There are 3 pieces of legislation that are making the Coronavirus 10x worse than it ought to be.
1. 1997 Balanced Budget Act: Capped the number of residents and physicians.
2. 2011 Affordable Care Act: Made it illegal for physician ownership of hospitals.
3. Certificate of Need (CON): Mandated approval of all medical facilities through special committees. No competition allowed.
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The Gods help them in this very silly selection by the Swiss armed forces. ND is a negligent discharge where the pistol fires when you haven't asked it to. Most inconvenient. So the Swiss are buying a gun that technically failed the evaluation just to keep the...
I cover mostly military topics here at the LI Blog per my charter but on occasion I cover other topics. The Washington State ferry system is in tatters. It continues to get worse barely a week into the new year: Washington State Ferries needs 17 boats to operate at...
A president is kidnapped, the government remains, and we’re told it isn’t regime change. We pull back the curtain on what our guest calls “regime changeover,” a strategy that uses spectacle and lawfare to force leverage without admitting occupation. From sanctions...
