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Comment on Support ban on prison-based gerrymandering in NJ by Peter Wagner

Peter Wagner — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:32:00 +0000

S1055 would create a new dataset that counts incarcerated people at home to be used for political redistricting purposes. It won’t affect funding, because no funding formula is based on redistricting data.As a side matter, our research at the Prison Policy Initiative has found that counting incarcerated people in the wrong spot has very little impact on funding. The real impact is on the political process and the legitimacy of legislative decision making.

Comment on Must I sign my doctor’s HIPAA policy receipt form? by Ruyzho

Ruyzho — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 20:26:00 +0000

HIPAA does NOT require that a patient give consent to bill an insurance policy. In fact, HIPAA specifically allows disclosures of information related to receiving payment for services.

There are actually four primary instances where your healthcare provider can share your information without getting consent from you.

Treatment – such as discussing your care with other members of the staff providing care, consulting with other providers about the kind of care you need, or giving information to a provider whom to whom they are referring you for more specialized care.

Payment – Such as sending bills to your established address, billing insurance companies, providing information to collections agencies when necessary, and the like.

Operations – Handling internal issues, performing quality enhancement activities, engaging in financial audits, etc.

Legal Requirements – Responding to subpoenas and/or search warrants, assisting in active criminal investigations, public health reporting, abuse and neglect prevention reporting, vital statistics (births and deaths) reporting, etc.

You would probably be surprised just how much of your “private” information is openly shared. Signing the acknowledgement only allows the provider to stop asking you to sign the document each time you come in. It doesn’t limit your rights in any way.

Comment on Early Lessons In Justice and Economics – at Foodtown by Christine

Christine — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:59:00 +0000

The franhill plaza area is mostly minority too, african americans particularly elderly, and west indian and south asian immigrants and hispanics, its a prime example, only what amazes is that they are plenty of supermarket options in the neighboorhood with a mile or two but mobility and access.

Comment on Early Lessons In Justice and Economics – at Foodtown by Christine

Christine — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:55:00 +0000

In the Foodtown in Hollis, we have the same situation, only there are grocery stores in the same neighborhood, problem is they are atleast 20 blocks apart, a korean green giant being an exception which is a good 10 blocks but not easy to carry groceries across intersections, save for limited parking and transit options.

Here is the problem, many elderly and older folks live in the coop and apartments above, and often
shop there, you can’t expect folks on public transportation to stop 20 blocks and then take the bus again and again since the markets are not necessarily near the transit hub,

It’s true the sometimes they have things on sale, and you may find interesting stock, but many items for “sale, require that you purchase items already, in fact the weekly circulars will show the exact same item for 20-30% less at a supermarket 10-20 blocks on sale.

Comment on Must I sign my doctor’s HIPAA policy receipt form? by Donna

Donna — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:32:00 +0000

without consent that is

Comment on Must I sign my doctor’s HIPAA policy receipt form? by Donna

Donna — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:31:00 +0000

You don’t have to sign. Doctor can still see a patient and document patient refused to sign. You will have to pay for your services in full since insurance can’t be billed with consent.

Comment on BIGGER attacks on internet freedom by Bronec_03

Bronec_03 — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:49:00 +0000

Say NO to ACTA:

Foarte bine ca sustineti miscare asta,cu cat suntem mai multi cu atat o sa se teme mai tare de noi.
Aici cateva video referitoare la A.C.T.A,SOPA:

B.A.S & B.M.B – Un indemn la libertate (Stop ACTA)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtsuRaFxWQA

Comunitatea ON-LINE din Romania spune STOP A.C.T.A.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=link extern

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLRqD9TjBAM&feature=relalink extern

Anti ACTA protests across Europe on 02/11/2012 – Summary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsLbwkhwk9w

Comment on Early Lessons In Justice and Economics – at Foodtown by Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:06:00 +0000

Thank You! Your story makes me think of growing up as an Africanamerican kid in Harlem when I would sometimes walk from Our Apartment @ 2049 Fifth Avenue [near 126th Street], to the Metropolitan Museum of Art [One of my faves], and I noticed how this residential neighborhood dramatically changed at Central Park North [then called simply 110th Street]. Though I was raised all over the City, for example my private school was in The Village, and my [Unitarian] Church was in Murry Hill, this was still the deepest lesson on economic inequality I would ever learn!

Comment on People of Color and Occupy Wall Street by kimi wei blog

kimi wei blog — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:03:27 +0000

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Colored Troop Reenactors Escort Occupy Through Trenton « kimi wei blog — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:15:04 +0000

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