April 2012 tweets

Why are health-related predictors like expected lifespan, expected future health costs and expected quality so often overlooked in personal…

I was relieved to read in new issue of Harvard Business Review that English, not Mandarin, will be the language of international business.

@alexandria_va Any known reasons?

RT@FreedomBenefits: Alexandria named as top insurance growth market http://bit.ly/JEK8h3

RT @FreedomBenefits: New York Times reports on trend of debt collectors in hospital ER targeting the uninsured http://nyti.ms/I53jKI

Small businesses will owe $44 Billion in health insurance subsidy paybacks if feds passé current budget reconciliation proposal

I feel like Steven Wright today: "I’m writing a book. I’ve got the page numbers done."

Tax clients' worst fear is realized: H&R Block manager charged in identity theft scheme

Baby terrapins were everywhere on the bay beaches and roadways this week. http://yfrog.com/nta63ylj

Statistical chance of a tax audit is 1 in 91. But if you are worried it is smart to take a look at why. Tax reviews can save big $.

"Capital punishment is as fundamentally wrong as a cure for crime as charity is wrong as a cure for poverty." - Henry Ford

Blue crab population in Chesapeake & Delaware Bay are reported highest in two decades. Delivery available to Philadelphia area.

It used to be Blackberry or iphone. Now it's Blackberry, Porsche version Blackberry, Coleman version Blackberry or iphone.

RT @washingtonpost: Fourth-graders meet with top Pentagon leaders to talk about #peace: http://wapo.st/HWfugD or blowing stuff up, whatever.

 Have you ever noticed that your spam filter has a special knack for finding and hiding the most important email of your day?

RT @tonynovak: United Healthcare does an "end run" around mandate and Supreme Court decision with new rating system.http://bit.ly/HVH6op

United Healthcare does an "end run" around individual mandate law and Supreme Court decision with new rating system.http://bit.ly/HVH6op

Surprising new report from HighRoads says that almost half of all hospitals surveyed expect to convert to accountable care organizations.

It's a shame that the current focus on 401(k) fees takes away from the real underlying issue that voluntary retirement plans are not working

I'm working on new video for parents of special needs children http://bit.ly/IZcDDG

 Consumer Reports and others estimate hundreds of millions in health insurance refunds will be paid this summer. We say it is not so likely.

Affordable Care Act will add between $340 billion and $530 billion per year to deficits according to George Mason University research.

Affordable Care Act to boost net federal spending by more than $1.15 trillion per George Mason University research.

California Gov. vows to continue with health care reform law regardless of Supreme Court decision. But he's broke so who's going to pay?

IRS will issue new rules for non-qualified deferred compensation for non-profit orgs. If this affects you then expect to pay more in 2012.

If you messed up your original tax filing with IRS, you are not alone; many people file a 1040X after this week.

I did not know that murder is not a federal crime (per former FBI official).

Message to Kawasaki (in response to ads): I love your touring bike but I'm not at all a fan of your ATVs. Trampling nature holds no appeal.

RT @tonynovak: Reverse innovation in health care is scary for US health companies; great news for consumers. http://bit.ly/HuFhy9

Simply-stated praise for the Jumpstart Our Business Start-Ups Act and criticism of the political process that created …http://lnkd.in/7mxUiu

Hugely insightful: Obama's "Jobs" Act: Boon for Wall Street and Venture Capitalists ... but ... No Jobs for You http://wp.me/p5oOK-4V5

Investors are now learning of previously unconsidered risks of Exchange Traded Funds (EFTs).

Survey of small company (325 EEs) shows 11% of employees have child or grandchild with special needs.

Article in April issue of EBN suggests Health Savings Accounts simply transfer cost from ER to EE without overall reduction in cost.

Energy marketing companies over-emphasize potential riches for their consumer network sales force but avoid demonstrating real savings for n…

If Americans knew the extent of Medicare fraud, it would likely become the #1 issue in reform discussions.

RT @BaySave: Spring tides start this Friday http://1.usa.gov/HRpcSf-last 3 years' tides were far worse than scientific explanations allow

RT @tonynovak: While insurers pull away from small business health plans, small group life insurance is getting easier. http://bit.ly/He71Hl

While insurers pull away from small business health plans, small group life insurance is getting easier. http://bit.ly/He71Hl

One of the few easy ways to save on health insurance: skip the enrollment fee. http://bit.ly/H9jsPl

Media's support for the insurance mandate is based on flawed understanding of medical claim data: http://lnkd.in/N9jtBT