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CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry. In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.
Another look at the moon landing.
- By prodromos
- Conspiracy Theories
- 3290 Replies
There is plenty of third party evidence for the Apollo missions to the moon.
Third-party evidence for Apollo Moon landings - Wikipedia
There is also a wealth of evidence from amateur astronomers who tracked the missions with their telescopes from all over the globe.
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There’s a Giant Flaw in Human History
- By sjastro
- Physical & Life Sciences
- 676 Replies
@Hans Blaster
Have you noticed an all too familiar theme here when a pet theory is refuted we are invariably turned into villains where our moral and ethical standards are questioned?
Have you noticed an all too familiar theme here when a pet theory is refuted we are invariably turned into villains where our moral and ethical standards are questioned?
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The Schumer Shutdown
- By camille70
- American Politics
- 343 Replies
Is there something in the US Constitution that prevents joint partnerships between the Feds and States? Australia runs our government owned and operated health system in the following way - designed to maximise efficiency and NOT take advantage of a government 'blank cheque' that the more right-wing friends here might worry about.
While states are responsible for running hospitals, the federal government shares responsibility for paying for them. The federal government also has the primary responsibility for keeping people out of hospital – through the primary care system, which includes general practice...
... (some irrelevant history)...
...Hospitals are paid for each procedureSince 2011, the federal contribution to public hospitals has been based on the number and type of patients treated. This is known as activity-based funding.All states and territories measure hospital activity by case “type”, weighted to reflect the complexity of a hospital’s activity. A lung transplant, for example, has a higher value than resolving an ingrown toenail.The idea of measuring hospital activity and even using this as a basis for funding is not new. What was new in 2011 was using activity-based funding to determine the federal contribution.Since 2011, the federal government pays 45% of the growth in the cost of delivering hospital services each year. This means the federal government’s annual increase in contribution can reflect both additional costs and activity.State and territory governments are responsible for the remaining costs.Since 2017-18, the growth in federal government expenditure has been limited to 6.5% each year. So even if a hospital performs many more procedures than the previous year, the federal government caps its annual expenditure growth at 6.5% more than the previous year.
Funding also encourages efficiencyActivity is one component of hospital funding, the other is the price paid for each unit of activity. The basis for this is the “nationally efficient price”.The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority determines this price, based on its analysis of actual costs and assessment of unavoidable and legitimate variations in costs. For example, the 2022-23 efficient price for a hip replacement was deemed to be A$19,798.This means the price is the same across Australia. Adjustments are made for patients from rural and remote areas, and for Indigenous patients. Sicker patients or those with multiple underlying conditions will fall into a different case type, with a higher price.This provides a benchmark for comparing hospital efficiency as well as the level of funding the hospital will receive.
The goal is to treat more patients but keep costs constrainedThe hospital funding system is designed to address efficiency by providing incentives to increase output, while constraining the growth in costs.Since 2011, we’ve seen a substantial reduction in the rate of increase in costs, with an overall growth rate of 2.1%.Annual growth in costs (per national weighted activity unit):
Remind me, how are hospitals funded in Australia?
While states are responsible for running hospitals, the federal government shares responsibility for paying for them. But it’s an uneasy relationship.theconversation.com
You can't understand our current healthcare system without understanding our past. There have been times in the past where people have proposed universal healthcare, and each time opposition from those who didn't want EVERYONE to have healthcare prevailed.
Today they are screaming about immigrants getting something they dont "deserve", in the past it was Black people.
Its not like the need has not been known or studied. When slaves were first freed there were many malnourished, with wounds and untreated injuries. There was a Freedmans Bureau established which tried to assist with health care. In fact, today's Howard University Hospital has its origins there. Black people were not allowed to get care at existing (white) hospitals so there were schools and hospitals set up to educate and serve Black people. Our hospitals have only been desegregated since the mid to late 60s, and it's only because they could not get Medicare funding if they didn't accept Black patients.
There have been dozens of studies showing universal health care would reduce health disparities between Black and White Americans. Not everyone wants that.
If it were a straightforward good faith effort to help all Americans, then it would make sense to follow the lead of other countries. However, our issue has a racial undercurrent to it, plus the profit aspect that trumps logic.
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Men now surpass women in church attendance, especially among Gen X, millennials: Barna
- By Paidiske
- Current News & Events (Articles Required)
- 80 Replies
I think I understand the basic concept. My immediate reaction is that these things can be very seasonal. There are times in our lives when we have space - time, energy, mental capacity - for more, and times when that's less true. (Work demands, parenting, marriage and extended family, all of that can change what we have to give to other things).I shared something recently in the friendship forum and I’d love to have your feedback. We can discuss it on the mind thread where you post if you’d like. I’ve been tracking this since the pandemic and witnessed several iterations but the latest has a different energy and I see something great ahead.
What's on your mind? Friendship Court edition.
Regular family time? Eating dinner together? No, sorry, that's not the answer. I've already given a hint somewhere in this subforum.www.christianforums.com
~bella
I think I find a lot of the same sort of benefit in different groups; a book group, or a community choir, or the like. The connection to other people (through a dynamic other than work) is really healthy for me.
None of that's particularly about gender roles, though. All of us - men and women - benefit from developing our gifts and skills.
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