A Bill to Give BCBS of NC Special Considerations Advancing

BCBS of NC is pushing legislators in Raleigh to allow it to evade certain regulatory requirements in accordance with its non-profit status. This follows a trend seen in other states where we have seen the various “Blues” become for-profit and/or merge with the “Blues” from other states. (For instance, Anthem […]

Commuter Rail Connecting Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem?

Local Democratic legislators filed a bill in the General Assembly to initiate a study for commuter rail service connecting the three primary cities within the Piedmont Triad. A good question to ask is how that would work for individual commuters. There would be a primary train station in each of […]

Cone’s Response to the Wake Forest Baptist Hospital Plan for Greensboro

It was predictable that Cone Health and other forces would not accept the entry of a new competitor (Atrium Wake Forest Baptist) into Greensboro without a fight. The News and Record discusses Cone’s response in an article posted today. Here is a summary of their main points and my response:

Comparing Deaths Due to Covid Vaccines vs. Flu Vaccines

An interesting article took a very conservative approach toward estimating how many people have been dying soon after receiving the Covid vaccines. This particular writer looked at reporting data from numerous countries and concluded the rate is between 5-15 deaths per 100,000 who took the vaccine. He compared this to […]