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dccbcc6999b079d6957b8a92013aa6d4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/teresaghilarducci/2020/08/31/most-americans-dont-have-a-real-stake-in-the-stock-market/ | Most Americans Don’t Have A Real Stake In The Stock Market | Most Americans Don’t Have A Real Stake In The Stock Market
Traders wearing masks arrive before the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May ... [+] 26, 2020 on Wall Street in New York City. - Global stock markets climbed Monday, buoyed by the prospect of further easing of coronavirus lockdowns despite ... |
17d664ac596eec0002e52f03d62d0d55 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/teresaghilarducci/2020/12/04/covid-19-infects-financial-stability-but-chronic-low-wages-are-the-culprit/?sh=2c8e65ad34d8 | COVID-19 Infects Financial Stability, But Chronic Low Wages Are The Culprit | COVID-19 Infects Financial Stability, But Chronic Low Wages Are The Culprit
CHICAGO - JANUARY 15: A woman reads a Food 4 Less sales flyer as she stands in the check-out line at ... [+] the new Food 4 Less (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images) Getty Images
The Federal Reserve found in 2019, 37 percent of adults saying they... |
5d803ed8b4fc96b6c18047cd3db03ace | https://www.forbes.com/sites/teresaghilarducci/2021/01/15/homegrown-mutual-aid-provides-18-of-americans-total-retirement-savings/ | Informal Networks Provide 18% Of Americans’ Total Retirement Savings | Informal Networks Provide 18% Of Americans’ Total Retirement Savings
Hundreds of people line up to receive food and goods distributed by volunteers from the Chelsea ... [+] Collaborative Inc. outside the Pan Y Cafe in Chelsea, Massachusetts on April 14, 2020. - Cmany families not eligible for state and federal help. (P... |
a9f40fcb4acb0bbf16aaaf8f37bbd879 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/teresaghilarducci/2021/01/20/3-steps-to-find-a-good-financial-adviser/ | 4 Steps To Finding A Good Financial Adviser | 4 Steps To Finding A Good Financial Adviser
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No one would take free advice about a suspicious mole from the face-cream saleslady at Macy’s M or ask their barber about their sore tooth (even though we used to go to barbers for dentistry). So why do people take financial advice from broker dealers and conduct th... |
a313daac498aafde7ef5cf4ac27d35f9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/teresaghilarducci/2021/12/28/6-states-with-automatic-iras-may-fall-short/ | 6 States With Automatic I.R.A.s Can Do More To Help Their Elderly Residents | 6 States With Automatic I.R.A.s Can Do More To Help Their Elderly Residents
Senator Brown helps a small group of workers protect their pensions. Now is time for pensions for all American workers.
UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 16: Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, speaks to a member of the United Mine ... [+] Workers of America dur... |
4842068a273e2eeac16205e9b09868f8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/teresaghilarducci/2021/12/31/raise-the-social-security-capnow-the-rich-pay-through-new-year-days-brunch/?sh=69708b927ea9 | Raise The Social Security Cap - Now The Rich Pay Through New Year Day’s Brunch! | Raise The Social Security Cap - Now The Rich Pay Through New Year Day’s Brunch!
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Most likely you will pay your Social Security taxes all year round. But some high earners will stop paying before their hangover headach... |
a802995e545eb33a22d23b3731753e44 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/teribuhl/2010/09/24/hedge-fund-seizing-l-a-radio-moguls-huge-estate/?boxes=financechannelforbes | Hedge Fund Seizing L.A. Radio Mogul's Huge Estate | Hedge Fund Seizing L.A. Radio Mogul's Huge Estate
LA's Robert Taylor Ranch
Connecticut hedge fund New Stream Capital is about to seize one of LA’s most expensive mansions. Self made radio mogul Ken Roberts, who’s been tied up in a nasty loan-to-own battle with the fund, told ME he’s set to turn the keys over Monday bec... |
4067a6d13dc3b1c1805347daf90b7049 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/teribuhl/2010/09/28/phil-falcone-defends-his-4g-wireless-plan/ | Phil Falcone defends his 4G Wireless Plan | Phil Falcone defends his 4G Wireless Plan
A FORBES magazine interview with hedge funder Phil Falcone about his massive bet to build a cost effective, super high speed wireless network across the nation dispels some of the speculation we've seen hitting the business press these past few months. It might be one of this F... |
5b95c714810b9dc25dae613b35340821 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/terinaallen/2018/09/25/im-losing-my-job-what-next/ | I'm Losing My Job: What's Next? | I'm Losing My Job: What's Next?
Life has a way of throwing curve balls—some we see coming and some we don't—that cause emotional, financial and mental upheaval in our lives. One huge curve ball is learning that your job is being eliminated through something like a company downsizing or layoff, a merger or acquisition o... |
f1e7a0185d34392ed174795076410366 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/terinaallen/2018/11/20/3-unmistakable-signs-youre-a-strategic-thinker/?sh=3c428f596921 | 3 Unmistakable Signs That You Are A Strategic Thinker | 3 Unmistakable Signs That You Are A Strategic Thinker
It sounds simple enough: Hire and promote the best among us. Do what you must to entice high performers who are competent in areas of leadership, strategy, strategic thinking, etc. Find the superstars – the industry rock stars – and get them to lead your teams. And ... |
b9408f05bb43e4616d5dbaf8e995ae19 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/terinaallen/2019/08/24/when-you-do-these-5-annoying-things-its-obvious-that-you-are-a-micromanager/?sh=7be57f6ca8e5 | If You Do These 5 Things, It's Obvious You Are A Micromanager | If You Do These 5 Things, It's Obvious You Are A Micromanager
When you micromanage employees, you send the message that you either don’t trust your team or you don’t trust yourself.
We hear all the time how horrible it is to work for a micromanager and that no one wants to be micromanaged. You and I both could probably... |
14e2a891ff54d244fd67521c681f3ee8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/terinaallen/2019/12/12/the-2-things-your-boss-must-do-to-set-you-up-for-success/?sh=575d8e272a7d | The Two Things Your Boss Must Do To Set You Up For Success | The Two Things Your Boss Must Do To Set You Up For Success
Years ago, back when I was teaching high school and college students, one of my mentors told me that the teacher made the difference in the classroom. She told me that instructors had to own the success and failure of their students. I agreed, and now—after yea... |
51be23e6007b4d99467a8afeaf7700a5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/terinaallen/2020/04/24/emergency-cash-monthly-payments-up-to-5500-for-families-and-2000-for-individuals/ | Emergency Cash: Monthly Payments Up To $5,500 For Families And $2,000 For Individuals | Emergency Cash: Monthly Payments Up To $5,500 For Families And $2,000 For Individuals
Reading, PA - April 22: Salvation Army of Reading Major Darren J. Mudge distributes boxes of food on ... [+] Wednesday, April 22, 2020 during their distribution during the coronavirus / COVID-19 outbreak. (Photo by Lauren A. Little/Me... |
0f3d88f72cec7bfe726a0f6765261b4c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/terinaallen/2020/05/20/stimulus-check-or-not-here-are-5-career-tips-to-achieve-the-success-you-want/ | Stimulus Check Or Not, Here Are 5 Career Tips To Achieve The Success You Want | Stimulus Check Or Not, Here Are 5 Career Tips To Achieve The Success You Want
You get one week. You get one week to feel sad about your life circumstances and to gripe and complain about what isn’t working for you. You get one week to wallow in self-pity about the job you lost, the promotion you didn’t get, the pay cut... |
61fedcc067cebcaf909b8b56778b56b1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/terinaallen/2020/05/23/stimulus-checks-state-by-state-payment-distribution-breakdown/ | Stimulus Checks: State-By-State Payment Distribution Breakdown | Stimulus Checks: State-By-State Payment Distribution Breakdown
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The IRS announced the latest stimulus update Friday with details for how many stimulus checks have been delivered and a payment distribution breakdown for how much stimulus money each state has received. This... |
a8c61777e947e16ebdd793d6fe5be59a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/terinaallen/2020/05/25/stimulus-checks-waiting-for-people-with-little-income-and-no-income/ | Stimulus Checks Waiting For People With Little Income And No Income | Stimulus Checks Waiting For People With Little Income And No Income
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People who have no income at all are eligible to get stimulus checks. People with low income are eligible to get stimulus checks. Homeless people are eligible to get stimulus ch... |
5b8ed28884c2264c3134f67c7cf56e69 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/terinaallen/2020/07/27/google-to-employees-work-from-home-for-at-least-12-more-months/ | Google To Employees: Work From Home For At Least 12 More Months | Google To Employees: Work From Home For At Least 12 More Months
Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during a conference in Brussels on January 20, 2020. (Photo by Kenzo ... [+] TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images
While the debate continues over whether or not it’s sa... |
606d6028c6bedf119e2ea3baab5e0813 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/terinaallen/2020/08/28/two-of-the-worst-things-you-can-say-in-a-job-interview/?sh=236a037524b8 | Two Of The Worst Things You Can Say In A Job Interview | Two Of The Worst Things You Can Say In A Job Interview
Two Of The Worst Things You Can Say In A Job Interview getty
If you show up for the interview and say anything close to the following two phrases, you will immediately diminish your candidacy and likely get yourself ruled out of consideration for any job offer at ... |
29054a4acf051ae227ac989eef9f5213 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/terinaallen/2020/08/31/a-definition-of-career-success-and-why-so-few-people-ever-experience-it/ | A Definition Of Career Success And Why So Few People Ever Experience It | A Definition Of Career Success And Why So Few People Ever Experience It
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They are everywhere—people who seem to have it all, but are privately miserable; people who get paid more money than most people dare to dream, still they do little more than complain; people who hold a very hi... |
03a7e96faba0852585f6ec5619affae7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/terokuittinen/2012/01/05/european-debt-crisis-ravaging-retail-sales/ | European Debt Crisis Ravaging Retail Sales | European Debt Crisis Ravaging Retail Sales
Today offered another grim spectacle of European dysfunction after a brief Christmas calm.
The Hungarian crisis is finally starting to boil over after months of slow simmer. It is already impacting Poland - and of course, Austria is joined at the hip to its old imperial partne... |
15afea48bdbcba33a5d1cbd841e9df73 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/terokuittinen/2012/01/27/feature-phones-now-more-profitable-than-mid-tier-smartphones/ | Feature Phones Now More Profitable Than Mid-tier Smartphones | Feature Phones Now More Profitable Than Mid-tier Smartphones
For many handset vendors, the world has turned upside down. Nokia's $40 feature phones are vastly more profitable than Sony Ericsson's $200 Android models. This is not how the smartphone revolution was supposed to turn out.
The latest handset industry reports... |
bbd9bc125196c337187b77c7611f1350 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/terokuittinen/2012/11/06/finnish-iphone-users-misjudge-how-much-they-overspend/?ss=investing | Finnish iPhone Users Misjudge How Much They Overspend | Finnish iPhone Users Misjudge How Much They Overspend
A new poll of Finnish iPhone users commissioned by Alekstra shows that the average consumer estimates his or her smartphone bill is 11% higher than it could be with the optimal plan. Most consumers believe they have not picked the best possible plan for their person... |
867cb5be137ae443f52c9ee1b5f2768b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/terrelldavis/2019/04/28/buyer-beware-not-all-cbd-is-created-equal/ | Buyer Beware: Not All CBD Is Created Equal | Buyer Beware: Not All CBD Is Created Equal
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Buyer Beware – Not all CBD is created equal
When I tried CBD for the first time in late 2017, it almost felt as if I was breaking the law. The hemp-based tinctures I was given were clearly home-grown, probably filled in a comm... |
ff534de7ad99d2cd7cff55485b1664ed | https://www.forbes.com/sites/terricolby/2018/08/01/loews-chicago-hotel-gives-up-plastic-straws-in-partnership-with-shedd-aquarium/ | Loew's Chicago Hotel Gives Up Plastic Straws In Partnership With Shedd Aquarium | Loew's Chicago Hotel Gives Up Plastic Straws In Partnership With Shedd Aquarium
Visitors to Loews Chicago Hotel will no longer be served single-use plastic straws with their drinks. The hotel said the new policy would begin on August 1.
Exterior of Loews Chicago hotel. Loews
Loews said in a news release that it had bec... |
04ac4fe078d049ccdae4a025026a027a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/terricolby/2018/08/31/taste-the-palmer-house-brownies-for-a-bit-of-chicago-history/?sh=69b290eb2d3f | Taste The Palmer House Brownies For A Bit Of Chicago History | Taste The Palmer House Brownies For A Bit Of Chicago History
The Palmer House, a Hilton Hotel is one of Chicago's grande dames of hospitality. Palmer House
Food is always a part of travel because it helps define a place; fine dining and exquisite wines in France, beer and sausages in Germany, pasta and gelato in Italy.... |
067d8ae7009fef0469b47c127b602756 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/terricolby/2018/11/23/gifts-of-experiences-and-practicality-will-wow-the-traveler-in-your-life/ | Gifts Of Experiences And Practicality Will Wow The Traveler In Your Life | Gifts Of Experiences And Practicality Will Wow The Traveler In Your Life
Don’t forget the travelers in your life as you join the holiday shopping frenzy.
The good news is that travelers are all about the experience, so that’s what tops my list of gift suggestions for your favorite globetrotter
Here are some options tha... |
8ea6ecd23f568dee964d6150e5fc5506 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/terricolby/2019/01/12/chicago-restaurant-offers-free-lunch-to-furloughed-federal-workers/ | Chicago Restaurant Offers Free Lunch To Furloughed Federal Workers | Chicago Restaurant Offers Free Lunch To Furloughed Federal Workers
Furloughed federal workers may have gone without a paycheck last week, but next week they can get a free lunch at a Chicago brewpub.
Horse Thief Hollow is an award-winning craft brewery and restaurant on Chicago's South Side. Horse Thief Hollow
Horse Th... |
d50aefc0279e0dcc24094592e08d7ff2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/terricolby/2019/01/27/check-out-puerto-vallartas-newest-greek-restaurant-eclecticos/ | Check Out Puerto Vallarta's Newest Greek Restaurant: Eclecticos | Check Out Puerto Vallarta's Newest Greek Restaurant: Eclecticos
Los Muertos beach and the pier in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Terri Colby
Dining is a big part of travel, of course, and there are many ways to decide where and what to eat.
Most times, for me, it's all about finding the best typical food for the region I am ... |
c2b9015982b008e863d634de69114585 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/terricolby/2019/12/02/gifts-of-experiences-not-things-will-keep-giving-long-after-the-holidays/?sh=515fac321370 | Gifts Of Experiences, Not Things, Will Keep Giving Long After The Holidays | Gifts Of Experiences, Not Things, Will Keep Giving Long After The Holidays
Riding in a motorcycle sidecar through the Canadian Rockies with Jasper Motorcycle Tours is a ... [+] thrilling experience. Terri Colby
Experiences, rather than things, are the gifts that will keep giving long after the holiday season is over.
... |
ecd397f13722b53ebec18624ad7cf4b4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/terryhowerton/2016/11/30/congressional-inaction-on-immigration-is-economic-masochism/ | Inaction On Immigration Is Economic Masochism | Inaction On Immigration Is Economic Masochism
Pushing away the brightest, most motivated immigrant minds to compete against us is self-sabotage of the first order.
American immigration policy, long stalled by the leadership in the House, is driving an economic crisis of our own making. It’s hampering our ability to com... |
1c219317da5026d83f0515a31f3f9a7a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/terryhowerton/2017/04/18/most-big-companies-are-dying-while-some-have-found-the-fountain-of-youth/ | Most Big Companies are Dying, While Some Have Found the Fountain of Youth | Most Big Companies are Dying, While Some Have Found the Fountain of Youth
Most of the largest companies in the world will be replaced in the next decade. Reinvention and new ways to innovate are the keys to surviving endless technology advances. Beyond their core competencies, corporate companies that want to stand the... |
84abbde50480c2eef60aa593efdb122b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/terryhowerton/2017/09/22/why-chicagos-b2b-enterprises-and-startups-thrive-globally/ | Why Chicago's B2B Enterprises and Startups Thrive Globally | Why Chicago's B2B Enterprises and Startups Thrive Globally
Chicago- B2B Enterprise and Tech Hub Photo by Fineas Anton on Unsplash
Tech hubs, innovation labs, disruption, digital transformation. All of these are hot topics buzzing through business media throughout the country and globe. While the words themselves invoke... |
2f889c45ae4778f8d64b8dffefc8cb7f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/tesaro/2018/06/20/how-two-women-became-leaders-in-health-care-and-the-role-models-other-women-need-to-see/ | How Two Women Became Leaders In Health Care -- And The Role Models Other Women Need To See | How Two Women Became Leaders In Health Care -- And The Role Models Other Women Need To See
By Barbara Williams
Women must use the same ingredients for success as men: hard work, perseverance and dedication. But most women must also possess fortitude — to overcome sexism and earn recognition.
In 2015, about 20 percent... |
654a8d6b176ab0fa44c9a03a52f5e82d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/the74/2020/03/31/wave-of-higher-ed-shutdowns-threatens-americas-progress-in-getting-low-income-first-generation-students-to-and-through-college/ | Wave Of Higher Ed Shutdowns Threatens America’s Progress In Getting Low-Income, First-Generation Students To And Through College | Wave Of Higher Ed Shutdowns Threatens America’s Progress In Getting Low-Income, First-Generation Students To And Through College
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS - MARCH 12: Graduate student Aubrey Simonson protests inside Building 10 on ... [+] the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology after students were asked to m... |
12d808fedcb99d69609746447189cf98 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2011/08/05/flat-medicare-drug-premiums-show-that-choice-and-competition-work/ | George W. Bush, Health Reformer: Flat Medicare Drug Premiums Show That Choice and Competition Work | George W. Bush, Health Reformer: Flat Medicare Drug Premiums Show That Choice and Competition Work
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Yesterday, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released data on average premiums for Medicare Part D, also known as Medicare’s prescription drug benefit. The average Medicare Part D premi... |
933fb63d789b2ebf4d63cbfabdeba76f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2012/05/11/will-buying-health-insurance-across-state-lines-reduce-costs/ | Will Buying Health Insurance Across State Lines Reduce Costs? | Will Buying Health Insurance Across State Lines Reduce Costs?
During the debate over Obamacare, Republicans have consistently promoted an alternative approach that involved allowing individuals to purchase health insurance across state lines. Interstate insurance purchasing was the second item in the health care sectio... |
b08dd17e1e05255082560cfffe4e371b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/02/25/floridas-legislature-not-its-governor-will-determine-medicaid-expansions-fate/ | Florida's Legislature, Not Its Governor, Will Determine Medicaid Expansion's Fate | Florida's Legislature, Not Its Governor, Will Determine Medicaid Expansion's Fate
Florida State Capitol building, Tallahassee, Florida, in 1902. (Photo credit: State Library and... [+] Archives of Florida)
There’s been a lot of coverage—including here—of the recent spate of Republican governors who have endorsed Obamac... |
8d682f7ea250bc7507b0199b72db39fb | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/05/02/oregon-study-medicaid-had-no-significant-effect-on-health-outcomes-vs-being-uninsured/ | Oregon Study: Medicaid 'Had No Significant Effect' On Health Outcomes vs. Being Uninsured | Oregon Study: Medicaid 'Had No Significant Effect' On Health Outcomes vs. Being Uninsured
Providence Portland Medical Center in Oregon, where the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment was... [+] conducted in part. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
For three years, an incredibly nerdy—but consequential—debate has raged among healt... |
4fb0a0f509803223f13c0a8afc13daff | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/06/05/why-conservatives-shouldnt-cheer-the-cadillac-tax-and-neither-should-anyone-else/ | Why Conservatives Shouldn't Cheer The Cadillac Tax (And Neither Should Anyone Else) | Why Conservatives Shouldn't Cheer The Cadillac Tax (And Neither Should Anyone Else)
Cadillac Coupe DeVille. (Photo credit: stephenhanafin)
Jonathan Cohn would like you to believe that conservatives are so irrational in their hatred of Obamacare that they even despise parts of the law that should make them cheer, such a... |
678cb759ee044dc6f1ea18bfe357856a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/08/15/near-absence-of-government-in-health-reform-lessons-from-nepal/ | Near Absence Of Government In Health Reform: Lessons From Nepal | Near Absence Of Government In Health Reform: Lessons From Nepal
Line of patients waiting to be registered at Shertung Village (villagers will walk as much as three... [+] days to get to the medical camp and then wait in line for their turn).
In the US, many health care woes are blamed on the federal or state government... |
f48745d37be0631bce2f2f5e4b382bd5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/09/23/obamacare-killing-traditional-employer-insurance/ | Obamacare Is Killing Traditional Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance | Obamacare Is Killing Traditional Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
English: Walgreens in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Obamacare is going to kill traditional employer-provided insurance. And that’s probably a good thing. IBM, Time Warner, and now Walgreens have made headlines over the past t... |
3176dc4b85782b9fff2c270003a4f6bf | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/10/01/healthcare-gov-crashes-during-first-day-why-massachusetts-never-had-this-problem/ | Healthcare.gov Crashes During First Day, Why Massachusetts Never Had This Problem | Healthcare.gov Crashes During First Day, Why Massachusetts Never Had This Problem
In the grand scheme of ObamaCare, the first day of open enrollment today is pure symbolism and nothing else, however the early signs are not good.
Healthcare.gov has crashed, and users are receiving error messages as seen below.
The Washi... |
53ef15fc2e872496135b33d044d30376 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/11/03/on-sept-5-test-of-obamacares-website-cms-staffers-secretly-rooted-for-it-to-fail/ | On Sept. 5 Test of Obamacare's Website, Govt. Staffers 'Secretly Rooted For It To Fail' | On Sept. 5 Test of Obamacare's Website, Govt. Staffers 'Secretly Rooted For It To Fail'
Jeanne Lambrew, Director of the White House's Office of Health Reform, "is not known for operational... [+] ability," and "cannot get along with other people in the Administration," wrote David Cutler in a 2010 memo to Larry Summers... |
f2b457e480b1505096a32123ad0925bc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/11/12/the-obamacare-exchange-scorecard-around-100000-enrollees-and-five-million-cancellations/ | The Obamacare Exchange Scorecard: Around 100,000 Enrollees And Five Million Cancellations | The Obamacare Exchange Scorecard: Around 100,000 Enrollees And Five Million Cancellations
The Healthcare.gov website prior to October 1, 2013. (Photo credit: jurno)
UPDATE: HHS has released the official numbers here. The HHS report states that only 26,794 people enrolled in the federal exchange—which amounts to 23 per ... |
6725d05aa7d07eb174792662f16448a6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/11/30/obamacares-website-wont-be-working-by-november-30-but-what-if-it-isnt-working-by-november-2014/ | Obamacare's Website Won't Be Working By November 30 -- But What If It Isn't Working By November 2014? | Obamacare's Website Won't Be Working By November 30 -- But What If It Isn't Working By November 2014?
When President Obama appointed Jeffrey Zients to take over the troubled Healthcare.gov Obamacare website, Zients made a promise: “By the end of November, Healthcare.gov will work smoothly for the vast majority of users... |
a95396e3a944baef2db70c97aa7c0409 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/12/11/obamacare-exchanges-claim-258497-sign-ups-in-november-but-no-word-on-how-many-are-actually-enrolled-in-coverage/ | Obamacare Exchanges Claim 258,497 Sign-Ups In November, But No Word On How Many Are Actually Enrolled | Obamacare Exchanges Claim 258,497 Sign-Ups In November, But No Word On How Many Are Actually Enrolled
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported today that Obamacare’s subsidized health insurance exchanges signed up 258,497 Americans in November. That’s about two-and-a-half times the number that they sig... |
ebecab25ca56fac4663eb41119fee0d9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/12/28/top-health-trend-for-2014-telehealth-to-grow-over-50-what-role-for-regulation/ | Top Health Trend For 2014: Telehealth To Grow Over 50%. What Role For Regulation? | Top Health Trend For 2014: Telehealth To Grow Over 50%. What Role For Regulation?
Dr. Wen Dombrowski speaking at the #DoMoreHIT Think Tank (Photo credit: Dell's Official Flickr Page)
For many years, telehealth advocates have accused payers of being unwilling to reimburse for proven telehealth interventions, which can s... |
f55355800fdbd8bb9f2e75d9d98fe0cd | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2014/01/02/new-oregon-data-expanding-medicaid-increases-usage-of-emergency-rooms-undermining-central-rationale-for-obamacare/ | New Oregon Data: Expanding Medicaid Increases Usage Of Emergency Rooms, Undermining Central Rationale For Obamacare | New Oregon Data: Expanding Medicaid Increases Usage Of Emergency Rooms, Undermining Central Rationale For Obamacare
Logo for the Oregon state lottery (not to be confused with the Oregon Medicaid lottery). (Photo... [+] credit: Wikipedia)
For years, it has been the number one talking point of Obamacare supporters. Peopl... |
f6e1c39ea7b124b6a0702d1d23c12d13 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2014/01/24/shocking-secrets-of-fda-clinical-trials-revealed/ | Shocking Secrets Of FDA Clinical Trials Revealed | Shocking Secrets Of FDA Clinical Trials Revealed
How much does it cost to develop a new drug? According to Joseph Dimasi of the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development, on average, the capitalized cost comes out to about $1.3 billion (adjusted to 2009 dollars). And a not-insignificant portion of these costs come... |
2866a8360e720a2a4a6cb61e40eb9280 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2014/01/27/senate-republicans-develop-the-most-credible-plan-yet-to-repeal-and-replace-obamacare/ | Senate Republicans Develop The Most Credible Plan Yet To 'Repeal And Replace' Obamacare | Senate Republicans Develop The Most Credible Plan Yet To 'Repeal And Replace' Obamacare
“Repealing and replacing” Obamacare with market-oriented reforms has been the Republican mantra for years now. If you’re a long-time follower of this space, you know that we’re skeptical that Obamacare will ever be repealed, GOP slo... |
06540e1ad722ffd2333d4a7fe31d64ab | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2014/02/07/obamacares-restaurant-calorie-label-mandate-is-impossible-to-implement/?partner=yahootix | Obamacare's Restaurant Calorie-Label Mandate Is A Complete Mess | Obamacare's Restaurant Calorie-Label Mandate Is A Complete Mess
By JASON STVERAK
After the flawed rollout of the Affordable Care Act, most of Washington focused on repairing and delaying the law’s most obvious problems. However, a handful of lawmakers have finally noticed one of the law’s hidden regulations: a strict c... |
621d32c79385b3450327d3516f227bd2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2014/02/10/well-never-mind-then-to-ease-the-transition-to-a-30-hour-week-obamacare-employer-mandate-delayed-again/ | Well, Never Mind Then: To 'Ease The Transition To A 30-Hour Week,' Obamacare Employer Mandate Delayed Again | Well, Never Mind Then: To 'Ease The Transition To A 30-Hour Week,' Obamacare Employer Mandate Delayed Again
Last July, just before the Independence Day holiday, the White House quietly announced that it was delaying Obamacare’s employer mandate—the law’s requirement that medium and large businesses sponsor health insur... |
7238f5415268d9909fabd816981205ef | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2014/03/27/white-house-announces-6-million-obamacare-sign-ups-but-number-of-uninsured-enrollees-remains-a-mystery/ | White House Announces 6 Million Obamacare 'Sign-Ups,' But Number of Uninsured Enrollees Remains A Mystery | White House Announces 6 Million Obamacare 'Sign-Ups,' But Number of Uninsured Enrollees Remains A Mystery
Earlier today, Marilyn Tavenner of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that “more than 6 million Americans have signed up for coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplaces since October 1,... |
f24f46f018983d1d32a31d7362398a0c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2014/05/23/no-the-va-isnt-a-preview-of-obamacare-its-much-worse/ | No, The VA Isn't A Preview Of Obamacare -- It's Much Worse | No, The VA Isn't A Preview Of Obamacare -- It's Much Worse
There’s been a lot of talk in the conservative commentariat about how the emerging scandal at the Veterans Health Administration is a preview of what is to come under Obamacare. “If the government can’t even make such a system work for our vets, what makes anyo... |
cab5c6f6f3aa8f06704dc9c29048d7d6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2014/07/14/the-white-house-is-bribing-health-insurance-companies/ | The White House Is Bribing Health Insurance Companies | The White House Is Bribing Health Insurance Companies
Want to know what’s happening with Obamacare? Good luck finding out. The White House recently adopted a new approach for updating Americans on the country’s most consequential law. I call it the “needle in a haystack” method: Bury the announcement in hundreds of pag... |
25bfb8042f9b7b5941de2c624e0fe07c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2014/09/24/the-return-of-death-panels-government-funded-end-of-life-planning-is-morally-questionable/ | The Return of Death Panels? Government-Funded End-of-Life Planning is Morally Questionable | The Return of Death Panels? Government-Funded End-of-Life Planning is Morally Questionable
Are death panels on the rebound? Obamacare envisioned Medicare paying physicians to discuss end-of-live-care with their patients. When this sparked fierce blowback from citizens who feared that “death panels” would ration care to... |
35be3889f868b1b0a5c2d01e852a4f79 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2014/11/12/peak-obamacare-will-exchanges-end-with-a-bang-or-a-whimper/ | 'Peak Obamacare': Will Exchanges End With A Bang Or A Whimper? | 'Peak Obamacare': Will Exchanges End With A Bang Or A Whimper?
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear King v. Burwell, an important case about Obamacare’s subsidies (tax credits) to health insurers. Plaintiffs argue that in the 36 states with federal Obamacare exchanges, subsidies cannot be paid legally. If no subsi... |
724cd9b00c0a4c4619844a1f2c79559d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2014/12/29/should-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-be-extended-to-obese-workers/ | Should The Americans With Disabilities Act Be Extended To Obese Workers? | Should The Americans With Disabilities Act Be Extended To Obese Workers?
The Court of Justice of the European Union recently ruled that obesity can be a work disability under EU law. In the U.S. the Americans for Disability Act has long protected workers with disabilities from being discriminated against. But obesity i... |
757d911f7ee60363c0056b61022c60ca | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2015/01/26/want-to-control-drug-prices-reject-price-controls/ | Want To Control Drug Prices? Reject Price Controls | Want To Control Drug Prices? Reject Price Controls
The past year has seen an epic confrontation pitting insurers and payers against drug companies. In the process, Sovaldi and, more recently, once-a-day interferon-free, Harvoni— Gilead Sciences ’ Hepatitis C (HCV) treatments—have become the new poster children for pha... |
243da1a00b9fb12ffea757b5ba744da9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2015/01/27/conservative-think-tank-10-countries-with-universal-health-care-are-economically-freer-than-the-u-s/ | Conservative Think Tank: 10 Countries With Universal Health Care Have Freer Economies Than The U.S. | Conservative Think Tank: 10 Countries With Universal Health Care Have Freer Economies Than The U.S.
Many American conservatives oppose universal health insurance because they see it as fundamentally antithetical to a free society. “If we persevere in our quixotic quest for a fetishized medical equality we will sacrific... |
729067549b78089eed9eef7eaf0fce8b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2015/02/18/do-obamacares-challengers-have-a-nutty-stupid-or-screwy-interpretation-of-the-law/ | Do Obamacare's Challengers Have A 'Nutty,' 'Stupid' Or 'Screwy' Interpretation Of The Law? | Do Obamacare's Challengers Have A 'Nutty,' 'Stupid' Or 'Screwy' Interpretation Of The Law?
The author is greatly appreciative of extensive assistance provided by a small group of citizen researchers who wish to remain anonymous.
As the SCOTUS oral arguments in King v. Burwell draw near, the cacophony from liberal outle... |
3dc849fc119c210abd24d5945da5c540 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2015/02/18/signup-slowdown-obamacare-exchanges-will-gain-only-3-million-enrollees-in-2015/ | Contra White House, Obamacare Exchanges Enroll Roughly 5 Million Uninsured, Not 11.4 Million | Contra White House, Obamacare Exchanges Enroll Roughly 5 Million Uninsured, Not 11.4 Million
Last night, the White House tweeted that “about 11.4 million Americans are signed up for private health coverage” through Obamacare’s insurance exchanges. President Obama claims that this figure proves that his health law is wo... |
e2f837c1fddf62bae221a61a1f159fc8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2015/02/19/21st-century-cures-waking-up-dormant-drug-therapies/ | 21st Century Cures: Waking Up Dormant Drug Therapies | 21st Century Cures: Waking Up Dormant Drug Therapies
Representative Fred Upton, Chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, recently released a discussion draft of legislative language for the 21st Century Cures Initiative. This initiative attempts nothing less than to “boil the ocean” of regulations and incenti... |
53b88b8fa985e52c5e4eceefbd0189b3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2015/02/19/arkansas-moves-away-from-obamacare-medicaid-expansion/ | Arkansas Moves Away From Obamacare Medicaid Expansion | Arkansas Moves Away From Obamacare Medicaid Expansion
By Jonathan Ingram and Josh Archambault. Mr. Ingram is research director, and Mr. Archambault a senior fellow at the Foundation for Government Accountability.
Arkansas’ so-called “Private Option” Obamacare Medicaid expansion has been a policy misadventure and a pol... |
58d3713f4ba58811319501e2fcc548eb | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2015/03/04/7-reasons-why-obamacare-federalism-wont-lead-anthony-kennedy-to-join-the-supreme-courts-left-in-king-v-burwell/ | 7 Reasons Why Obamacare 'Federalism' Won't Lead Anthony Kennedy To Join The Supreme Court's Left In King V Burwell | 7 Reasons Why Obamacare 'Federalism' Won't Lead Anthony Kennedy To Join The Supreme Court's Left In King V Burwell
Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in King v. Burwell, a case with significant implications for the future of Obamacare. Most of the justices’ questions proceeded along expected lines. Most nota... |
bf323a693e152986e625c5799c23cbed | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2015/03/05/obamacare-versus-the-affordable-care-act/ | Obamacare Versus The Affordable Care Act: Which Will Win? | Obamacare Versus The Affordable Care Act: Which Will Win?
In March 2010, Congress passed, and President Obama signed, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA was never implemented as written. The ACA authorizes subsidies to health insurers operating in state-established exchanges, but not the fede... |
dd02689aae48fa187a3fdd1fa69f2904 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2015/04/10/the-next-obamacare-shoe-to-drop-20-states-to-be-hit-by-the-cadillac-tax-in-2025/ | The Next Obamacare Shoe To Drop: 20 States To Be Hit By The Cadillac Tax In 2025 | The Next Obamacare Shoe To Drop: 20 States To Be Hit By The Cadillac Tax In 2025
Forget King v. Burwell. In just three short years, one of the ACA’s only real cost control mechanisms takes effect – a 40 percent excise tax on high-value insurance coverage, dubbed the Cadillac Tax. Individual plans that cost more than $1... |
62f8356c4084cd42e47b497c2f37c74e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2015/06/01/paying-for-mammograms-were-thinking-about-it-all-wrong/ | Paying For Mammograms: We're Thinking About It All Wrong | Paying For Mammograms: We're Thinking About It All Wrong
The third rail of American health policy is women’s health care. The U.S. Department of Labor states that women make 80 percent of health care decisions for their families, although this appears to be derived from folklore rather than scholarly research. Neverth... |
1733d4f681ae8bc485f9c28087404b66 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2015/11/23/healthcare-inflation-reaches-6-decade-low-what-caused-it-will-it-be-sustained/ | Healthcare Inflation Reaches Six Decade Low--What Caused It? Will It Continue? | Healthcare Inflation Reaches Six Decade Low--What Caused It? Will It Continue?
There’s good news on the healthcare inflation front. The annual rate of healthcare inflation is at a 6 decade low .
H/t to fellow Forbes contributor, Meghan Fitzgerald for the idea behind this chart.
That’s true whether we measure it using ... |
bef066b8fdad51ba51a09c32d4980f18 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2016/01/28/why-extending-enrollment-deadlines-can-increase-premiums/ | Why Extending Enrollment Deadlines Can Increase Premiums | Why Extending Enrollment Deadlines Can Increase Premiums
One of the many factors that can cause a health insurance system to fail is “adverse selection,” a phenomenon in which those who know they will make higher-than-average claims are disproportionately likely to enroll and pay premiums. The inevitable results is a r... |
de0ee8fbe4290b8d9c28ca74a4efbdc7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2016/01/30/obamacare-pummels-blue-cross-blue-shield-of-nc-what-can-we-learn-from-this/ | Obamacare Pummels Blue Cross Blue Shield Of NC--What Can We Learn From This? | Obamacare Pummels Blue Cross Blue Shield Of NC--What Can We Learn From This?
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC is expecting to lose more than $400 million on its first two years of Obamacare business. According to this morning's News and Observer, "The dramatic deterioration in Blue Cross’ ACA business is causing increa... |
7bdd33695efb82cf35ec3bdf21794ce9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2016/02/21/aca-savings-paying-doctors-and-hospitals-bonuses-to-deny-care-to-patients/ | ACA 'Savings': Paying Doctors And Hospitals Bonuses To Deny Care To Patients | ACA 'Savings': Paying Doctors And Hospitals Bonuses To Deny Care To Patients
One of the stated goals of proponents of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was to prevent patients from being denied health care so that others could increase their profits. As then-candidate Obama put it, one of his goals was “making sure that th... |
c0901cd40a46970e4312e860b0abe45b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2016/03/02/is-telehealth-another-health-care-silo/ | Silo-Busting Telemedicine Is Too Being Siloed | Silo-Busting Telemedicine Is Too Being Siloed
When we say healthcare operates in silos, we mean a patient’s cardiologist, psychiatrist and general practitioner have no idea what each other are doing. Or that the individual departments in a hospital have no idea what each other are doing. Or your new family doctor has n... |
cf35a4b9f32ec81355d552d90ed14749 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2016/07/20/government-report-finds-that-obamacare-medicaid-enrollees-much-more-expensive-than-expected/ | Government Report Finds That Obamacare Medicaid Enrollees Much More Expensive Than Expected | Government Report Finds That Obamacare Medicaid Enrollees Much More Expensive Than Expected
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) annual report on Medicaid’s finances contains a stunning update: the average cost of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion enrollees was nearly 50% higher in fiscal year ... |
7130fec89da5e9b21f4fd511d1979f51 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2016/08/19/artificial-intelligence-machine-learning-and-the-fda/ | Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, And The FDA | Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, And The FDA
In July, the Food and Drug Administration issued guidance on three topics important to the future of medical innovation. These welcome guidelines demonstrate the FDA is doing the best it can to ensure it does not interfere inappropriately with advances in medical t... |
65ce7913a46755c95952bc75ef78b9f0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2016/09/27/hillary-clintons-zany-debate-claim-that-tax-cuts-caused-the-financial-crisis/ | Hillary Clinton's Zany Debate Claim That Tax Cuts Caused The Financial Crisis | Hillary Clinton's Zany Debate Claim That Tax Cuts Caused The Financial Crisis
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, stands with Democratic presidential candidate... [+] Hillary Clinton at the first presidential debate at Hofstra University, Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, in Hempstead, N.Y. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucc... |
ac88892c07515ec860d5161df6f2ab5b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2016/10/27/the-5-lamest-excuses-for-obamacares-22-premium-hike/ | Democrats' 5 Lamest Excuses For Obamacare's 22% Premium Hike | Democrats' 5 Lamest Excuses For Obamacare's 22% Premium Hike
US President Barack Obama delivers remarks on the Affordable Care Act at Miami Dade College in... [+] Miami, Florida, October 20, 2016. / AFP / JIM WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
On Monday, the Obama administration announced tha... |
8e921a8426b36b660167cbb8aa5390b0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2016/11/13/how-to-cover-everyone-with-pre-existing-conditions-without-the-system-collapsing/ | How To Cover Everyone With Pre-Existing Conditions Without The System Collapsing | How To Cover Everyone With Pre-Existing Conditions Without The System Collapsing
My Apothecary colleague Avik Roy claims that “Donald Trump Is Right: You Can Repeal Obamacare And Still Cover Everyone With Pre-Existing Conditions.”
He’s absolutely right – and here’s how to do it.
The main problem – and indeed, this is w... |
530724e8792a5fc7afe8de7b653aea7e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2016/11/21/new-data-shows-2015-was-a-financial-bloodbath-for-obamacare-insurers/ | New Data Shows 2015 Was A Financial Bloodbath For Obamacare Insurers | New Data Shows 2015 Was A Financial Bloodbath For Obamacare Insurers
Data just released by the Obama administration shows just how much of a financial disaster 2015 was for insurers who chosen to sell policies on the Exchanges. The data comes from the government's Risk Corridors program, which was supposed to essential... |
bba22c8ad95398c8b62bba0f613ad70d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2016/12/02/the-cost-of-steinclintons-wisconsin-vote-recount-could-have-saved-at-least-5000-childrens-lives/ | The Cost Of Stein/Clinton's Wisconsin Vote Recount Could Have Saved At Least 5,000 Children's Lives | The Cost Of Stein/Clinton's Wisconsin Vote Recount Could Have Saved At Least 5,000 Children's Lives
The Daily Caller just tweeted that the first day of the Wisconsin recount yielded a net gain of exactly 1 vote for Hillary Clinton. As best I can tell, there is a bipartisan consensus that this recount has virtually no c... |
5457ae4e28b64c61d26caf91cfb40d75 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2016/12/29/obamacare-repeal-has-begun-for-small-firms/ | Obamacare Repeal Has Begun For Small Businesses | Obamacare Repeal Has Begun For Small Businesses
My previous Forbes column suggested the 21st Century Cures Act, which President Obama signed on December 13, demonstrated Republicans can lead on health reform. Promoted as a pro-innovation bill, the new law will improve the Food and Drug Administration’s regulatory proce... |
c6b7a61144eda32ec244eb36e16c2f12 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2017/01/02/learning-from-cbos-history-of-incorrect-obamacare-projections/ | Learning From CBO's History Of Incorrect ObamaCare Projections | Learning From CBO's History Of Incorrect ObamaCare Projections
As Congress readies legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates will play an important and respected role as they did in the passage of the law in 2010. We now know that many of CBO’s projecti... |
926c83f29e69acdad9b732a470855a73 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2017/03/22/yes-it-was-the-affordable-care-act-that-increased-premiums/ | Yes, It Was The 'Affordable' Care Act That Increased Premiums | Yes, It Was The 'Affordable' Care Act That Increased Premiums
By Robert Book and Paul Howard
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While the debate proceeds over some details of the American Health Care Act, it’s worth pausing to take another look at how awfully misnamed the so-called “Affordable” Care Act has turned out to be, especially for ... |
68c7711de6b75c34bc5783e393fe1eb8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2017/04/02/gop-centrists-not-freedom-caucus-are-blocking-deal-to-replace-obamacare/ | GOP Centrists, Not Freedom Caucus, Are Blocking Deal To Replace Obamacare | GOP Centrists, Not Freedom Caucus, Are Blocking Deal To Replace Obamacare
Republican Congressman Charlie Dent speaks during an interview at his campaign office in Allentown,... [+] Pennsylvania on November 2, 2016. / AFP / EDUARDO MUNOZ ALVAREZ (Photo credit should read EDUARDO MUNOZ ALVAREZ/AFP/Getty Images)
The conve... |
35bc1488f58a4e4d6da38ac8da627328 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2017/06/30/reality-check-the-obamacare-medicaid-expansion-is-not-saving-lives-part-2/ | Reality Check: The Obamacare Medicaid Expansion Is Not Saving Lives, Part 2 | Reality Check: The Obamacare Medicaid Expansion Is Not Saving Lives, Part 2
This is the second part of a series designed to show that a recent analysis by the Center for American Progress (CAP) claiming that 216,600 people will die if the House health bill were pass is a gross exaggeration. CAP researchers published a ... |
3d83b879910a86dd466c98adad19b28d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2017/06/30/reality-check-the-obamacare-medicaid-expansion-is-not-saving-lives-part-i/ | Reality Check: The Obamacare Medicaid Expansion Is Not Saving Lives, Part 1 | Reality Check: The Obamacare Medicaid Expansion Is Not Saving Lives, Part 1
The Center for American Progress (CAP) claims "Coverage Losses Under the Senate Health Care Bill Could Result in 18,100 to 27,700 Additional Deaths in 2026." That sounds pretty bad, but the entire analysis conveniently ignores CBO's own estima... |
b872bdb174fc489e2b94862d043c395d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2017/08/15/where-obamacare-has-become-unaffordable-short-term-health-insurance-can-help/ | Where Obamacare Has Become Unaffordable, Short Term Health Insurance Can Help | Where Obamacare Has Become Unaffordable, Short Term Health Insurance Can Help
Next time you run into someone who minimizes the problems with Obamacare, I want you to introduce them to Fay. She's a reasonably healthy 60 year old grandmother living in Fayette County, Illinois and earns about 450% of the federal poverty l... |
34a9943f30bf598195cdf6bc6f8393c8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2017/11/24/no-obamacare-enrollment-is-not-strong-not-by-a-longshot/ | No, Obamacare Enrollment Is Not Strong, Not By A Longshot | No, Obamacare Enrollment Is Not Strong, Not By A Longshot
A headline this week in The Hill shocked me: "ObamaCare enrollment strong in third week of sign-ups." The Hill is a serious, well-respected, non-partisan news source. But any reader taking this headline at face value would be seriously misled about what is reall... |
c5769f3d1674bd8f89789e23f8f0b5c1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2018/02/26/how-american-citizens-finance-health-care-for-undocumented-immigrants/ | How American Citizens Finance $18.5 Billion In Health Care For Unauthorized Immigrants | How American Citizens Finance $18.5 Billion In Health Care For Unauthorized Immigrants
I recently did an interesting interview with Dan Gorenstein, a health care reporter with station WHYY and NPR's radio business show Marketplace on the issue of tax-financed health care for unauthorized immigrants [1]. The piece that ... |
877b914f03d1aca3e7a1acf7c5ce1129 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2018/03/08/how-trump-is-bringing-more-affordable-insurance-for-small-businesses/ | How Trump Is Bringing More Affordable Insurance For Small Businesses | How Trump Is Bringing More Affordable Insurance For Small Businesses
Coauthored with Joel Allumbaugh
Late last year, President Trump issued Executive Order 13813, “Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition Across the United States.” The goal was to help more Americans access additional affordable health care options.... |
7bdb54f3039122e35b9f14bc418e2daa | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2018/05/04/is-trump-willing-to-do-what-it-takes-to-reduce-high-prescription-drug-prices/ | Is Trump Willing To Do What It Takes To Reduce High Prescription Drug Prices? | Is Trump Willing To Do What It Takes To Reduce High Prescription Drug Prices?
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before making his way to board Marine One on the South... [+] Lawn of the White House on May 4, 2018 in Washington, DC, as he heads to Dallas, Texas to address the National Rifle Association Leade... |
768dab2e0cb33ee0384a51022a956fc4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2018/05/31/federal-health-related-tax-expenditures-will-exceed-one-half-trillion-dollars-by-next-year/ | Federal Health-Related Tax Expenditures Will Exceed One Half Trillion Dollars By Next Year | Federal Health-Related Tax Expenditures Will Exceed One Half Trillion Dollars By Next Year
As I pointed out in my last piece, federal health-related tax expenditures have grown explosively over the past 50 years. I am using this post to dive a little deeper into the details and explain how I arrived at my conclusions.
... |
9a763a9dbb957b6faed772e4870d4371 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2018/06/01/the-federal-share-of-american-health-spending-is-now-approaching-50/ | The Federal Share Of American Health Spending Is Now Approaching 50% | The Federal Share Of American Health Spending Is Now Approaching 50%
In my last piece I discussed how failure to account for health-related tax expenditures results in a significant understatement of the federal role in financing American health care. In this piece I want to elaborate on the long-term trends in federal... |
b393ea3bba13f13038c821443dc5ebdc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2019/02/02/trumps-new-pharmacy-benefit-manager-rebate-rule-will-reshape-prescription-drug-prices/ | Trump's New Pharmacy Benefit Manager Rebate Rule Will Reshape Prescription Drug Prices | Trump's New Pharmacy Benefit Manager Rebate Rule Will Reshape Prescription Drug Prices
Alex Azar, secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), speaks during healthcare pricing roundtable... [+] with U.S. President Donald Trump, not pictured, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednes... |
d9f760b4e08b85d4b542d6a76a8acd3d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2020/05/26/nursing-homes-assisted-living-facilities-0-6-of-the-u-s-population-43-of-u-s-covid-19-deaths/ | The Most Important Coronavirus Statistic: 42% Of U.S. Deaths Are From 0.6% Of The Population | The Most Important Coronavirus Statistic: 42% Of U.S. Deaths Are From 0.6% Of The Population
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference during the new coronavirus pandemic, Thursday,... [+] May 14, 2020, in Doral, Fla. DeSantis has signed an executive order for the reopening of Miami-Dade and Broward countie... |
f2d71bc999fac9865f3f1976efc85e01 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2020/08/12/calculating-everyday-mortality-risks/ | Calculating Everyday Mortality Risks | Calculating Everyday Mortality Risks
Should former Vice President Joe Biden be wearing a bike helmet? Did the risks of former President George H.W. Bush parachuting our of an airplane at age 75 vastly exceed any conceivable benefits? Should I follow Ben Stiller’s suggestion to get a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test... |
1af164a59205055fc9750396d5fdfb2e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2020/09/23/the-disappointing-affordable-care-act/?sh=50378ac04d99 | The Disappointing Affordable Care Act | The Disappointing Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, was principally intended to improve health insurance markets for individuals and small businesses, lower health costs, and increase the number of people with insurance. It largely failed. Health insurance markets are only afloat because ... |
94908aba638e640929059da5ce4aca00 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2020/10/06/what-is-your-risk-of-dying-from-covid-19/?sh=63810f926159 | What Is Your Risk Of Dying From Covid-19? | What Is Your Risk Of Dying From Covid-19?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently updated its estimates of the infection fatality rate (IFR) (Table 1). While useful to pandemic planners and other policymakers, these figures also should be of interest to any American trying to make decisions ab... |
198b2b8013bc9eb488ceaac91eea4975 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/thebakersinstitute/2014/05/21/russia-to-china-a-gas-deal-we-all-should-have-seen-coming/ | Russia to China: A Gas Deal We All Should Have Seen Coming | Russia to China: A Gas Deal We All Should Have Seen Coming
The large supply deal that will send natural gas from Russia to China beginning in 2018 is significant in many ways. The deal, reportedly for 38 billion cubic meters (bcm) per year (or about 3.7 billion cubic feet (bcf) per day) at a price of $350 per mcm (or $... |
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By JIM KRANE
FORT McMURRAY, Alberta _ Outside of this mining boomtown, where the mighty Athabasca River and the boreal forest part, is a black pit so broad that the yellow dumptrucks plying its terraced strata – trucks as big as apartment buildings – l... |
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