El Pais (19.06.2018) ¿Cuánto y cómo deben subir las pensiones en tiempos de crisis? ¿En las recesiones deben subir las mínimas con el IPC y las altas menos? La respuesta a estas dos preguntas divide al Pacto de Toledo. La semana pasada quedó claro que los precios deben ser el elemento "medular" en las revalorizaciones para que los pensionistas mantengan su poder adquistivo. Pero para esta semana quedó resolver la duda de qué pasaba si la economía entraba en problemas. Finalmente en la reunión de este martes no ha habido respuesta. Nadie se ha movido de dónde ya estaban.

lemonde.fr (28.05.2018) La ministre de la santé craint que la directive harmonisant le congé parental en Europe « éloigne les femmes du marché du travail ».

franceinter (20.06.2018) Ce mercredi, les ministres Gérald Darmanin et Mounir Mahjoubi lèvent le voile sur 17 projets imaginés pour améliorer la qualité de l'action publique grâce au numérique, qui feront l'objet de 200 millions d'euros d'investissements. Parmi eux, le recours à l'intelligence artificielle par Pôle Emploi.

IMF F&D Magazine  (June 2018) Digital platforms are recasting the relationships between customers, workers, and employers as the silicon chip’s reach permeates almost everything we do—from buying groceries online to finding a partner on a dating website. As computing power improves dramatically and more and more people around the world participate in the digital economy, we should think carefully about how to devise policies that will allow us to fully exploit the digital revolution’s benefits while minimizing job dislocation.

Health insurance fraud and its impact on the health care system Wherever it’s found, fraud and corruption cost more than just the money some get away with. Like a stone dropped into a pond, the effects of fraud and corruption in a health care system can send ripples outwards, nudging everything in its wake from costs and resources in the sector.

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 carry a very high price tag. The National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association (NHCAA) estimates that the financial losses due to health care fraud are in the tens of billions of dollars each year.

The most common types of fraud committed by dishonest providers include:

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).

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 the days of discussion in Singapore, with a focus on how elder care and future care forums can be improved.