The doctor is in: A letter by U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy about health savings accounts, has been published in today’s Wall Street Journal. Cassidy, a Baton Rouge Republican and liver specialist, says the problem with the health care system is that it is divorced from economic reality. “Patients have no incentive to control costs, so they do not,” he says. Health savings accounts, which are a component of the House Republicans reform plan, reward wise health care spending. See the full letter here. (Registration required)
Golf course, parking affected: Filming for the movie Battle: Los Angeles will take place in the City Park area today through Friday, causing street and golf course closures. Part of East Lakeshore Drive, from the railroad track to Dalrymple Drive will be closed from 3 p.m. today to 8 a.m. Friday. A section of Dalrymple from East Washington Street to East Lakeshore Drive will be intermittently closed at night. The City Park Golf Course will be closed until 7 a.m. Friday and parking at the Raising Cane’s Dog Park and the Baton Rouge Gallery will be closed because of production trailers. The Capital One Tennis Center will remain open for a tournament and league play.
Duo act: Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin are taking on the Oscars. The two Hollywood veterans will share hosting duties at the 82nd Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Martin has hosted the show twice before, in 2001 and 2003, and has appeared as a presenter several times. Baldwin is a first-timer as Oscar host, but was a co-presenter in 2004. The Oscars will air March 7.
