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...billion in stimulus spending will go toward new infrastructure this year. Another $282 billion goes to tax cuts or rebates, much of which, as economist Nouriel Roubini argues, will most likely be saved, not spent. A big chunk of the rest of the package will go, via the states, toward social services: increased unemployment benefits, more money for food stamps and for health-care spending for the poor and the elderly...
Medical billing, for both hospitals and doctors, is accomplished via a system of codes, which is already so complicated that there are special schools for it, granting degrees not just in coding but in special branches of coding. Coding boils down to assigning specific numbers to every problem (diagnosis codes) and other numbers to every treatment (treatment codes). Though the lists, in my field of orthopedics anyway, are woefully inadequate to capture how we actually think about or treat patients, they are still ponderous and complex. From common cold to brain tumor, open heart surgery to handing over...
...downloadable playlist for your next road trip. AmplifiedJourneys.hk, a site created by stereo company Harmon/Kardon, assembles playlists that are customized to your route. If you're embarking from New York City, for instance, the site would suggest "Money" by Human League and, if you're leaving the city via the Saw Mill Parkway, the Beatles' "I Saw Her Standing There." Simply plug in the start and end points of your trip, and the site will generate a list of tunes you can purchase from iTunes, along with MapQuest-style driving instructions...
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...Administration says it is aware of the problem. "We need to ensure that the assistance is provided to the people in need via the Palestinian Authority, and not to fuel Hamas or [be] diverted by Hamas for political purposes," says one senior National Security Council (NSC) official. The State Department says it will work with longtime partners to make sure the money only goes to civilians...