Billing for #rape: #Louisiana sex assault victims often face hefty bills for medical care


Rape victims billed for medical expenses
In Louisiana, victims of sex crimes often are billed for forensic medical exams and related care even though state and federal guidelines require many of these services be provided at no cost to the victim. An advocate and victim spoke with the Times Picayune l NOLA.com about this issue.

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Jared Bernstein: The new inversion rules are a fine start, but the business tax code needs serious attention

By Jared Bernstein
September 26th, 2014

Now that the dust has settled a bit on the Treasury’s exciting announcement of their new inversions rules, let’s kick back and cogitate a bit more on a few of the many remaining issues in the US corporate code.

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Jared Bernstein: 2013 #poverty and #income results: Rising tide lifts a few boats, but the levee needs work

By Jared Bernstein

September 16th, 2014

They’re out and I’ve got an extensive analysis up at PostEverything. For here, some highlights.

–The poverty rate fell more than I expected last year–down half-a-percentage point from 15% in 2012 to 14.5% in 2013. It was fully driven by a sharp decline in child poverty rate, which fell almost two percentage points, from 21.8% to 19.9%, the largest one-year decline since 1966.

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Jared Bernstein: Absent full employment or a bubble, middle class income and wealth will fall

By Jared Bernstein
September 15, 2014

Robert Samuelson covers some useful ground this morning, reviewing income and net worth trends from the recent Survey of Consumer Finances, a triennial (it comes out every three years) survey of family income and wealth. I wanted to add a few points regarding timing of the trends he cites.

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Ray Rice video prompts James Brown to speak out on domestic violence – CBS News

I’ve followed James Brown’s career since his days as a sportscaster on WUSA TV-9. He is a man of depth and erudition. His occasional pieces for the CBS News division reveal a multi-faceted, thoughtful news professional. I wish he were called upon to do more.

Anyway, here is his powerful message to men on domestic violence: Continue reading Ray Rice video prompts James Brown to speak out on domestic violence – CBS News

Larry Summers adds concerns about insufficient supply to those about inadequate demand…to which I ask, “why go there?” | Jared Bernstein | On the Economy

By Jared Bernstein

Larry Summers adds concerns about insufficient supply to those about inadequate demand…to which I ask, “why go there?”

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Richard Engel: Obama’s ISIS, Al Qaeda Comparison ‘Wildly Off-Base,’

President Barack Obama outlined his strategy to take down the Islamic State in an address to the nation on Wednesday, comparing his plan to employ airstrikes to take down terrorists while supporting partners on the ground to past efforts to take out terrorists in Yemen and Somalia.

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