Here’s an interesting piece from the New York Times (opinion) suggesting that three attributes explain certain minority groups’ success in America…feelings of superiority, of insecurity and impulse control. Continue reading “What Drives Success?”
Here’s an interesting piece from the New York Times (opinion) suggesting that three attributes explain certain minority groups’ success in America…feelings of superiority, of insecurity and impulse control. Continue reading “What Drives Success?”
Attached is the article I referred to in our discussion on Monday. It describes the friction between doctors and Medicare Advantage insurers as the latter trim their networks. It seems clear that the insurers’ communication with doctors and patients left something to be desired but it raises the question about whether insurers should have the right to manage their own provider networks as the deem necessary. Continue reading “Medicare Advantage Networks Shrink”
We recently discussed (in the context of Iraq, Syria, Iran) the status of the Kurds and their semi-autonomous region. Here is an article from a Lebanese newspaper speculating on the subject. Continue reading “Kurdistan as an Independent Country?”