govtech.com (18.08.2015) Automatic benefits: Can they help the right people get what they need to get out of poverty and reduce administrative costs?
allgov.com (17.08.2015) It has been a 12 months in the market for fossil fuel investors. Oil alone lost around $1.3 trillion. Public institutions that bent to the will of alternative energy supporters clamoring for divestment saved a lot of money.
The Dallas Mornong News (10.07.2015) As Social Security approaches its 80th birthday Friday, the federal government’s largest benefit program stands at a pivotal point in its history.
newsmax.com (04.08.2015) U.S. state and local-government pensions are coming off their weakest investment performance in three years, weighed down by losses in international stocks and weak bond returns, according to data from Wilshire Associates Inc.
The New York Times (02.28.2015) The first visible sign that the health care system in Puerto Rico was seriously in trouble was when a steady stream of doctors — more than 3,000 in five years — began to leave the island for more lucrative, less stressful jobs on the mainland.
Boston University (03.08.2015) Data scientist and physician team up to reduce preventable hospitalizations
reuters.com (29.07.2015) A top New Jersey Democrat wants the federal government to create a low-interest loan program to rescue states with big public pension problems.
Los Angeles Times (22.07.2015) Nearly 11 million Americans who receive federal disability benefits risk seeing their checks reduced unless Congress acts by next year to replenish the system's trust fund, the Social Security trustees reported Wednesday.
francetvinfo.fr (13.07.2015) Piratage de grande ampleur aux Etats-Unis. Des hackers ont mis la main sur des données sensibles de 21,5 millions d'Américains, dont des numéros de sécurité sociale, annonce l'Office of personnel management (OPM, en anglais), jeudi 9 juillet. Ces données étaient stockées dans des bases des pouvoirs publics.
forbes.com (06.07.2015) In less than one year ‒ we’ve seen a staggering number of data breaches in healthcare. Almost 96 million records were stolen in just 3 high‒profile cases alone ‒ Community Health Systems (4.5 million), Anthem (80 million), and Premera (11 million).
