Opinion
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Digitization of Health Records Moving Forward Slowly
Opinion -Many Americans assume medical records are rapidly being digitized to save time and money and to help doctors track their patients' medical histories. In fact, however, just 14 percent of doctors in the United States use electronic medical records. -
Health Insurance an Irrational World, Thanks to Government
Opinion -In a rational world, deductibles and copayments serve an economic purpose. -
Consumers Know the Time Is Right for Market-Based Health Care Reform
Opinion -Consumers, not just in the United States but in all developed countries, are demanding a much greater role in decisions involving their health care. -
Britain’s Health Care System Costs Patients and Businesses Billions
Opinion -Government-run health care has imposed huge costs on patients and businesses by denying treatments and medications, despite the fact that the National Health System ran a $4.67 billion surplus in 2007. -
Despite Some Opposition, Consumer-Driven Tsunami Rolls On
Opinion -On May 12, 1992, The New York Times breathlessly reported Vermont's governor, Howard Dean (D), had "signed a law here today that sets in motion a plan to give Vermont universal health care by 1995. -
Ten Steps to Reforming Medicaid
Opinion -Excerpt from Handbook on State Health Care Reform, co-authored by John C. Goodman, Michael Bond, Devon M. Herrick, Gerald L. Musgrave, Pamela Villarreal, and Joe Barnett. -
Some Patients’ Organs Harvested Before Death, Analysts Caution
Opinion -Will your organs be "harvested" before their time? Perhaps!Given recent reports and the incentives involved, it's likely some doctors are indeed taking persons' organs from their bodies before death. -
Congress Acts to Address AMT Flaws
Opinion -Congress is finishing work begun in 2006 to remedy an unintended consequence of the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)--the treatment of a form of employee compensation called incentive stock options (ISOs). -
McCain, Obama Support Spending Transparency
Opinion -The nation's two presumptive major political party candidates for president have joined Sens. Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Tom Carper (D-DE) in introducing legislation to enhance a landmark spending transparency measure that became law two years ago. -
A Consumer’s Guide to Health Care
Opinion -America's Health Care Crisis Solved By J. Patrick Rooney and Dan Perrin John Wiley & Sons, 2008 242 pages, hardcover, $29.95, ISBN 978-0-470-27572-6 Available on Amazon.com: http://www.amazon. -
Californians Doubt Schwarzenegger’s Plan to Borrow against the Lottery
Opinion -California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) has proposed borrowing against future earnings in the state lottery to solve the state's budget deficit, currently estimated at $17 billion. -
Budget Expert, Tax Watchdog Sound Caution Over Lottery Plan
Opinion -Lawrence McQuillan, director of business and economic studies at the San Francisco-based Pacific Research Institute, said California Gov. -
Momentum Keeps Building for Spending Transparency Movement
Opinion -Those who thought the movement to increase transparency in government spending would be a flash in the pan have been proven wrong by a flurry of legislative and executive efforts in 2008, several of which were still ongoing at press time. -
Baltimore, Md. and Counties Tax Income Too
Opinion -A new tax rate of 6.25 percent for Maryland tax filers who report $1million or more of income comes on top of income taxes imposed by the state's 23 counties and the City of Baltimore. The local tax rates vary from 1.25 percent to 3.20 percent. -
Money-Losing iProvo Fiber Network Sold by City to Private Firm
Opinion -The city of Provo, Utah has announced it will sell its money-losing municipal fiber network, iProvo, to Broadweave Networks, a South Jordan, Utah startup, for $40.6 million. -
Senate Hearing on Net Neutrality Raises New Piracy Concerns
Opinion -The role of piracy in the net neutrality debate roiled a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee hearing on May 6. -
Public Transport Wi-Fi Idea Dropped in Los Angeles
Opinion -The Los Angeles Metro system has dropped plans to include wi-fi service on its Orange Line route. -
Municipal Wireless Falters in Sebastopol, Calif.
Opinion -Plans for a municipal wireless network in Sebastopol, California have been abandoned amid growing concern in the community over wi-fi as a public health danger. Sebastopol had contracted with Sonic. -
Proposed New York Law Could Doom Online Advertising
Opinion -New York lawmakers are contemplating introduction of a bill that would spell doom for the advertising models many expect to fuel the Internet's future. -
Net Neutrality Could Sabotage Health Care Tech
Opinion -At the recent UCLA Technology & Aging Conference, representatives from Intel, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Toyota, and other big-name firms discussed how technology is reshaping lifestyles for older individuals. -
Policy Disagreements Aired at Tech Forums
Opinion -A series of forums on "The Future of Content and Control" brought professors, technology policy advocates, and IT innovators to eBay headquarters in San Jose, California, where participants displayed wide disagreement on issues of national -
Ruckus Wireless Lawsuit Reflects Litigiousness in High-Tech
Opinion -A patent infringement lawsuit has been filed in the United States Court for the Northern District of California against NETGEAR, Inc. by Ruckus Wireless, Inc. Ruckus alleges NETGEAR and Rayspan infringed two of its wi-fi patents (U.S. Patent Nos. -
Digital TV Mandate Is Proving Costly for American Consumers, Business
Opinion -The Congressionally mandated switchover to digital TV is proving costly to both consumers and the industry, analysts say. -
NY Internet Sales Tax Law Faces Amazon Court Challenge
Opinion -Amazon.com has sued New York State challenging a newly enacted law that has serious implications for online advertisements. In April, the New York legislature passed a law designed to increase sales tax revenue from Internet sales.