Jumping The Crevice To Reach The Cliff

August 4, 2011

Atlanta’s pension reform blazes a trail for other cities and states as they confront a $1 trillion pension funding gap.

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New U.S. Long-Term Care Plan Misses The Mark

June 10, 2010

The recently passed health care reform bill reminds me of the cuisine at the Cheesecake Factory: It attempts to cover so many items (where else can you get Bang Bang Chicken and Shrimp with a side of Buffalo Blasts?) that nothing is quite right. Like many items at the Factory, the little-known Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act that was included in the health care overhaul has an …

Good Intentions, Unintended Consequences

February 25, 2010

When it comes to making good health care policy, good intentions are not enough. That is something President Obama and lawmakers should remember as they meet today to discuss health care reform. And, if they find that maxim slipping their minds, they need only look to New York for a reminder. In 1992 then-Gov. Mario Cuomo signed a state law regulating the health insurance industry which he predicted would be …

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Health Care Summit Theatrics

February 19, 2010

The health care “summit” that President Obama proposed for next week will be mainly theatrics, assuming it actually happens. But, probably unintentionally, the White House maneuvering has illuminated the issues at the heart of the dispute. On one side, Obama and congressional Democratic leaders are doing everything in their power to extend health coverage to the roughly 15 percent of Americans who do not have it. This is going to …

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