From Bloomberg This is just April and just in New York. This will happen all over the country. My guess is that these lockdowns will end when state and local governments have to start letting people go and renegotiating pension contracts. "The Empire State collected...
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Mutual-Aid Societies: The Lost Solution
You Call Me Sergeant When I’m Talking To You
Doctor Armen Henderson was handcuffed by Miami police as he was loading health care supplies for the homeless into his van in front of his house. His crime - disrespect. "Dr. Armen Henderson, an internal medicine physician at the University of Miami Health System,...
Doctors In Italy: We No Longer Help Those Over 60
This is why people that work in U.S. health care are trying so hard to keep the number of cases down. When medical systems become overwhelmed, they have to make heartbreaking decisions about who lives and who dies. "As his department receives coronavirus patients who...
Please Don’t Hoard N95 Masks! Hospitals Need Them Desperately.
This is a note just posted by my sister, a nurse at a hospital in Austin: I know everyone has heard the healthcare workers cry for getting safe PPE. But I don't think I've really read anything that explains exactly why. My last shift at the hospital, I was asked to...
3/13/20 Ryan McMaken on the Coronavirus and our Fragile Economy
Scott interviews Ryan McMaken about the current coronavirus-induced financial slowdown and what it might mean in terms of the next big crash. McMaken explains that with America's incredibly over-financialized economy, practically the only tool that the government...
18 Months Of Negotiation To Crack The Saudi Blockade Of Yemen
To airlift 7 Yemenis in need of medical care to Jordan. The Saudi blockade of the airport at Sana has prevented much needed medical care going in or out of Yemen. It took 18 months of negotiations just to be able to airlift 7 people. But , the article claims...
My Path to Patient in a Direct Primary Care (DPC) Practice
I recently wrote about my new Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis, the quest for affordable meds and supplies, and the subsequent financial savings found through transparent pricing outside of my insurance plan. I summarized that health care “coverage” is very expensive,...
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