Consumer Confidential: Imagining Seniors in a World Without Medicare
It’s pretty well known that Americans pay more for health insurance and medical treatment than people in other developed countries — at least until they turn 65 and are eligible for Medicare. But what would things look like if the government-run insurance plan wasn’t an option? Kaiser Permanente provided a glimpse of such a prospect when it notified Los Angeles resident Layne Smith recently that his monthly insurance premium would...
At the Hospitals: Sept. 13, 2015
Open House Set At New Rehab Center Windsor — Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center will host an open house at its newly opened rehabilitation center on Sept. 24, from 2-4 p.m. Kevin Donovan, the hospital and health center’s CEO, said the free event will be “very special” for the hospital and community. “Not only have we opened a brand new, state-of-the-art facility, we’re also celebrating our 23rd rehabilitation reunion, when...
Think Like a Hacker: At the High-Stakes Junction of Humans and Computers, a Dartmouth Professor Asks the Right Questions
Sean Smith, the research director of the Institute for Security, Technology, and Society at Dartmouth College, likes to hold office hours at Umpleby’s Bakery in downtown Hanover. With unruly reddish-brown hair and a beard, Smith, who wears glasses, sits at a table, back to the wall, coffee mug in hand. He works on a slim Mac laptop plastered with stickers that proclaim his interest in mountain biking, skiing and The Devil Makes Three,...
Editor’s Note: Once More Unto the Breach
How in the name of Alan Turing did we get to this point? On the one hand, we’re busily uploading every detail of our lives onto an ever-changing multitude of digital platforms. Teens and 20-somethings post images of themselves that are, quite literally, revealing and might, quite literally, haunt them for the rest of their lives. Grownups, who should know better, blithely announce to the Facebook world that they will be on vacation...
