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Thursday, August 20, 2009

Feds to Help Hospitals Computerize Records


“Vice President Joe Biden plans to announce Thursday nearly $1.2 billion in grants to help hospitals transition to electronic medical records.” (Associated Press, Thursday)

It won’t save money, but it will give rise to health-record hackers.

FEE Timely Classic
“The Peril to Our Privacy” by Sue A. Blevins


  • Sheldon Richman is the former editor of The Freeman and a contributor to The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. He is the author of Separating School and State: How to Liberate America's Families and thousands of articles.