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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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Red means stop, green means go, but NCSU researchers propose fourth signal color for autonomous vehicles

Red means stop, green means go, but NCSU researchers propose fourth signal color for autonomous vehicles

WRAL, February 7, 2023

RALEIGH – At a traffic light, red means stop and green means go. But transportation engineers at North Carolina State University are now proposing a “white light,” which would enable autonomous vehicles to help control traffic flow – and let human drivers know what’s going on. In computational simulations, the new approach significantly improves travel time through intersections and reduces fuel consumption.

Severe Weather Straining Electrical Grids: New Research Mitigates Demand Surges, Increasing Grid Reliability and Reducing Costs

Severe Weather Straining Electrical Grids: New Research Mitigates Demand Surges, Increasing Grid Reliability and Reducing Costs

News Release, February 8, 2023

BALTIMORE, MD, February 8, 2023 – Concerns are mounting among policymakers and utility companies amid the impact of severe weather on the nation’s electrical grids. In recent months, electrical grids in Texas have been tested to the point of near failure. So it seems like perfect timing that new research in the INFORMS journal Management Science identifies a new method that provides the best way to utilize “direct load control contracts” to mitigate electricity demand surges, increase grid reliability and reduce electricity cost. All of this right down to the individual household.

New Ways to Deal with Host-Destination Controversies

New Ways to Deal with Host-Destination Controversies

INFORMA, February 1, 2023

ASAE has developed a tool to determine whether laws in host cities conflict with an association’s values. Meanwhile, SocialOffset.org helps associations counter the effect of local laws they oppose—without resorting to boycotts.

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