Tonite on @totallybiasedfx we have @iamdoncheadle & a special appearance by @miketyson. #Seriously #totallybiased — W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) February 22, 2013
Tonite on @totallybiasedfx we have @iamdoncheadle & a special appearance by @miketyson. #Seriously #totallybiased
A brief go-over of some of his previous work doesn't inspire me to pay much attention to Brill, and a slightly-more-than-skim of Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us doesn't challenge those assumptions. This brief mention is worth looking at, though:
No one writes smart responses to an article of this length in a matter of hours, but for the time being, here are three things to remember as you make your way through Brill’s article. Firstly, Americans pay a lot more for healthcare than comparable countries. This spending accounts for 18% of US GDP — a number so large that it’s been called the equivalent of an 8% VAT. Secondly, anecdotal discussion of consumer pricing in industries with large and complex cost structures can be misleading. The cost of the aspirin a doctor hands out in the ER includes not just the cost of a single pill, but also the operating costs of the institution that delivers it, and that cost may be partially or fully covered by insurance — or the hospital itself. Thirdly, if we all knew the markup of every product we purchase on a daily basis, the percentage of Americans living on communes would increase drastically.
Firstly, Americans pay a lot more for healthcare than comparable countries. This spending accounts for 18% of US GDP — a number so large that it’s been called the equivalent of an 8% VAT. Secondly, anecdotal discussion of consumer pricing in industries with large and complex cost structures can be misleading. The cost of the aspirin a doctor hands out in the ER includes not just the cost of a single pill, but also the operating costs of the institution that delivers it, and that cost may be partially or fully covered by insurance — or the hospital itself. Thirdly, if we all knew the markup of every product we purchase on a daily basis, the percentage of Americans living on communes would increase drastically.
Tonight: Jessica Williams messes with Texas. 11/10c. — The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) February 22, 2013
Tonight: Jessica Williams messes with Texas. 11/10c.
I'm gonna create a reality show about making friends so that anyone who says, "I'm not here to make friends" automatically loses. — Daniel Radosh (@danielradosh) February 21, 2013
I'm gonna create a reality show about making friends so that anyone who says, "I'm not here to make friends" automatically loses.
Are you in Charleston, SC this Saturday? Me too! Beer, bowling, boiled peanuts! Plus me and my sister Elizabeth. #SC1j.mp/137Qy0I — Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) February 21, 2013
Are you in Charleston, SC this Saturday? Me too! Beer, bowling, boiled peanuts! Plus me and my sister Elizabeth. #SC1j.mp/137Qy0I
Mr. @iamjohnoliver shares his love for Daily Show slash fiction with @jimmyfallon. It is delightful. uproxx.com/tv/2013/02/joh… — Miles Kahn (@mileskahn) February 21, 2013
Mr. @iamjohnoliver shares his love for Daily Show slash fiction with @jimmyfallon. It is delightful. uproxx.com/tv/2013/02/joh…
Tuesday's @thedailyshow had a segment w dash-cam footage from Russia. So cute when Jon finds stuff the internet already knows about. — Ruby Duvall (@ruby_duvall) February 22, 2013
Tuesday's @thedailyshow had a segment w dash-cam footage from Russia. So cute when Jon finds stuff the internet already knows about.
TONIGHT: @gop senators demand the withdrawal of Chuck Hagel's nomination and the U.S. military creates a new medal. @comedycentral 11:30p ET — The Colbert Report (@ColbertReport) February 22, 2013
TONIGHT: @gop senators demand the withdrawal of Chuck Hagel's nomination and the U.S. military creates a new medal. @comedycentral 11:30p ET
Tonights Daily Show is winner of the Environmental Excellence Award in Fashion. #thedailyshow Ck it out! — aasif mandvi (@aasif) February 21, 2013
Tonights Daily Show is winner of the Environmental Excellence Award in Fashion. #thedailyshow Ck it out!
TONIGHT: Dancer Lil Buck (@lilbuckdalegend) talks about his unique style called “jookin’.” — The Colbert Report (@ColbertReport) February 21, 2013
TONIGHT: Dancer Lil Buck (@lilbuckdalegend) talks about his unique style called “jookin’.”
More:
Lil Buck is of course on twitter (@LILBUCKDALEGEND) and facebook, and there is much youtube. He's been written up in a bunch of places (many linked in that twitterstream), including a dance review at NYTimes and a recent piece in The Atlantic, Lil Buck Exports Jaw-Dropping Memphis Street Dance to China, which talks about the documentary Lil Buck Goes to China.
1/2 @lilbuckdalegend will be on Colbert tonight, thanks to a film commissioned by @orvilleschell and directed by his son @oleschell — ChinaFile (@chinafile) February 21, 2013
1/2 @lilbuckdalegend will be on Colbert tonight, thanks to a film commissioned by @orvilleschell and directed by his son @oleschell
You all should watch the Colbert Report tonight on Comedy Central. Got a little Ólafur surprise in it ;) — Olafur Arnalds (@OlafurArnalds) February 21, 2013
You all should watch the Colbert Report tonight on Comedy Central. Got a little Ólafur surprise in it ;)
Welcome to the BUCK SHOW!!!! Lets talk. #thecolbertreport #awesome #nyc @jasonyangviolin instagr.am/p/WAz-YGwEdy/ — LIL BUCK (@LILBUCKDALEGEND) February 22, 2013
Welcome to the BUCK SHOW!!!! Lets talk. #thecolbertreport #awesome #nyc @jasonyangviolin instagr.am/p/WAz-YGwEdy/