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John Wilson

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Medicare's Part B Drug Spending Needs An Intervention

Medicare's Part B Drug Spending Needs An Intervention

Forbes — In 2010, Part B drug spending amounted to $19.5 billion (including co-pays from seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries). The growth of that spending should slow this year. But, sadly, that is mostly by accident, not design.
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The Smarter Healthcare Consumer Myth

The Smarter Healthcare Consumer Myth

Forbes — If consumers could review and shop for health care coverage as easily as they do television sets, costs would decline and we wouldn't have as large a health care crisis. At least that's what some folks would lead us to believe...
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Why GOP Governors Are Caving On Medicaid Expansion

Why GOP Governors Are Caving On Medicaid Expansion

Forbes — Florida Governor Rick Scott joined an esteemed group yesterday-he became the seventh GOP governor to flip-flop and announce his support for the expansion of Medicaid in his state. Chances are more Republican governors will follow suit. Scott's capitulation is particularly notable when one considers the fact that he has fought the expansion from the very beginning.
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Why Texting Public Health Messages Is a Brilliant Idea. Except When It's Not... | The Health Care...

Why Texting Public Health Messages Is a Brilliant Idea. Except When It's Not... | The Health Care...

thehealthcareblog.com — A new service has partnered with a Los Angeles school district - the second largest in the country - to not only deliver STD results by text message, but also to promote the idea children share their "status" as easily as they share the highlight of their day on Facebook. But when it comes to children having sex, it's never quite that simple now is it?
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How Siri could revolutionize the 911 system

How Siri could revolutionize the 911 system

GigaOM — In health care we face numerous challenges. One that is being tackled by the FCC, Department of Justice and the Department of Transportation is the limited nature of our emergency 911 system. Currently, if one is dialing from a cellphone, chances are that 911 cannot automatically find their location. And the only way to contact 911 is the traditional way - by telephone. All of that is about to change.
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Bloomberg's Soda Ban will Fall Flat

Bloomberg's Soda Ban will Fall Flat

Huffington Post — Mayor Michael Bloomberg may think he's helping to curb obesity in New York City -- where it has doubled among adults since 1997 -- with his new proposal to ban sugary drinks over 16 ounces. In actuality all he is doing is providing fodder for conservatives who have long warned against government encroachment in the healthcare arena. But aside from the politics of individual freedom and government overreach, there is a far larger problem: Mr. Bloomberg's faulty premises.
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Oberlin wrong to cancel classes after hate incidents

Oberlin wrong to cancel classes after hate incidents

CNN — When I was around 12 or 13, one of just a few black students in my entire grade, a substitute teacher made inappropriate remarks about slavery. When I got home, I just knew my mother would do something about it; this was a woman who visited my school as though she had to punch a clock.
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My View: Kids have free speech right to be racists outside school

My View: Kids have free speech right to be racists outside school

CNN — Last month, a few high school students sent out racist tweets about Washington Capitals player Joel Ward after he scored a winning goal against the Boston Bruins in overtime. Responding later in an interview, Ward, who is black, said, "People are going to say what they want to say," and he shrugged off those comments.
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