“The core problem is that inserting employers between health insurers and individuals created an unnecessary tension between the provision of certain goods and the consciences and preferences of employers.” More in response to 13 Feb’s The Daily Show. Bottom line: de-coupling insurance from employment would likely be a positive step. Why the individual mandate was deemedContinueContinue reading “Quick insurance thoughts (mandates and exemptions)”
Daily Archives: 16 February 2012
You’re not helping: seriously, CIA, we have enough problems convincing people to get vaccines, polio and otherwise
“At the behest of CIA officials, Afridi reportedly launched a fake polio vaccination campaign in Abbottabad last year, using it as a front to gather DNA samples from people thought to be relatives of the elusive Osama Bin Laden. This elaborate scheme would later contribute to the frenetic manhunt for and subsequent assassination of theContinueContinue reading “You’re not helping: seriously, CIA, we have enough problems convincing people to get vaccines, polio and otherwise”
Heather E. Lanthorn 