The Search For What’s NextIn A NutshellThe Federal Reserve and Treasury Department created a new backstop for illiquid securities. This is to ensure deposits and to prevent the need for banks to sell a certain set of assets under extreme duress.
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Perhaps Against My Better Judgment
Perhaps Against My Better JudgmentAre Medicare Brokers Acting In Your Interest? Commonwealth is Best In Class, No Question Largely right, I provide further details. I said 'largely,' not completely.Here’s the article by The Commonwealth Fund (click here to read).
I Have Made Comments About Medicare Advantage
I Have Made Comments About Medicare AdvantageThere is a Brookings Institution report, it was correct, but incomplete. So I took the liberty to add factsIn reality, it’s probably too sensitive for public information, because it detracts from the mission of Maximize...
I’ll Need To Tread Carefully Here
I’ll Need To Tread Carefully HereThe Committee For A Responsible Budget posted this article, titled “Reducing Medicare Advantage Overpayments (click here).”On one hand:Medicare Advantage (and all health insurance) carriers are taking a notable amount of risk if your...
Media is Powerful and NY Times At The Top
Media is Powerful and NY Times At The TopActual journalism is valuable, and to her credit, Miss Kliff has notably shifted course over the years. She has exposed situations where either health insurance carriers or healthcare providers have, for one reason or the...
Dear Fed Chair: Your Timing Isn’t Great
Dear Fed Chair: Your Timing Isn’t GreatOn TOP of comments yesterday (omicron vs seasonality), it is very notable that interest rates are sharply lower today, despite the fact that the Chairman Powell says that tapering is likely sooner rather than later, which...