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Why health care reform alone won’t make us any healthier

Sep 3, 2009 Object

James Marks may be a doctor, but he’s not exactly Dr. Feel-Good. The U.S. health system basically stinks, he says, although he puts it more nicely in his recent post on The Health Care Blog. So don’t be fooled when politicians say America’s health care is the best in the world, warns Marks, senior vice president at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, an independent non-profit focused on improving the nation’s health.

Sure, we need health care reform to extend coverage to the uninsured, Marks says. But Marks, a former assistant surgeon general, makes it very clear that regardless of what happens with health care reform, it won’t necessarily make us all healthier. After all, no more than 15 percent of preventable mortality is linked to health care, he writes. DailyFinance spoke with Marks about his views on America’s health system as well as the recommendations that his foundation believes will actually make things better. Here’s an edited excerpt.

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Shoppers are still frugal, but retail sales are not as bad as expected

Sep 3, 2009 Object

Filed under: JC Penney, Macy’s, Nordstrom, Wal-Mart Stores, Target Corp., Costco Wholesale Corp.

“Better than expected” is the new catchphrase for retailers, most of whom posted August sales that were weak but not as bad as many had forecast.

Sales reported Thursday showed that shoppers continue to focus on must-have items such as food and toiletries, while luxury sales are dragging. Shoppers are still bargain hunting, even amid back-to-school sales and state tax holidays designed to send consumers back into the malls.

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StockTwits peels off Twitter: Will others follow?

Sep 3, 2009 Object

Filed under: Google , Microsoft

When one of the best recognized Twitter-centric applications decides to relaunch itself as a desktop client that no longer relies on Twitter, what does this mean? That’s exactly what StockTwits did this week with the unveiling of its desktop software, a product that TechCrunch reviewed as a sort of Bloomberg terminal and chat system for the trading masses.

StockTwits formerly rode on top of Twitter and allowed users to follow tweet streams by ticker, hastag or user. It created a filter system that made it easier to manage and limit down tweets to cater to the specific interest of a trader and to build communities around specific trading topics. The new backend will function outside of Twitter, leading to an obvious question: if StockTwits no longer needs Twitter, then who does? Perhaps more importantly, is Twitter the next AIM? Like the popular messaging app, it has a lot of staying power and easy to copy; similarly, it is nearly impossible to make money on because its so fungible and easy to copy.

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StockTwits peels off Twitter: Will others follow? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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