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New Research Calls for Transparency in Medicare Advantage Operations
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BALTIMORE, MD, October 8, 2024 – New findings from a team of renowned researchers calls for transparency and rigorous oversight of the U.S. Medicare Advantage (MA) program, the United States’ largest healthcare capitation program.

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Hurricane Milton: How to Shore Up Supply Chains When Extreme Weather Events Become the New Normal
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Hurricane Milton is barrelling toward the west coast of Florida. Meteorologists predict the storm will make landfall Wednesday at a level of either Category 3 or 4, in what one Wall Street analyst predicts could inflict between $50 to $175 billion worth of losses on the Tampa/Fort Myers region. Millions of residents have been ordered to evacuate. 

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Dockworkers pause strike after Biden administration’s appeal to patriotism hits the mark
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Aided by intense pressure from senior Biden administration officials, the shipping companies, represented by the U.S. Maritime Alliance, significantly increased the raise they were offering the dockworkers to 62% from their previous offer of a 50% boost in pay. The International Longshoremen’s Association, the dockworkers’ union, was seeking a 77% raise, but it accepted the new offer, which will be phased in over six years.

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No free lunch for an individual's freedom to choose

No free lunch for an individual's freedom to choose

The Hill, September 20, 2021

Many who resist COVID-19 vaccination insist they have a say over what goes into their bodies. An individual’s freedom to choose is the foundation for their position. Yet, there are times when such freedom to choose takes a back seat to what is required to protect our nation’s freedoms for all to live safely and securely. This provides one basis for President Biden’s blanket vaccination mandates for millions of Americans.  

The Ongoing War Against Innovation In the Railroad Industry

The Ongoing War Against Innovation In the Railroad Industry

Real Clear Markets, September 17, 2021

The Biden Administration’s recent executive order designed to boost competition across the economy has served to highlight the fact that this administration and Congress do not appear to be fans of freight rail. In the last six months they have tried to roll back innovations designed to improve productivity, re-regulate prices, and scuttle even minor acquisitions.

#174: Who Sits Where and Why and How...with the Data?

#174: Who Sits Where and Why and How...with the Data?

Analytics Hour, August 24, 2021

Have you ever worked in a large organization where the data team(s) are perfectly structured to deliver efficient, harmonious, and meaningful results to the business with ‘nary a gap nor a redundancy? If you answered “yes,” then we’ll go ahead and report you to HR for being a LIAR! From high growth startups to staid enterprises, figuring out how to organize the data and data-adjacent teams is always chock full of tradeoffs. And that’s the topic of this episode.

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