Inspired by the monthly Harper's Index, this is 2019's first index on healthcare and finance. The average ratio of Medicaid-to-Medicare payments spending across the US across all services: .72; In CA: .52. The factor by which commercial insurance p ...
What Bartleby Says
It's a fine day for the people who care about this sort of stuff when the topic of corporate wellness makes the year's first edition of The Economist. New resolutions for a new year surely had something to do with the timing. The Bartleby column is out wi ...
2018 Highlights
This journey started small but 48 posts later and I can say I wrote down my thoughts, observations, and research. For over 90% of the weeks, I put meaningful time and research into 2018's blog posts. My work and research have taken me to Boston to learn a ...
Weighing Machines
Without Benjamin Graham we may not know the name Warren Buffett. Graham was an investor, professor, and practical philosopher. He wrote the masterpiece Security Analysis during the midst of the Great Depression, as well as The Intelligent Investor, and wa ...
Stats on High Deductibles
November has past and healthcare open enrollment is behind us. It's the time when spreadsheets are pulled together, employees and spouses (even actuaries) run front and back of the envelope calculations to decide where to enroll. Stock photos of happy cou ...