Friday Links

Primary Care is Dead. Pot critics in Colorado. Wilbon: Pay college players. Money–>Response. Effect of ARVs on QoL. How standards proliferate. How Eric Cantor, John Boehner and Mitch McConnell busted the budget.

Friday Links

Cash no longer king? Clever dentist in downtown SD. 30 stents = pig roast. Health Reform saves states money? Undervalued sluggers. Cavalcade of Risk: Independence Day Edition. CMS fraud detection systems fall short.

Mid-Week Links

Is comparative effectiveness really coming to Medicare?  When is OK not to follow the guidelines? Happy smokers vs. unhappy smokers in France. Are GPs living the good life in France? Will Groupon collapse? Cigarette Rx?

Bunch o’ links

In addition to today’s 5th anniversary Cavalcade of Risk, here are some more links to get you through a shortened workweek. Are local and state unfunded pension liabilities $800 billion or $3 trillion? Measles epidemic? Can skin cells become neurons? Google tracks Dengue Fever. Does prescription drug coverage reduce hospitalizations? Does more medical spending improve…

Mid-Week Links

Botox vs. Preventive Care. Hall of famer chooses hospice care. “He sees reminders of Soviet thinking in the United States…” Justin Bieber inhaler? Do nursing homes provide health insurance to their own employees? Are airport body scanners safe? Plus the latest edition of the Cavalcade of Risk is up at Risk Management Monitor.