Archive for February 23rd, 2012
WHAT WE’RE READING: An Ocean Can’t Spare You From Santorum’s Bogus Claims
- “Dutch Puzzled by Santorum’s False Claim of Forced Euthanasia,” New York Times‘ “The Lede”: No wonder Americans are perceived as ignorant.
- “Will Men Go Extinct? New Research Says It’s Unlikely.” Christian Science Monitor: Phew. Mankind dodges a huge bullet.
- “How the Computer That Won ‘Jeopardy!’ Could Change Medicine,” The Atlantic: It’s time to bring the A game. Read the rest of this entry »
AHL’s TOP STORY: Supreme Court Sends California Medicaid Lawsuit Back to Appellate Court
The Supreme Court yesterday declined to rule on a California lawsuit that could determine whether Medicaid beneficiaries and providers can sue states over reimbursement cuts, the Los Angeles Times reports (Savage/Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 2/23). The justices sent the case back to a lower appellate court, noting the complexity of the case and the fact that some circumstances have changed since it originally was filed (Doyle, Sacramento Bee, 2/23). Read the rest of this entry »
