This past summer CMS, more specifically CMMI, announced a six-year Medicare Part A demonstration that would require hospitals in six states to submit claims for prior authorization (PA) approval by non-medical, CMS-contracted, 3rd party entities using enhanced technologies, i.e., AI, for 17 medical items and services. Private/commercial Medicare or Part C Medicare Advantage plans have for years extensively used PAs though data suggests Medicare Advantage PA use has been excessive, e.g., a very high

Jo catches up with local legend and Halloween Queen, Jasmine Tease, to chat about her annual spooky ball at Red Door Theatre on Saturday November 1st. Tickets through trybooking

Once upon a time, American firms built with the long term in view, and the government did not try to hinder them. Today, thanks to reckless federal government spending, we are living hand-to-mouth, accumulating massive debts, and soon enough will be broke.

The United States is now a full-blown “tax state” in that lawmakers can raise taxes with minimal effort without meaningful legal resistance from any other domestic institution.

For every $5 the government collected in taxes, about $1 went to pay interest.

HATU is IN Da House... from My house to your house, whether you’re in the dog house, the poor house, the nut house, the murder house, Parliament House, or the House of the Rising Sun, we’ll be dealing with some of the important issues of the day.

Human Action by Ludwig von Mises is not just another book on economics, although its economic content is excellent and timeless. It is a passage through one truth after another, built upon logic and reason.

The authors of multiple peer-reviewed studies in the British medical journal The Lancet, say the actual death toll is much higher.

It is said that a political gaffe is when a politician accidentally tells the truth. This is a clear demonstration that a major American political party has readily accepted the dehumanization of its opposition.

Episode: an extended open Q&A from the Pre-Accident Investigation Conference in Santa Fe covering big-picture safety topics.Speakers discuss the limits of traditional metrics, the power of real-time monitoring, shifting focus from managing risk to maintaining control, validating controls in the field, learning teams, contractor relationships, and prioritizing high-information events. Anecdotes and practical guidance illustrate how organizations can learn without blame.

On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho look at this week's headlines, including the prospects for the Gaza peace deal, blue state propaganda, the Jay Jones text message scandal, and an inevitable new subsidy for Obamacare.

Republican failure to effectively oppose Obamacare is because of failure to acknowledge that the pre-Obamacare healthcare system was seriously flawed because of government interventions.

“Institutional inflows and Fed rate cuts along with a weakened dollar create the perfect storm for demand in Bitcoin..."

Many Americans fail to realize is that it is entirely possible to have tyranny with a democratically-elected system.

Under President Milei, the interventions have rapidly depleted the Treasury's hard currency holdings.

Reality cannot be transformed by mere decrees that take issue with the conditions of the world. Removing these distortionary hurdles is necessary for economic prosperity.

The U.S. directly purchased Argentine pesos and finalized a $20-billion currency swap to provide stability amid the country’s economic turmoil.