Health Reform's Big Questions, 'Worst Deal,' Starbucks CEO's Ambitious Call And More

Friday, June 29, 2012 Health Insurers And Hospitals To Welcome New Customers, Though Reform Raises Big Questions The Supreme Court decision to uphold President Barack Obama's health care reform law eliminates much of the uncertainty facing health insurance companies, hospitals and other players in the health care industry. Now, they've all got to bear down and get ready for big changes coming in 2014. The health care companies that come out ahead will be the ones who figure out the fastest how to cut down on waste while simultaneously improving the quality of the medical care they provide and making patients happiest, said Sheryl Skolnick, a health care equity analyst and managing director at CRT Capital Group in Stamford, Conn. UnitedHealth Group, the largest U.S. insurance company, and HCA Holdings, the biggest hospital chain, have demonstrated some success in these areas, Skolnick said. But a lot will happen between now and 2014. 'Worst Deal In The History Of American Finance' Banker Loses Billions, May Score Multimillion Retirement Package Ex-Wall Street Trader Dies In Courtroom Minutes After Conviction 'Something Is Wrong': Starbucks CEO Calls For National Job Creation Effort BofA Avoids Paying Wronged Woman For Four Years BLOG POSTS Regina E. Herzlinger: Why Economic Conservatives Should Support the Individual Mandate in Health Care Although many conservatives are gnashing their teeth about the Supreme Court's upholding the individual mandate, had it not been upheld, their worst nightmares would have occurred. Howard Schultz: How Can America Win This Election? Join the national conversation with #INDIVISIBLE. Starting today, I invite you to share your view of America, and how we can all put citizenship over partisanship. Mick Cornett: The Wrath of Grapes: Oklahoma City MAPS Its Future While we see the national economic numbers like everyone else and understand the challenges facing many American cities, these are good days in Oklahoma City. We found a concept that works here: investing in ourselves. Kyra Cavanaugh: Having It All and a Hot Dog Stand The reason Anne-Marie Slaughter hit a collective nerve is because she's tapped into the employee side of the inequitable work-life balance. Jason Davis: The Corporate Collaboration The computer industry is highly collaborative. Any given product -- be it a laptop, a desktop, a tablet, or even an operating system -- is the result of many alliances and collaborations.

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