February 2014

KIEV ON THE BAYOU

Kiev on the Bayou By Leonard Zwelling          I follow national politics closely and am considered reasonably knowledgeable on health policy. Foreign policy? Not so much.          My limited understanding of the recent events in Kiev, Ukraine are that an elected government pillaged the wealth of the nation. In turn, the populace wanted to become …

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THE PERIL OF FORGETTING STEP TWO

The Peril of Forgetting Step Two By Leonard Zwelling        I have written previously about the day-long communications seminar I attended with John and Anne Mendelsohn many years ago. There were many critical lessons presented and some were actually learned that Saturday. The most critical of these occurred during the discussion of internal communication. It …

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THOSE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES

Those Unintended Consequences By Leonard Zwelling        Another week and another set of problems are unearthed related to our favorite law, the Affordable Care Act.        In a hearing before Congress, Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Doug Elmendorf agreed with both the Republican and Democratic positions that bashed and extolled the virtues of the ACA …

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