Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin After 18 years as CEO in Kaiser Permanente , I set my sights on improving the heatlh of the nation, hoping to find a way to achieve the same quality, technology and affordability our medical group delivered to 5 million patients on both coasts. That quest launched the Fixing Healthcare podcast in 2018, and it inspired interviews with dozens of leaders, thinkers and doers, both in and around medicine. These experts shared innovative ideas and proven solutions for achieving (a) superior quality, (b) improved patient access, (c) lower overall costs, and (d) greater patient and clinician satisfaction. This month, after 150 combined episodes , three questions emerged: Which of the hundreds of ideas presented remain most promising? Why, after five years and so many excellent solutions, has our nation experienced such limited improvements in healthcare? And finally, how will these great ideas become reality? … [Read more...] about 15 Innovative Ideas For Fixing Healthcare From 15 Brilliant Minds
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Why 186 Other Banks Could Go The Way Of Silicon Valley Bank
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin There were no new bank failures over the weekend. But the global banking system is not in the pink of health. There are two reasons for continued concern: A March 13 study by four economists reveals that 186 banks are at risk of “impairment” of $300 billion worth of insured deposits A March 19 New York Times report reveals that the Federal Reserve began warning Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) of financial risks in 2021 — over a year before it cratered — yet SVB management did nothing. What’s more Moody’s warned SVB’s management of an imminent downgrade about a month before it announced its emergency capital raise. Shares of First Republic Bank FRC are trading well below where they were after it received $30 billion in deposits from other banks on March 16. It seems only a matter of time before more rot in the banking system comes to light. (I have no financial interest in the securities mentioned in this … [Read more...] about Why 186 Other Banks Could Go The Way Of Silicon Valley Bank
Nasdaq Leaps Back To The Forefront: 4 Good Value Stocks
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Like a race-car driver slicing in front of the competition, the Nasdaq Stock Market has resumed market leadership in 2023. This year through March 17, the Nasdaq Composite Index has returned 11.1%. The New York Stock Exchange Composite Index has fallen 3.8%. The most widely watched market gauge, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Total Return Index, has inched up 2.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has lost 3.5%. All figures are total returns, including dividends. Nasdaq is known as the home of most large technology companies, and of a variety of smaller stocks. The NYSE, or Big Board, is home to most large companies except for technology and biotech firms. Will the Nasdaq continue its comeback, after a dismal 2022, when it lost fully 33.1% of its value? I think so, but it will probably be a bumpy ride. Strengths, Weaknesses The technology sector, the heart of the Nadaq, has one huge advantage and two … [Read more...] about Nasdaq Leaps Back To The Forefront: 4 Good Value Stocks
Wonderful Baroque Architecture and Superb Regional Food In Three Puglian Towns
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The Italian Baroque flourished in the South more than in the North, but while many would suppose that Naples exhibits the grandest face of that flamboyant style, it is in Puglia, where it is most exemplary in a finer tone. So, too, the food of the region had been adapted to a modern style showcasing the seafood and ingredients of the region. Otranto, like so many towns on the coast of the Adriatic, was always ripe for invasion and rule by others, including the Byzantines, Ottomans and French, protected by the massive Castello Aragonese since the late 15 th century. Its most magnificent sight is the Cathedral, begun in 1088, and home to extraordinary mosaic floors throughout the basilica. The first Gothic novel took place there: The Castle of Otranto by English author Horace Walpole. The great pleasure of Otranto is walking its seaside walls at dusk and twilight then to enter its maze of romantically lighted streets. … [Read more...] about Wonderful Baroque Architecture and Superb Regional Food In Three Puglian Towns