Florida rolled out its phased reopening today in all but three counties. This happened before noon: Pass-A-Grille Beach, St. Pete Beach getting crowded as of 10:45 am. @TB_Times #coronavirus @PinellasCoNews @SheriffPinellas pic.twitter.com/CXG6lhDTnY — Scott Keeler (@SKeelerTimes) May 4, 2020 I’ve got concerns. It’s not that the phased reopening plan is bad. Our governor is a …
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What did April buy?
What did the massive and disruptive effort to engage in physical distancing during the last two weeks of March and all of April buy? I think it bought a lot of health against a counterfactual of unconstrained spread. The first thing April bought was several doublings that did not happen: Update on #Covid19 cases, 5/31,160,519 …
Excellent Read: “34 Days”
Oh fuck the October surprise is going to be Trump announcing a vaccine is ready and we're not going to find out until the day after the election that it's not actually ready or it has dangerous side effects or something. — The face toucher (@JonIsAwesomest) May 4, 2020 Two problems with this theory: One, …
Pandemics and Poverty conversation on Wednesday
This coming Wednesday, May 6, 2020, I will be speaking along side Dr. Anna Gassman-Pines on the topic if Pandemics and Poverty. My focus will (as always) be on health insurance and the kludges of the US healthcare system. The talk is open to the public as long as you pre-register. Hope to see you …
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Actuarial uncertainty as seen by CMS could be reflected in ACA rate requests
Late last week, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released an interim final rule on how a variety of federally funded programs will be responding to COVID-19 from a financial plumbing perspective. The biggest chunk of the rule is for the Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). These ACOs are provider led groups that …
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Monday Morning Open Thread: Joy Will Find A Way
The single best WFH video I've ever seen. And probably one of the most inspirational online collaborations ever. Bravo @JuilliardSchool. https://t.co/SqKCrVgmdZ — Christopher Michel (@chrismichel) May 1, 2020 Well worth clicking on the link to embiggen, or even go full screen, if you can. Sky-high approval ratings on #COVID19 handling:OH Gov. DeWine, 83%KY Gov. Beshear, …
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COVID-19 Coronavirus Update – Sunday / Monday, May 3/4
art imitates life imitates art and around we go l: chernobyl (hbo), 1986r: moscow metro, 2020 pic.twitter.com/QyxqaTb68h — kilgore trout, multiyear slanderer (@KT_So_It_Goes) May 3, 2020 Global coronavirus cases surpass 3.5 million, although rate slowing https://t.co/3EahDKNUZi by @TheJaneWardell pic.twitter.com/D6rZmW4JM9 — Reuters (@Reuters) May 4, 2020 Globally at least 3,500,517 cases and 246,893 deaths, Europe the …
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