Author: JimG

The California Supreme Court today called balance billing a practice that is meant to frighten consumers into paying bills that HMOs are responsible for, and also declined to inject itself into what constitutes “fair and reasonable” charges and payments, long… Continue Reading →

In his weekly radio and video address describing what he called the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, Obama spelled out five main goals. He said his plan proposes to: double renewable energy production and make public buildings more energy efficient;… Continue Reading →

Bruce Bartlett, 01.02.09 Some forecasters were prescient; financial leaders weren’t. The current economic crisis is raising many legitimate questions about the failure of economists and financial analysts to foresee the housing bubble and warn of its collapse. There were, in… Continue Reading →

Retail clinics, online docs and other new health-care options aim to deliver fast, reliable treatment, no appointment necessary. And you might be able to pick up some groceries at the same time. By Amanda Gengler, Money Magazine writer December 30,… Continue Reading →

Global economic crisis takes the jobs that were supposed to be these workers’ path out of poverty. December 30, 2008 CHENGDU, China (Reuters) — China’s ocean of blue-collar workers is streaming back to the country’s farming hinterland, bringing thwarted aspirations… Continue Reading →

By the Mole, Money Magazine’s undercover financial planner December 26, 2008: Ever wonder where the people giving you advice keep their money? Here’s a peek into my personal portfolio. NEW YORK (Money) — Question: Financial advisers always know our net… Continue Reading →

By Barbara Kiviat Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008 Back in September, V.V. Chari, an economist at the University of Minnesota and an adviser to the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, got a call from a Congressman. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and… Continue Reading →