Business & Technology
No Bush Left Behind
Presidential brother makes hay from education reform (BusinessWeek)
Home Wreckers
How bank lobbyists undermine homeowner rescue efforts
Even as foreclosures surged, banking industry lobbyists undermined attempts to keep people in their homes. Big banks and their advocates in Washington delayed, diluted and obstructed attempts to address the problem. Industry lobbyists are still at it today, working overtime to whittle down legislative remedies, buy time and thwart regulation.(BusinessWeek)
Philanthropy Inc.
How corporate donors enhance their bottom line (Stanford Social Innovation Review)
Universal Health Insurance: Not a Cure-All
Reform may offer less benefit to minorities and the poor
Many assume disadvantaged minorities, who make up most of the uninsured, would substantially benefit from universal coverage and health reform. Yet studies show better care frequently fails to improve the health of minorities, the poor or the lesser educated. (Congressional Quarterly Researcher)
Recurring Quest for Health Reform: First Enthusiasm, Then Failure
The usual beneficiaries? Only some of us.
Every 15 years or so, health reform arouses great enthusiasm, only to fail spectacularly. Sometimes, specific populations — the elderly, the disabled, low-income children – have benefited. Universal coverage? Elusive as the Holy Grail. (Congressional Quarterly Researcher)
Can U.S. Afford to Insure All?
Escalating costs, budget shortfalls, rising needs could overwhelm health-care system
Health coverage for more Americans – is it even feasible? An analysis in Congressional Quarterly
Toxic Taxes
Obama tax credits are good for preparers — and a likely stimulus for fraud. (BusinessWeek)
The Poverty Business
The drive to extract corporate profits from the poor
Roxanne Tsosie was able to find a job and a car because greater access to credit has put many goods within reach of the working poor. Tsosie hoped it would help her achieve self-sufficiency. But zealous companies have new ways to lure unsophisticated shoppers into a thicket of debt. Furor over mortgages? That was only part of the larger story of the explosion in subprime credit. (BusinessWeek)
Newt Gingrich's Health Care Mission
His for-profit company advises clients such as IBM on how to grab some of the $19 billion earmarked for digitizing health care records (BusinessWeek)
The Dubious Promise of Digital Medicine
In a stimulus-fueled frenzy, GE, Google and others are piling into the business. But electronic health records have a checkered history. (BusinessWeek)
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