For seniors, big changes coming with federal health coverage plans

For seniors, big changes coming with federal health coverage plans

December 28, 2022

Editor’s note: The blog will shift in ’23 to more episodic publication. Just a reminder: 2023 will begin what could be consequential changes in aspects of older Americans, notably those age 65-plus and covered by Medicare. As part of law of the Inflation Reduction Act passed by Democrats in the …

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When Robot Doctors Injure, Who is to Blame?

When Robot Doctors Injure, Who is to Blame?

December 23, 2022

Robot doctors may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but they are starting to show up in real-life hospitals. Concerns about the shortage of medical professionals and the need to protect them from exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic probably speeded the trend. Regardless of the reasons hospitals are …

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Half of those hurt or killed in crashes used drugs or alcohol

Half of those hurt or killed in crashes used drugs or alcohol

December 23, 2022

As federal, state, and local officials seek to slash the nation’s spiking road toll of injury and death, law enforcement authorities need to crack down on the scary prevalence of motorists who get behind the wheel while intoxicated by marijuana or alcohol. Indeed, as NPR reported: “A large study by …

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‘Tis the Season …

‘Tis the Season …

December 23, 2022

Q. My tech client had a huge gift basket delivered to me, with an envelope containing first class tickets for a golf trip to Scotland. May I accept these? A. …

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High court lets stand California ban on flavored tobacco products

High court lets stand California ban on flavored tobacco products

December 22, 2022

Californians have accomplished something that federal regulators have failed to — despite long, difficult campaigning. Voters in the biggest state in the nation not only have banned Big Tobacco from peddling its flavored products that target and exploit communities of color and the young. They also have defeated the industry …

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