As the State of California finalizes its 2011-2012 budget, looming issues make one ask whether it can get its finances straightened out without Greek-style austerity.
It is important to note that the proposed budget reductions highlighted by the House Committee do not necessarily represent what the programs will receive--that will be determined when Congress finalizes appropriations later this year.
When it finalizes its proposed rule, CMS should listen to Medicare experts and especially to the concerns of patient and physician groups who say that reinstating the lower-level hemoglobin trigger point of 10 will guard against under-treatment of anemia for dialysis patients.
If Clearwire can upgrade its network form WiMax to TDD LTE (85% similar technology) as scheduled and China Mobile (650 million Subs) finalizes a deal with Apple while completing their TDD LTE network, then Sprint will have a game changing world iPhone capable of roaming from FDD to TDD LTE.