Consumer-driven health plans<br> really contain costs
In December 2005, LFI Inc. faced the unpleasant exercise of renewing our health insurance policy. With no significant changes, the new premiums on our...
Imagining the worst helps secure the best
Disaster is an overused term – if the coffee shop runs out of raspberry flavoring for your skim latte, it’s a disaster! But when...
Immigration laws aren’t perfect,<br> but compliance is key
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires all U.S. employers to verify the employment authorization of every new employee, whether each is...
Editorial Cartoon: ‘Crazy to Work Here’
A female executive sits behind her desk – her hands clasped and a grim look on her face – as the smiling man sitting...
Editorial Cartoon:<br> ‘March to Madness – Subprime Mortgage Edition’
Beneath the headline "March to Madness – Subprime Mortgage Edition" soars a tower of cards.
Beside the tower is a chart, as for a single-elimination...
Meeting information technology needs
Do you have an IT staff?
* Yes – 53.6 percent
* No – 46.4 percent
How large is the department?
* 1 to 5 employees...
Americans need more friends, confidants
According to a recent study, Americans have fewer people in whom to confide today than they have had in the past two decades. In...
Rite Care churn gives state black eye
The federal government has given Rhode Island – and the rest of the country – a budgetary gift. Because of stricter requirements to...
Editorial Cartoon: Crazy to Work Here
Two scientists in white coats stand at a blackboard. One says: “Actually, that old axiom was based on faulty mathematics! I discovered that when...
Good investments are important for R.I.
Just as the state should be careful how it cuts spending (see this week’s lead editorial, on RIte Care), it must also take great...
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