Part One of this report is an introduction to Losses, Revenue, and Costs incurred by Rural Hospitals. I have broken the report up so as to allow a reader some time to absorb the information on Rural Hospitals. It is a bit lengthy although it does have numerous graphs and charts. The report itself was […]
Gee, “Whata Surprise” . . . There is no overwhelming Social Security Scandal or Fraud. A newly reported document shows that “anti-fraud checks” implemented at the Social Security agency found virtually no improper benefit claims. This find, while slowing payments substantially. ‘A Huge Scandal’: Internal Doc Exposes Trump-Musk Hunt for Social Security Fraud as a […]
While neither the stock market nor bond credit rating business are the economy, changes in the stock market and bond credit ratings are often harbingers. “Moody’s announced Friday evening it was lowering the US score to Aa1 from Aaa. A gauge of the greenback fell 0.6%, US stock futures slid and Treasuries’ yield curve steepened […]
In analyzing the Medicaid cuts under consideration by House Republicans for inclusion in budget reconciliation legislation, it is often easier to examine each specific proposal in isolation. But singular reviews does not paint a complete picture It is important to take a step back and look at how these proposals would interact with each other and […]
It is doubtful Trump has ever seen an actual farm, rows of feed corn, or acres of wheat grown in the US. Indeed, he is the self-proclaimed expert of agriculture deals. Yet he has never navigated a field of cow-pies or stood in a field of corn watching it sway in the wind. Agriculture in […]
The link is to a long but cogent piece in Talking Points Memo. Unlike the author, I long ago appreciated the threats posed by the massive cuts to NIH funding. But Josh does the extra work of thinking about how this anti-science juggernaut could be halted. Read the whole thing, but here are the nut […]
It has been a while since I put something up concerning the Supreme Court commonly called SCOTUS and their decisions. This is one case, I guess one could call this a railroading by the Trump administration. Making quick decisions and do not give enough time for the accused to respond to allegations before action is […]
You may think the Energy Star program is about helping industry by making it easier and less expensive to manufacture product. Not particularly so; but, the Energy Star on a product could promote greater sales. Much of the costs of manufacture are low as it is and due to offshoring manufacture of product. When manufacturing […]
Yesterday, tornados touched down in St. Louis. We lived in St. Lous for 40 years before moving to New England, and in those 40 years, the closest I can recall a tornado touchdown was at Lambert-St. Louis airport. Climate change is making for more severe weather, and DOGE has cut staff at NOAA and the […]