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New Research Calls for Transparency in Medicare Advantage Operations
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BALTIMORE, MD, October 8, 2024 – New findings from a team of renowned researchers calls for transparency and rigorous oversight of the U.S. Medicare Advantage (MA) program, the United States’ largest healthcare capitation program.

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Hurricane Milton: How to Shore Up Supply Chains When Extreme Weather Events Become the New Normal
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Hurricane Milton is barrelling toward the west coast of Florida. Meteorologists predict the storm will make landfall Wednesday at a level of either Category 3 or 4, in what one Wall Street analyst predicts could inflict between $50 to $175 billion worth of losses on the Tampa/Fort Myers region. Millions of residents have been ordered to evacuate. 

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Dockworkers pause strike after Biden administration’s appeal to patriotism hits the mark
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Aided by intense pressure from senior Biden administration officials, the shipping companies, represented by the U.S. Maritime Alliance, significantly increased the raise they were offering the dockworkers to 62% from their previous offer of a 50% boost in pay. The International Longshoremen’s Association, the dockworkers’ union, was seeking a 77% raise, but it accepted the new offer, which will be phased in over six years.

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Job scams are surprisingly smart. Here's how to not get burned.

Job scams are surprisingly smart. Here's how to not get burned.

Houston Chronicle, February 18, 2023

Last fall, Aaron Perkowitz applied for a job as a technical writer. The hirer asked him to compose a paid test article - and when he finished, requested his banking information, to pay him. Perkowitz asked why so much information was needed - couldn't they just mail a check? No response. "The article took me three hours," he says, "but I'm glad I didn't fall for their scam."

Find Your Average Mile Time By Age Group And Sex

Find Your Average Mile Time By Age Group And Sex

Medium, February 17, 2023

Just curious or looking to improve your mile time? Knowing the average mile time for your age group and gender can be a good motivator. It’s a target to aim for and helps you run faster.

Network of Experts Program: Connecting the FDA with External Expertise

Network of Experts Program: Connecting the FDA with External Expertise

The Food & Drug Administration, February 17, 2023

The Network of Experts is a vetted network of partner organizations and their member scientists, clinicians and engineers who can provide the FDA rapid access to expertise when it is needed to supplement existing knowledge and expertise within the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) and the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER).

Three Universities Selected as Finalists for the 2023 UPS George D. Smith Prize

Three Universities Selected as Finalists for the 2023 UPS George D. Smith Prize

News Release, February 15, 2023

BALTIMORE, MD, February 15, 2023 – INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, has selected three finalists for the 2023 UPS George D. Smith Prize, which recognizes excellence in preparing students to become practitioners of operations research and analytics.

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