Ted Almon
If designed right, health exchange can save money
As the governor’s commission on health reform continues to debate the various issues outlined somewhat vaguely in the Affordable Care Act, one group, the...
Health-exchange legislation must pass this session
The message from the business community to assembled legislators and state officers could not have been more clear in January at the Small Business...
Public health insurance? Business should weigh in
The health care reform debate currently on full boil in Congress holds significant ramifications for the business community. Let’s just look at what may...
Are health insurers today’s buggy-whip manufacturers?
On a recent trip through the picturesque Berkshires, my wife and I stopped for dinner in the surprisingly downtrodden town of Westfield, Mass.
It...
Today’s boogeyman doesn’t wear a union coat
For much of my early business career I shared a common nightmare with many other small-business owners and managers. What was waking me up...
Pure capitalism hurts society
There’s a funny thing about the wealth for which we all strive so obsessively in our society. Does it have absolute or just relative...
Competition may not solve insurance ills
Employers in Rhode Island who believe that more competitors in the health insurance market here will relieve their spiraling health-benefit costs should be happy...
Politicians should wield ax on themselves to fix budget
I have been writing in this space for several years now, sticking scrupulously to my topic of health care reform.
I am well aware,...
Cuts to Medicaid would be borne by business owners
By now, we all know of the budget situation facing our state. Certainly some tough decisions and belt-tightening are inevitable and appropriate – but...
Health insurance may make small business buy as one
What is an MEWA and can it help us with the cost of health insurance?
The Employers Association – a century-old but rather low-profile...