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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:33:34 -0700

How NOT To Be a Missional Church | TheResurgence

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:14:33 -0700

How NOT To Be a Missional Church | TheResurgence

$160,000 Per Stimulus Job?

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:20:09 -0700

$160,000 Per Stimulus Job?

12 Most Outrageous Examples of Government Waste

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:05:27 -0600

12 Most Outrageous Examples of Government Waste

"The Medicare denial rate found in the study was, on a weighted average basis, roughly 1.7 times that..."

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:46:53 -0600

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The Medicare denial rate found in the study was, on a weighted average basis, roughly 1.7 times that of all of the private carriers combined (99,025 divided by 2,447,216 is 4.05%; 6.85% divided by 4.05% =1.69).

You would think Medicare’s sheer size might enable it to have smoother procedures with its providers that would enable it to turn down a lower percentage of claims. But no, this is the government we’re talking about.

So who’s the most “heartless” now? And why should Americans accept the idea of gradually being forced into a government-run system when, based on documented government experience, they will be more likely to see their claims denied?

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- Deny This: Guess Who Has the Highest Medical Claim Rejection Rate? | NewsBusters.org

WTF? Wisconsin Tourism Federation changes name after internet jokes - Telegraph

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:37:41 -0600

WTF? Wisconsin Tourism Federation changes name after internet jokes - Telegraph

The Habit Change Cheatsheet: 29 Ways to Successfully Ingrain a Behavior

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:06:16 -0600

The Habit Change Cheatsheet: 29 Ways to Successfully Ingrain a Behavior

47 Ways to Fine Tune Your Brain - Dumb Little Man

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:49:20 -0600

47 Ways to Fine Tune Your Brain - Dumb Little Man

"“Beginning in 2015, payment would be reduced by five percent if an aggregation of the..."

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:25:34 -0600

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“Beginning in 2015, payment would be reduced by five percent if an aggregation of the physician’s resource use is at or above the 90th percentile of national utilization.”

Translated into plain English, it means that in any year in which a particular doctor’s average per-patient Medicare costs are in the top 10 percent in the nation, the feds will cut the doctor’s payments by 5 percent. Forget results. This provision makes no account for the results of care, its quality or even its efficiency. It just says that if a doctor authorizes expensive care, no matter how successfully, the government will punish him by scrimping on what already is a low reimbursement rate for treating Medicare patients. The incentive, therefore, is for the doctor always to provide less care for his patients for fear of having his payments docked. And because no doctor will know who falls in the top 10 percent until year’s end, or what total average costs will break the 10 percent threshold, the pressure will be intense to withhold care, and withhold care again, and then withhold it some more. Or at least to prescribe cheaper care, no matter how much less effective, in order to avoid the penalties.

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- EDITORIAL: Death panels by proxy - Washington Times

Young People Doing Fine When It Comes To Saving Money

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:04:07 -0600

Young People Doing Fine When It Comes To Saving Money

The Funniest Protest Signs Of 2009 (PHOTOS)

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:09:27 -0600

The Funniest Protest Signs Of 2009 (PHOTOS)

Myna Is an Awesome Multi-Track Audio Editor for Anyone - Myna - Lifehacker

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:15:41 -0600

Myna Is an Awesome Multi-Track Audio Editor for Anyone - Myna - Lifehacker

"The Obama administration has privately concluded that a cap and trade law would cost American..."

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:51:32 -0600

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The Obama administration has privately concluded that a cap and trade law would cost American taxpayers up to $200 billion a year, the equivalent of hiking personal income taxes by about 15 percent.

A previously unreleased analysis prepared by the U.S. Department of Treasury says the total in new taxes would be between $100 billion to $200 billion a year. At the upper end of the administration’s estimate, the cost per American household would be an extra $1,761 a year.

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- Obama Admin: Cap And Trade Could Cost Families $1,761 A Year - Taking Liberties - CBS News

Federer Amazing Shot at the US Open 2009 semifinal

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:02:00 -0600

Federer Amazing Shot at the US Open 2009 semifinal

Jack Webb Schools Barack Obama on Healthcare

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:24:00 -0600

Jack Webb Schools Barack Obama on Healthcare

Snow White’s Revenge | Boing Boing Gadgets

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:21:11 -0600

Snow White’s Revenge | Boing Boing Gadgets

"If Facebook were a country, it would be the fourth most populated place in the world. This means it..."

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:34:27 -0600

“If Facebook were a country, it would be the fourth most populated place in the world. This means it easily beats the likes of Brazil, Russia and Japan in terms of size.”

- Church Marketing Sucks: Still Don’t Think Social Media Matters?

RedBlueChristian » Blog Archive » Tort Reform Needed to Reform Health Care

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:02:40 -0600

RedBlueChristian » Blog Archive » Tort Reform Needed to Reform Health Care

Top 10 Tricks MacGyver Would Be Proud Of - MacGyver - Lifehacker

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:46:51 -0600

Top 10 Tricks MacGyver Would Be Proud Of - MacGyver - Lifehacker

The Venn Diagram of Social Media | Boing Boing Gadgets

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:37:44 -0600

The Venn Diagram of Social Media | Boing Boing Gadgets