In 2011, $2.27 trillion was spent on health care and more than four billion health insurance claims were processed in the United States. It is an undisputed reality that some of these health insurance claims are fraudulent. Although they constitute only a small fraction, those fraudulent claims…

The EHFCN Waste Typology Matrix enables to describe precisely the issues of mistakes, misuse, fraud and corruptions in Health  and the type of situation  (invoicing rule violated, needlessly expensive or unnecessary service).

The EWTM is a good basic document. Thanks to…

SWI swissinfo (16.06.2018) One hundred years ago, the Swiss Accident Insurance Fund (SUVA) was established. While the focus used to be occupational accidents and diseases, leisure accidents have become more common. =

The Journal (05.06.2018)  Regina Doherty has ruled out cutting child benefit for higher earners saying she believes in the universality of the payment.

Nippon (17.06.2018) One of the final sessions of the first Asian Impact Dialogue on Ageing and Demographic Change in Asia was the Road Map to the Future workshop. Kogiso Mari, director of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation in Tokyo, led attendees in reflecting on the key take-away lessons gained from…

HelpAge International (June 2018) Starting this week, more than half a million older women and men in Kenya are receiving their first ever pensions. Under the new Government-funded Inua Jamii 70 and Above universal social pension, launched by President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday 2 June, all…

Comparative Migration Studies   (June 2018) In Belgium, for instance, there are officially 21.084 Latin American registered. 60% of them are women. Colombians (around 5000) and Peruvians (around 2000) are among the most numerous groups and are also characterized by an…

Le Monde (14.06.2018) Un amendement dans la loi Pénicaud 2 va créer des chartes et des droits pour améliorer la couverture sociale des personnes employées par des plates-formes numériques.

Ilo working paper (05.06.2018) Social protection programmes require processing significant data amounts, including often-sensitive information such as household assets, health status and physical or intellectual disabilities. Now more than ever, it is critical to address issues of privacy and…

RCF (13.06.2018) Treize départements français ancrés à gauche se sont portés volontaires pour expérimenter le revenu de base, une idée qui remonte à la précédente campagne pour la présidentielle.

Reuters (03.06.2018) Italy’s new anti-establishment government will change the labor reform introduced by the previous administration, Labour and Industry Minister Luigi di Maio said

Weekly News (11.06.2018) A manual is being created for the National Insurance Board (NIB) which will provide clear processes and principles for governing the institution.

Philippine Information Agency (11.06.2018) The Social Security System is currently making big steps to improve social security and retirement benefits for its members  and in  improving the financial viability of the institution while enjoining   members  to regularly…

Le Temps (12.06.2018)  Le chômage de longue durée touche essentiellement les plus de 50 ans, qui se sentent souvent discriminés à l’embauche. Seule une minorité de Suisses travaille jusqu’à l’âge de la retraite alors qu’il faudrait plus de cotisants pour assurer la pérennité des…

Les Echos (12.06.2018) La prévision de déficit pour 2018 de cette branche de la Sécurité sociale a été ramenée à 500 millions d'euros. Le régime général et le Fonds de solidarité vieillesse frôlent également l'équilibre grâce à des cotisations sociales plus fortes que prévu

developmentpathways.co.uk (30.05.2018) Indonesia is one of the few countries in South-East Asia not to have a social pension. The only pensions available are financed from social insurance and, in the main, are received by former civil servants. In fact, only around 15 per cent of older people…

economist.com (31.05.2018) Safety-nets, in one form or another, have proliferated across Africa in recent years

rtve.es (04.06.2018) Un tribunal considera "falsos autónomos" a los repartidores de Deliveroo y condena a la empresa por despido improcedente.

The New York Times (07.06.2018) You can see the gig economy everywhere but in the statistics. For years, economists, pundits and policymakers have grappled with the rise of Uber, the growth of temporary work and the fissuring of the relationship between companies…

The location of offices of public employment services matters. It can bring jobseekers and vacancies closer together to accelerate the matching process and make the best use of resources. In the case of Brazil, financial consolidation calls for better job placement and better spending of public…

information-age (06.06.2018) GSMA and W20 have advanced a series of proposals ahead of G20 Summit in the hope of closing the digital gender gap.

March 2018 - Brussels, Belgium - The main topics that will be addressed are the new forms of work and their impact on social security schemes as well as the need to achieve adequate coverage and levels of benefits and at the same time guarantee financial sustainability.

Süddeutsche (31.05.2018) Maschinen sind dazu da, Arbeit zu erleichtern - und nicht, Arbeit wegzunehmen. Die Angst vor ihnen ist so unbegründet wie schon bei der Erfindung des Autos.

Les Echos (05.06.2018) Les prévisions financières actualisées font état d'un déficit ramené à seulement 300 millions d'euros cette année, au lieu des 2,2 milliards anticipés jusque-là. Une amélioration liée à un surcroît de cotisations sociales.