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“If you were running any other business, you would say this is ridiculous.”
The quote comes from Dr. Dave Zehring, chairman of a health care district board in southeastern Colorado. The Denver Post reports that the area’s Spanish Peaks Health Center employs just 2.5 doctors—but needs 9.6 file clerks to handle all the health insurance claims. Last year, the small clinic filed claims with 193 different commercial health insurance plans and 22 government insurance plans.
Most middle-school kids have better things to think about than whether or not they’re members of the 1%. But one Los Angeles charter school upped the ante on the usual social anxieties of its annual dance when it installed a “V.I.P. lounge” — with a separate cover charge. On top of the $15 dance admission, students — or, more likely, their parents — can choose to pay an additional $5 to be a cool kid — excuse me, get access to a special “V.I.P.” area.
To prevent drunk driving, AAA clubs around the country are offering free rides to folks who’ve celebrated too much to safely get behind the wheel over Memorial Day weekend. They’ll also tow your car home—again, free of charge. Amazingly, the service is available even if you’re not a AAA member.
