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Voting Machines

In the August 16 New York Times, in an article entitled “Officials Saw Flaws at Polls will Remain in November,” [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/16/us/politics/16vote.html?_r=2&

End of the Year Observations

Although I usually post a blog on a public policy issue, this end-of-the-year blog will be a combination of personal, public policy, and business observations. The one thing I can say with certainty

The Mammograms Controversy

Recently, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force was the subject of a great deal of criticism for issuing revised guidelines that recommended that, except for women who have specific elevated risk factors,

Celebrating Advances in Health, Safety, and Well Being

In the Monday, November 23, [https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703819904574553930012357104.html?mod=rss_] Wall Street Journal [https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703819904574553930012357104.html?mod=rss_] , reporter Melinda Beck recounts a number of

Flaws in Health Insurance Reform

One of the fundamental issues with health insurance reform, and the reason it has been so difficult to get done is that health insurance differs fundamentally from other risks. One of the basic