Shaun O'Brien

@ShaunOBrien30

Interests include retirement security and health care. Yankees fan. Work for AFSCME. Views here: My own.

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  1. 5 Jul 2019

    Why Is Progress Slowing on Diabetes Complications? “Reduced access to routine diabetic care because of increased deductibles in employer-sponsored health plans could be a third factor.”

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    13 Mar 2019

    "Everyone's making money off of drugs." This short piece cuts through the noise to show exactly who and how much. No more excuses, we need policy to rein in the price gouging.

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  3. 8 Mar 2019

    This should be looked at in the context of the Trump DOL's decision not to defend the fiduciary rule and the fact that the SEC's proposed Reg BI leaves DB participants completely exposed to self-interested lump sum advice from brokers.

    U.S. companies are free to tackle their hefty pension obligations through a controversial method involving one-time, lump-sum payouts to retirees and beneficiaries, Treasury says via
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  4. 8 Mar 2019

    U.S. companies are free to tackle their hefty pension obligations through a controversial method involving one-time, lump-sum payouts to retirees and beneficiaries, Treasury says via

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    28 Feb 2019

    The Next Recession Will Show The Stark Reality Of The Retirement Crisis via

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    21 Feb 2019

    Purdue's Sackler embraced plans to conceal OxyContin strength from doctors, according to a sealed deposition, which is now available right here..

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    20 Feb 2019

    The findings of this new paper show the need for a policy solution to surprise billing that includes a number of parameters to both hold consumers harmless and hold down underlying costs.

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    15 Feb 2019

    Here’s a chance to help inform policy for workers with limited employment opportunities and insufficient financial security to postpone claiming . Challenge participants will work with experts to improve security

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  9. 12 Feb 2019

    "Average spending for individuals with one of five chronic conditions reported in the study-hypertension, asthma, diabetes, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and congestive heart failure-was $8,921 in 2017..." compared to $20,257 for those with two or more such conditions

    In 2017, per-person spending was $5,641 – an increase of 4.2% from 2016, but slower than the 4.9% growth from the year prior. The total includes amounts paid for medical/pharmacy claims (but not drug rebates because data aren’t available).
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    12 Feb 2019

    Released today, the 2017 Health Care Cost and Utilization Report from ! Learn more about health care spending, use, and prices for those w/ employer-sponsored insurance.

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  11. 12 Feb 2019

    Slow Growth in Medicare and Medicaid Spending per Enrollee Has Implications for Policy Debates: [G]rowth in spending per enrollee in Medicare and Medicaid was much slower than in private insurance." via

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  12. 11 Feb 2019

    False Lead: Senator’s Offer To Help Patient Import Cheap Insulin Goes Nowhere “Sen. Enzi talks to a number of informal advisers, constituents and stakeholders...and he was referring to an anecdotal conversation he had." Oh... via

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  13. 5 Feb 2019

    "But after Reg BI, something changed. The proposal so blatantly tipped the playing field in favor of the brokerage world that state regulators and a number of state legislators seem to have decided that they have no choice but to take matters in their own hands."

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  14. 5 Feb 2019

    "[I]n multiple lawsuits against the DoL’s fiduciary rule, SIFMA...and the Financial Services Institute...argued and actually proved that their agents, reps and brokers are not advisors at all, but merely sales agents who should not be required to adhere to fiduciary standards"

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  15. 5 Feb 2019

    Is Reg BI so brazenly bad it’s actually good?

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  16. 4 Feb 2019

    It’s All About the Rating: Touted “Benefits” of Association Health Plans Ignore Key Facts via

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  17. 28 Jan 2019

    Financial advisor "is suggesting we put some money in an annuity. The money will be a rollover from my wife’s company’s pension plan. Financial advisor wants to sell us an annuity." My first Q--Is the advisor recommending taking the pension lump sum?

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    26 Jan 2019

    Congrats to our family in the @news_guild! Members at ratified a new three-year contract. RT to congratulate them!

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  19. 25 Jan 2019

    “Beyond the political ramifications, the legacy of this shutdown might be a federal government staffing crunch and even more labor activism than we've seen to date.” via

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  20. 23 Jan 2019

    PhRMA spent a record-breaking $27.5 million on lobbying in 2018, new filings show. "The group’s eye-popping 2018 spending...is a sign of the increasingly existential threat the drug industry faces in Washington." via

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