Down dropt the breeze, the sails dropt down, ‘Twas sad as sad could be ; And we did speak only to break The silence of the sea ! All in a hot and copper sky, The bloody Sun, at noon, Right up above the mast did stand, No bigger than the Moon. Day after day, [...]
Entries from March 2010
In the Doldrums
March 28th, 2010 · 17 Comments
Tags: Faith & Religion · Medicine
Medicaid, Anyone?
March 18th, 2010 · 4 Comments
In my prior post I highlighted some of the problems with Medicaid, the joint state and federal health coverage for the poor. In case you might think that physicians won’t participate simply because the reimbursement is so poor (which would certainly be reason enough), check this out, from my state medical society today: The WSMA [...]
Tags: Health Care Policy · Health Care Reform · Medicine
The Future in Health Care
March 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment
From the New England Journal of Medicine, a recent physician survey on the effects of the pending health care reform legislation on physician supply: Key Findings Physician Support of Health Reform in General • 62.7% of physicians feel that health reform is needed but should be implemented in a more targeted, gradual way, as opposed [...]
Tags: Health Care Policy · Health Care Reform · Medicine · Politics & Culture
‘They Need to Be Liberated From Their God’
March 6th, 2010 · 3 Comments
I’ve been incommunicado for a while, in no small part for reasons shortly forthcoming. But lest you be left completely high and dry, here’s a little nugget for you. The WSJ has a book review of Son of Hamas which will definitely be on my reading list when it comes out: Mosab Yousef is the [...]
Tags: Faith & Religion · General Interest · Terrorism




