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California: Attention Must Be Paid

Posted 04 February 2008 | By Dr. John Pitney, Senior Fellow | Categories: Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Californians don’t get much attention from the national press corps.
I’m not talking about celebrities. I’m talking about pavement people – the kind who get up and face traffic jams at 5 o’clock in the morning.
Normally, these folks don’t show up on television news unless they’re crawling out from rubble. There are plenty of disasters here. [...]

Financial Compensation for Organ Donors?

Posted 13 November 2007 | By Dr. John Pitney, Senior Fellow | Categories: Legal Analysis, Off the Cuff | No Comments

The Sacramento Bee reports on California hospitals that have greatly increased organ donations from recently-deceased patients. The paper quotes a family care coordinator who links suitable donors in the Sacramento region with patients awaiting transplants. “The hospitals are absolutely instrumental in setting the circumstances so that the best possible outcomes [...]