Topic: Aetna

January 11, 2019

Friday Facts: January 11, 2019

It’s Friday! Events January 22: “National School Choice Week: A Capitol Choice,” a noon Policy Briefing Luncheon on Tuesday, January 22. The event is in the Empire Room, 20th floor, Sloppy […]
November 30, 2018

Friday Facts: November 30, 2018

It’s Friday! This week was Giving Tuesday. Thank you to those who supported Benita Dodd’s special one-day fundraiser for the Foundation; about $6,000 was raised! As promised, the money raised […]
April 11, 2018 • Commentary

Release the Health-Care Market

The contract dispute between Piedmont Healthcare and Blue Cross and Blue Shield appears to be over: The two parties this past week confirmed a “handshake deal” at the urging of […]
February 17, 2017

Friday Facts: February 17, 2017

It’s Friday!  Events  February 22: Register by MONDAY to join the Georgia Public Policy Foundation and the Institute for Justice for, “Bottleneckers,” Wednesday’s Leadership Breakfast and Book Forum with Dick […]
September 30, 2016

Friday Facts: September 30, 2016

It’s Friday!  November 11: John Stossel of “Stossel” on Fox Business Network is the keynote speaker at the Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award on Veterans Day. The […]
September 16, 2016

Friday Facts: September 16, 2016

It’s Friday: Happy Constitution Day AND Citizenship Day!  Just nine more days of Early Bird Rate for the Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Freedom Award on November 11. The keynote speaker is […]
August 17, 2016

Checking Up On Health: August 17, 2016

What should you save for health care in your retirement? Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd   I visited Canada briefly over the weekend, driving into […]
May 6, 2016

Friday Facts: May 6, 2016

It’s Friday!  Then and Now: In 1991, when the Georgia Public Policy Foundation was established, dial-up Internet modem speeds were 14.4 kilobits per second. The 56KB modem went on sale […]
December 4, 2015

Friday Facts: December 4, 2015

It’s Friday! Events Today’s the deadline! Register TODAY to attend, “The Case for K-12 Student-Based Budgeting in Georgia,” a summit and luncheon on Tuesday, December 8 hosted by the Georgia […]
June 2, 2015

Checking Up On Health: June 2, 2015

You’d be surprised to find out what can predict five-year mortality. Hint: Walk faster! Health Care Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Any day now, the U.S. […]
August 6, 2013

Checking Up On Health: August 6, 2013

Health Policy News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd Time and seats are running out for the Heartland Institute’s Emerging Issues Forum Atlanta’s Capital City Club on Thursday, August […]
May 28, 2013

Checking Up On Health: May 28, 2013

Health Care News and Views Compiled by Benita M. Dodd The federal government will run the health insurance exchange, or marketplace, in Georgia and many other states. The goal is […]
June 22, 2012

Friday Facts: June 22, 2012

It’s Friday!  – Register now! Monday is the deadline for the Foundation’s noon Policy Briefing Luncheon and Book Forum on Wednesday, June 27. The event, “The Road to Freedom,” takes place […]
June 12, 2012

Checking Up on Health

By Benita M. Dodd June 12, 2012   Medicaid spending growth outpaces education spending: State revenues are finally returning to pre-recession levels, but the growing cost of providing health care […]
September 10, 2010

Friday Facts, September 10th, 2010

It’s Friday!  Quotable – “Uncertainty is the enemy of capital formation.” – Thomas F. Cooley – “Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.” – George Bernard Shaw   Health Care – Sticker […]
March 17, 2008

Consumer-Driven Health Care Fact Sheet on HSA-Eligible Policies

“The Inconvenient Truths”     The 2008 Georgia General Assembly is considering legislation to lower the number of uninsureds in Georgia and to make HSA-eligible plans more affordable to all Georgians. While some would have […]

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