in Las Vegas today will reveal vulnerabilities in control systems used to manage energy infrastructure such as gas pipelines. These are just the latest sign that such systems remain dangerously susceptible to computer attacks that could have devastating consequences; and although the researchers proposed fixes for each flaw they've identified, they caution that, on the whole, industrial infrastructure remains woefully vulnerable. The vulnerabilities add to a growing list of problems identified due to a recent surge in research into the security of industrial systems. Progress to fix such security issues has been slow going, due partly to the poor design of existing systems, and partly to a lack of strong incentives to fix the flaws quickly.

Federal Court to EPA: No, You Can't Approve This Pesticide That Kills Bees

motherjones.com

by Tom Philpott

October 25, 2015

A federal appeals court struck down the Environmental Protection Agency's approval of a pesticide called sulfoxaflor. Marketed by agrichemical giant Dow AgroSciences, sulfoxaflor belongs to a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids.

In a blunt opinion, the court cited the "precariousness of bee populations" and "flawed and limited data" submitted by Dow on the pesticide's effects on beleaguered pollinating insects. In a blunt opinion, the court cited the "precariousness of bee populations" and "flawed and limited data" submitted by Dow on the pesticide's effects on beleaguered pollinating insects.

5 Surprising Ingredients Allowed in Organic Food

motherjones.com

by Tom Philpott

July 16, 2012

Sunday's New York Times piece on the corporatization of organics got me to thinking: What are the weirdest additives the USDA allows in food labeled "organic"? Here are five.

Made from seaweed and used as a thickener and stabilizer for certain dairy products like cottage cheese and yogurt, carrageenan is probably the most controversial organic additive. Joanne K. Tobacman, an associate professor of medicine at University of Illinois-Chicago, claims that carrageenan causes intestinal inflammation, and she petitioned the USDA not to approve it for organic food.

Doctors Without Borders criticizes Gates-backed global vaccine strategy

humanosphere.kplu.org

by Tom Paulson

May 24, 2012

The global health strategy to expand childhood immunizations, largely backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is too focused on new vaccines and neglects the fundamental need to improve basic public health and immunization programs.

So says Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF), aka Doctors Without Borders, in a new report issued today by the organization entitled The Right Shot: Extending the Reach of Affordable and Adapted Vaccines. The medical relief and aid advocacy organization is critical of a new, 10-year, multi-billion dollar "Global Vaccines Action Plan" expected to be adopted by global health leaders at the World Health Assembly meeting next week. The plan is largely funded by the Gates Foundation.

Health insurer WellPoint to buy 1-800 Contacts

CNS News

by Tom Murphy

June 4, 2012

WellPoint Inc. plans to buy contact lens retailer 1-800-Contacts Inc. in a deal that would give the insurer its first direct-to-consumer business outside selling individual health coverage.

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