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June 6, 2008

Debt, repugnancy & the primaries

1. Hospitals auctioning debt online: its all about expectations. Not expecting patients to fall through on their credit, hospitals are being crushed under bad debt. Expecting a patient not to pay at least allows hospitals to provide charity care and write it off. In the meanwhile they're giving the highest bidder (mostly debt collectors) a chance to see if they can get the money back themselves.

2. NYC's idea for an organ-recovery ambulance: mile-long waiting lists for kidneys and livers drive this and legalized organ selling would certainly boost more entrepreneurial ventures in this niche. Only if we could get over our repugnancy costs.

3. Incredible interactive graphic breaking down voter demographics for the Democratic Primary: a very revealing data-driven perspective on differences in voting by age, race, gender, income and education. Make your own judgments on what this primary was really all about.