June 30, 2012

GOOGLE GIVES IPHONE USERS BROWSER CHOICE FOR PHONE’S FIFTH BIRTHDAY

Apple‘s iPhone, the iconic device from that revolutionized smart phones, turned five on Friday, June 29.

There has been no other device like iPhone in history. Thousands of developers have written thousands of apps to organize the lives of iPhone users in a manner previously scarcely imaginable.

iPhone left its competitors like Research in Motion (RIMM) and Nokia (NOK) in the dust. The mobile platform for Microsoft (MSFT) was not at all competitive. Google (GOOG) came up from nowhere to mount a serious challenge with its Android operating system.

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June 30, 2012

HOSPITALS ARE BIG WINNERS IN SUPREME OBAMA CARE RULING

The Supreme Court ruling on Obama care is certain to produce some winners and losers.

Buried in the 196-page opinion of the Supreme Court, there is a surprise. Even though the headlines are that the Supreme Court has upheld Obama care, the Supreme Court has reversed a part of Obama care related to Medicaid expansion.

Chief Justice John Roberts, joined by Justice Stephen Breyer and Justice Elena Kagan, concluded in Part IV that the Medicaid expansion violates the Constitution by threatening states with the loss of their existing Medicaid funding if they decline to comply with the expansion.

Here is the most relevant section from the 196 page opinion regarding Medicaid expansion:

Section 1396c gives the Secretary of Health and Human Services the authority to penalize States that choose not to participate in the Medicaid expansion by taking away their existing Medicaid funding.

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June 30, 2012