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...preoccupation with feculence, the inability to sit still for long periods is a defining characteristic of childhood. But children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often squirm constantly, even when other kids can remain still. Many parents and teachers respond by trying to get ADHD kids, at any cost, to stop fidgeting. The assumption is that if they could just stop wriggling, they would be able to focus and learn...
...established practice for medical providers such as hospitals and physicians to charge uninsured patients higher prices than patients with health coverage for the same care. (Insurers can negotiate cheaper prices through contracts and because of volume.) What the new study suggests, though, is that providers often pass along the cost of treating the uninsured to their insured patients. Its analysis found that families pay, on average, as much as $1,100 extra and individuals $410 extra in health-care premiums each year in order to cover the cost of treatment to uninsured patients who cannot afford to pay their bills...
...biggest obstacle - no surprise - was cost, cited by 74% of the hospitals that hadn't gone digital. A small hospital might have to spend a few million dollars to buy and install new technology; a large one could require hundreds of millions. And more than 30% of hospitals had doubts about ever getting a return on that investment. The government's bailout money helps, but $19 billion divided among just the 3,000 hospitals that answered the survey would mean a little more than $6 million apiece - plenty for some, not nearly enough for others. (See the most common hospital...
...rules should ease financial pressures and make races much closer. From this season the cost of engines sold to independent teams will be slashed by half and in-season car-testing has been banned. Further changes are set for 2010; proposals set out this month by the FIA, world motor sport's governing body, would see teams handed greater technical freedom in exchange for limiting their budgets to just $44 million. Spend more and teams would face tighter technical restrictions...
Though the digitization project has come under fire for its cost and possible privacy breeches, colleagues and interest groups applauded Blumenthal’s selection...