On the ebb and flow of public policy
Part of the legacy of the Bush administration with its mistaken tendency to rely on unfettered capitalism as the engine of economic growth and capital formation is the Obama administration with a mistaken tendency to believe that legitimate functions of the private sector should instead be dire ...

Education is the Key
Education is the Key is a post from Chris PirilloI was happy to read on Geeks today that community member Steve has obtained his GED. I’ve often talked in the past about how important an education is. These days you cannot get any type of job if you’re over 18 years old and don’t possess ...


Insurers Increase Medicare Advantage Plan Premiums by 13% on Average This Year According to Avalere Health
Premiums for Medicare Advantage plans provided by Humana Health Net and almost 200 other health insurance companies rose by an average of 13% in 2009 more than five times the 2008 increases according to an analysis by Avalere Health Bloomberg/Philadelphia Inquirer reports. (Goldstein Bloomberg/ ...

COBRA bill could be health-insurance lifesaver
COBRA bill could be health-insurance lifesaver The House version of the economic stimulus package being debated in Congress includes a couple of little-noticed provisions that could be lifesavers for people who lose their group health coverage when they lose their jobs.Theoretically laid-off wo ...

A commentary on Bloomberg's "Medicare Rip-Off Hits Elderly as Obama Maps Changes"
From John Curry February 4 2009Anybody want to shed a tear for the health insurance companies?JohnPrivate Health Insurers Losing their Medicare AdvantageBy: Click BrokerWednesday February 4 2009 "It takes careful shopping for seniors to get value from the Advantage plans which is no different f ...