The Wonk Salon, June 20, 2011

Energy Star another Greenwashing Program?
Government Accountability Office
Undercover GAO investigators submit 15 phony products making outrageous energy efficiency claims, including “gasoline-powered alarm clock,” for certification. Most are approved. Conclusion, the program is ripe for fraud and abuse.

Medicaid Expansion and the Physician Shortage
National Bureau of Economic Research
What happens when we expand Medicaid during a doctor shortage? Doctors spend less time with Medicaid patients.