atlantis43's Comments atlantis43's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.com/user/500119/comments While the advent of electronic medical records (EMR) was supposed to reduce costs, expenses have actually risen, the NYT has found. Hospitals that obtained government incentives to adopt EMRs received a 47% increase in Medicare payments at higher levels from 2006-2010, well above the 32% rise at hospitals that didn't receive the inducements. A main reason is that EMRs have made fraud easier to carry out. http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/552051?source=feed#comment-9763041 9763041 EMR's simplify such record-keeping, as well as simplify the responses to substantiate these claims.
Though I am not trying to say that fraud does not occasionally occur on the part of such providers, the more important fraud is that of the insurers, including Medicare & Medicaid, who, over the last twenty years of attempted medical cost-containment, have used smoke & mirrors to obfuscate proper reimbursement for medical services to levels which barely cover provider overhead.]]> Sun, 23 Sep 2012 11:18:06 -0400 EMR's simplify such record-keeping, as well as simplify the responses to substantiate these claims.
Though I am not trying to say that fraud does not occasionally occur on the part of such providers, the more important fraud is that of the insurers, including Medicare & Medicaid, who, over the last twenty years of attempted medical cost-containment, have used smoke & mirrors to obfuscate proper reimbursement for medical services to levels which barely cover provider overhead.]]> The Time To Buy Arena Pharmaceuticals Is Now http://seekingalpha.com/article/722811/comments?source=feed#comment-7421631 7421631 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 09:50:11 -0400 Apr. Nonfarm Payrolls: +115K vs. consensus of +165K, prior 120K. Unemployment 8.1% vs 8.2% expected. Average workweek 34.5 in-line with expectations http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/297321?source=feed#comment-5105621 5105621 Fri, 04 May 2012 13:40:50 -0400 Apr. Nonfarm Payrolls: +115K vs. consensus of +165K, prior 120K. Unemployment 8.1% vs 8.2% expected. Average workweek 34.5 in-line with expectations http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/297321?source=feed#comment-5105451 5105451 Fri, 04 May 2012 13:36:01 -0400 If you're not bribing, you're not trying. A misquote of retired baseball player Mark Grace suddenly seems appropriate with a bevy of U.S. companies now under suspicion of engaging in systemic bribing in order to land new business. A whopping 81 public companies are reportedly under investigation for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Headliners: WMT, AVP, QCOM, DE, LVS. http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/277181?source=feed#comment-4830221 4830221 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:27:50 -0400 Action film The Hunger Games (LGF) gathers $68.25M in domestic box office, the fifth-best single-day gross ever - and may get into Harry Potter finale territory before the weekend is out. (earlier: I, II) http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/218571?source=feed#comment-3802431 3802431 Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:58:07 -0400 There's tasty growth expected out there for some stocks - but it comes at a price (P/Es of 30, 40 or much more for stocks like CMG and ISRG, vs. 13 for the S&P 500). A few hints on what to look for to see if your stock will keep growing: organic growth, sustainability via return on invested capital, and using measures like relative valuation to see which shares are too pricey. http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/195621?source=feed#comment-3354971 3354971 Above comment re:NVDQ is very pertinent along same lines.]]> Sat, 10 Mar 2012 09:01:21 -0500 Above comment re:NVDQ is very pertinent along same lines.]]> Cramer's Mad Money - 10 Things To Watch In The Coming Week (12/16/11) http://seekingalpha.com/article/314478/comments?source=feed#comment-2115801 2115801 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:04:11 -0500 Where Will The Jobs Come From? http://seekingalpha.com/article/305610/comments?source=feed#comment-2108692 2108692 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:23:32 -0500 Where Will The Jobs Come From? http://seekingalpha.com/article/305610/comments?source=feed#comment-2101694 2101694 1) Canada has a fairly stable, relatively homogeneous population with relatively few indigents, as we have here in the US. Inherent in this is generally lower healthcare costs.
2)Try to even get a visa into Canada if you are old and infirmed, and you will find it very difficult! This is another, more subtle way of controlling medical costs.
3) Medical liability in Canada is far more controlled than in USA, so that the "more per capita surgeries" require far less investigative diagnostics which can add substantially to overall costs.
I could go on, but these are atleast a few things to consider before people are so adamant about socialized medicine.]]> Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:02:49 -0500 1) Canada has a fairly stable, relatively homogeneous population with relatively few indigents, as we have here in the US. Inherent in this is generally lower healthcare costs.
2)Try to even get a visa into Canada if you are old and infirmed, and you will find it very difficult! This is another, more subtle way of controlling medical costs.
3) Medical liability in Canada is far more controlled than in USA, so that the "more per capita surgeries" require far less investigative diagnostics which can add substantially to overall costs.
I could go on, but these are atleast a few things to consider before people are so adamant about socialized medicine.]]> Where Will The Jobs Come From? http://seekingalpha.com/article/305610/comments?source=feed#comment-2101645 2101645 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:40:01 -0500 Where Will The Jobs Come From? http://seekingalpha.com/article/305610/comments?source=feed#comment-2097914 2097914 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:27:56 -0500 Where Will The Jobs Come From? http://seekingalpha.com/article/305610/comments?source=feed#comment-2097881 2097881 To me, the fundamental question is whether capitalism can survive without colonialism. While capitalism was formerly successful as the result of taking advantage of others, nowadays we are moralistically required to support 'emerging markets' so that they can purchase the goods that we (used to) produce: but supporting these markets is helping to destroy our own economy.. These same emerging markets now are the producers of many of these same goods which we used to produce.. The only significant thing left for us to do is repair and upgrade infrastructure, which will be done mostly with imported goods, and only at government expense.
In a world of 7 billion, probably only 3 billion are needed to produce & service all of the goods required by mankind, and most of the 3 billion workers are available in these emerging markets that we support. The other 4 billion are essentially economic parasites, whether children, retirees, unemployed, disabled, etc.
Does anyone remember the old principle of 'Regression to the Mean', cause that's where we're headed, and the 'mean' is going to be a lot meaner than we're used to.
Happy holidays to all :-)]]> Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:13:00 -0500 To me, the fundamental question is whether capitalism can survive without colonialism. While capitalism was formerly successful as the result of taking advantage of others, nowadays we are moralistically required to support 'emerging markets' so that they can purchase the goods that we (used to) produce: but supporting these markets is helping to destroy our own economy.. These same emerging markets now are the producers of many of these same goods which we used to produce.. The only significant thing left for us to do is repair and upgrade infrastructure, which will be done mostly with imported goods, and only at government expense.
In a world of 7 billion, probably only 3 billion are needed to produce & service all of the goods required by mankind, and most of the 3 billion workers are available in these emerging markets that we support. The other 4 billion are essentially economic parasites, whether children, retirees, unemployed, disabled, etc.
Does anyone remember the old principle of 'Regression to the Mean', cause that's where we're headed, and the 'mean' is going to be a lot meaner than we're used to.
Happy holidays to all :-)]]> An al Qaeda plot to car-bomb bridges or tunnels in New York or Washington to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks on Sunday is credible but uncorroborated, says NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The NYPD will increase manpower and the towing of illegally parked cars. http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/90758?source=feed#comment-1895247 1895247 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 06:33:57 -0400 Avastin at the FDA: Passion Should Lose http://seekingalpha.com/article/277511/comments?source=feed#comment-1738448 1738448 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 08:54:16 -0400 Maintaining its estimate of food inflation in the 3-4% range this year, the USDA upgrades its forecast for meat, poultry, and fish price hikes. It's unclear which price estimates the USDA lowered to keep the overall number unchanged. http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/74284?source=feed#comment-1611244 1611244 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:03:19 -0400 If China wants to cut off (legal) rare earth exports, why not just create them? A Japanese scientist announces that he and his team have artificially produced palladium. The process is not yet commercially viable, so it's best not to call off the search for other sources of the metal. http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/64963?source=feed#comment-1391734 1391734 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:25:14 -0500 NYC's failed storm response has become Mayor Bloomberg's Katrina, Paul Krugman says, accusing the city's administration of failing to take weather warnings seriously. Krugman may be unaware that some of the slow snow job appears to have been caused by union protests over budget cuts. http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/64633?source=feed#comment-1380814 1380814 How come noone remembers that the storm was an insurmountable problem for all of the local airports? There were no political motives underlying their difficulties, yet I don't hear any persisting complaints about their difficulties!]]> Fri, 31 Dec 2010 08:00:41 -0500 How come noone remembers that the storm was an insurmountable problem for all of the local airports? There were no political motives underlying their difficulties, yet I don't hear any persisting complaints about their difficulties!]]> Are Analysts Underestimating Sales for Avanir’s Nuedexta? http://seekingalpha.com/article/238905/comments?source=feed#comment-1345499 1345499 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 21:07:58 -0500 Are Analysts Underestimating Sales for Avanir’s Nuedexta? http://seekingalpha.com/article/238905/comments?source=feed#comment-1329204 1329204 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:31:31 -0500 Are Analysts Underestimating Sales for Avanir’s Nuedexta? http://seekingalpha.com/article/238905/comments?source=feed#comment-1326584 1326584 Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:52:31 -0500 Warren Buffett added 16M shares to his stake in Wells Fargo (WFC) in the latest quarter and loves Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) as a demographics play. Dan Loeb started big new positions in Apple (AAPL) and Carefusion (CFN). When successful billionaire investors make moves like these, why wouldn't small investors do the same? http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/61570?source=feed#comment-1318110 1318110 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:13:04 -0500 Republican Victories Could Crush Stocks and Bonds Before Sending Them Higher http://seekingalpha.com/article/234457/comments?source=feed#comment-1303035 1303035 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:00:17 -0500 Republican Victories Could Crush Stocks and Bonds Before Sending Them Higher http://seekingalpha.com/article/234457/comments?source=feed#comment-1290371 1290371 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:54:17 -0400 BioMed News Bytes: Progenics, Somanetics, Ziopharm, Cardium, pSivida, BioMimetic Therapeutics http://seekingalpha.com/article/166489/comments?source=feed#comment-715495 715495 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:28:52 -0400