Thanksgiving is fraught with dangers that most people may never think of. There is the danger from driving great distances with too many cars on the road, some of which may have indulged in too much eggnog prior to driving. The AAA estimates that 55 million Americans are expected to hit the road driving more than 50 miles to see friends and family. The worst traffic is expected to take place Wednesday afternoon as the rush hour traffic mixes with holiday traffic.
Category: COVID-19 and Public Health
A Hospital Stay (but in Your Own Home)
Years ago, I worked in a long-term acute care hospital. We employed social workers whose job was discharge planning. They charted out where to move patients once they had been treated by our hospital. This process was started before patients were admitted. Patients with no clear path to move elsewhere were not admitted. Our average length of stay was in excess of 30 days. At that time our type of facility was PPS exempt and cost reimbursed based on a TEFRA limit (see p. 71 for more information).
Monday Links
- Just how bad will this flu season be?
- The generic share of total prescriptions dispensed in the US increased from 14% when the Hatch-Waxman legislation was passed in 1984 to 42% by 2000 and 92% today.
- The Sahel is a semi-arid region along the southern edge of the Sahara desert, where the population is near Malthusian equilibrium.
- Does walking produce good ideas. HT: Tyler
- What can you do with your FSA? Yes, on an emotional support cat. No, on a knee replacement for the cat. No, on sex toys.
Monday Links
- CDC: alcohol related deaths rose 30% during the Covid pandemic.
- Global budgets aren’t just in Canada and Britain. The government is funding a pilot program for this country.
- Scott Sumner: Is the fed tightening too aggressively? No. “There’s almost no evidence that the Fed has tightened monetary policy at all.”
- Lancet publishes dishonest study on global warming heat deaths. (WSJ)
- The IRA bill is already killing potential cures. (WSJ)