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National Urban League Convention

I just attended the annual conference of the National Urban League [https://www.nul.org/] in St. Louis. I have been on the NUL Board for 10 years, and just completed a nearly

Observations About Transportation

Observations About Transportation

Like everyone else traveling in the Northeast corridor or in any other big city around the country, I experience unexpected and long delays because of traffic congestion.  We clearly have a crisis in

Employer-Based Health Plans

Employer-Based Health Plans

I am often asked about how we can be such passionate advocates for employer-based health plans [https://www.kff.org/insurance/7527/index.cfm], and, in particular, how we can actually operate in-house

Alzheimer’s Disease

Consistent with my philosophy of finding the “road less traveled,” one major area of interest for me is Alzheimer’s disease [https://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_what_is_alzheimers.asp], which actually

It's About Health

n recent weeks, I attended and spoke at the Mackinac Policy Conference [https://www.detroitchamber.com/MPC/main.asp?content_id=23] in Michigan, and visited Congressional staff experts on health care, as