Max Segal

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Student at Cornell University
Why the Top Smartphone Health Care Apps May Not Help You Get Healthy
By Max Segal
The rise of smart phones has resulted in an American obsession with applications, and has kept tech companies of all sizes squabbling to come up with the next big ‘app’. So it should come as no surprise that many developers have recently focused…
Legalize Marijuana: How Legal Weed Could Help Reduce Health Care Costs in America
By Max Segal
Although it was somewhat overlooked beneath the drama of the 2012 presidential election, the referenda to legalize marijuana passed in Colorado and Washington on November 6th. As both states await lawsuits to be filed by the federal government, it…
Bloomberg Soda Ban: How a Soda Prohibition Might Cut Rising Health Care Costs
By Max Segal
Recent health care legislation in New York City has left many residents upset with the city government’s intrusion into their daily lives. Some are crying out against the supposed ‘Nanny State’.  Tensions are centered on Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s…
Rick Scott of Florida and Bobby Jindal of Louisiana Wrongly Opt Out Of Medicaid Expansion
By Max Segal
Although the Supreme Court deemed most of the ACA constitutional in June, detractors gained a minor victory when the Court declared Medicaid expansion to be an optional decision for states. Seven governors, including Rick Scott of Florida and Bobby…