Archive for the Healthcare Category
Aetna’s Profits Up 42 Percent
Health insurers tried to paint a doomsday scenario that would play out for companies in the event that the formidable health care bill was passed into law. There was talk of staggering profit losses and unbeatable government competition that would pulverize these seemingly weak companies right out of existence.
But it seems that most insurance companies [...]
Medicare Fraud Exposed
There has been plenty of negative press about Medicare and its’ efficacy in the wake of the health care overhaul that was passed earlier this year. Government personnel have ripped the program and its ability to administer medical care to millions of people.
Medicare might have its problems and is by no means a perfect program, [...]
G-20 to Meet With Divided Views
Last year the G-20 had no choice but to band together in an expansive display of solidarity and strength in order to confront the global challenges that faced all nations in the wake of a ravaging recession.
But this year it’s much harder to maintain this solidarity in the face of new challenges, some of which [...]
Containment Cap Forcibly Removed
BP’s one saving grace in the oil spill currently marinating the Gulf region is that they were able to place a containment cap over the well that captured much of the oil gushing out of the well. But this week the discharge of gas and liquid that has put pressure on the containment cap has [...]
New Yorkers Pay Dearly for Nicotine
The prices of cigarettes have been steadily increasing for years following tax increase after tax increase. After a hailstorm of public announcements against smoking over the last decade, cigarettes are on the ropes. No one is allowed to smoke indoors any longer, and taxes have driven packs of cigarettes higher than ever before.
In New York, [...]
Venture Capitalism Strikes Back
Venture capital is one of the engines of the American economy; it’s the place where high ideals and concepts meet cash and business acumen, and the result is nothing short of the creation of jobs and industries throughout America.
However, as you might have guessed, the last few years have been less than kind to [...]
Salazar Faces Questions on Oil Leak
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar recently had to face congress Tuesday, during which he had to face some unpleasant questions regarding the Deepwater Horizon oil well blowout that has been spewing petrol in the Gulf of Mexico since last month.
In a surprising move, Salazar admitted that there might be culpability in the matter from the agency’s [...]
