Another health story by the Boston Globe gives new meaning to the term group practice: When Dr. Gene Lindsey arrived to see his 4 p.m. appointment on a recent Thursday, his nine patients already were seated on folding chairs arranged in a semicircle around a table of snacks. Lindsey, a cardiologist, shook each patient’s hand, […]
hat tip radamisto NYT notes: …using Citigroup as Exhibit A — how some of our country’s best-paid bankers were overrated dopes who had no idea what they were selling, or greedy cynics who did know and turned a blind eye. But it wasn’t only the bankers. This financial meltdown involved a broad national breakdown in […]
Daily Reckoning provides this quote on the original week of the frantic search for legislation regarding the bailout: Take Rep. Brad Sherman (D-California), a bailout critic. During debate over the bailout bill that passed the House Friday, he said of the previous bill that had failed, “Many of us were told in private conversations that […]
The Boston Globe has uncovered data showing that the amount insurance companies reimburse hospitals in Massachusetts can vary dramatically from hospital to hospital. Private insurance data obtained by the Globe’s Spotlight Team show that the Brigham [& Women’s Hospital], Mass[achsetts] General, Children’s Hospital[, all in Boston,] and a few others are, on average, paid about […]
by cactus Revisiting an Early Look at the Recession Now that the recession is officially here, I’d like to revisit a post I wrote in March entitled How is This Recession Not Like Other Recessions?. In it, I note the following: So in terms of politics… what we see is that the Fed is much […]
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by cactus My Essential Blogs Most of us who read blogs have blogs we read regularly. Of those, there might be a handful we consider essential. That list is different for each of us, and no doubt changes over time for each of us. Last week, I learned what my current list of essential blogs […]
Boston Globe reports on local conditions for small businesses: Even as consumer loans become harder to get, many small businesses in Massachusetts report they are still able to borrow money. In Franklin, Stephen Dunn, president of design and manufacturing firm Core Concepts Inc., says Benjamin Franklin Bank has invited him to renew his $1 million […]
In memoriam for Tanta . CR says it best. Tanta offered humor as well as wisdom in her posts she shared with us. She is in my prayers. Dan
by cactus Inflation, Deflation… Where The Heck Are We Going? Some folks are telling we are going to have deflation, what with the economy contracting and the vast disappearance of tons of cash through the implosion in value of assets that weren’t really worth what Goldman, Welfare, Queen & Sachs and the rest of ’em […]