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Improving Understanding of the U.S. Health Insurance System through Public Education
The United States (U.S.) health insurance system is uniquely complex due to its mix of private and public coverage options with separate, specific eligibility requirements. This complexity makes the system…
Engaging Citizens in Performance Management and Strategic Planning
At the core of any strategic planning/performance management effort should be the development of a mission statement and a vision statement. If developed with citizen input, mission and vision statements…
An Old Glory Story
Last week, I thought a lot about the meaning of our American flag. Our world is filled with symbolism for those who notice. …
Stronger Government to Fight a Public Health Emergency: Making Administrative Preparedness a Priority
Diminished funding leaves state and local departments with limited resources to perform essential public health activities and engage in public health emergency planning and preparedness, as well as limited incentive…
Conservative Convergence in High-Growth Counties: Theory Meets Reality (Part One)
Georgia's race attracted national and international attention along with a flood of campaign financing. The setting was the immediate northern suburbs of Atlanta, within the context of its rapidly expanding…
Next Time
It is never too early to start planning for the next time. Harvey has shown all of us we need more than the Ike Dike to protect homeowners and businesses in…
Shared Governance
Employees want to contribute to their employer’s success – or, more accurately, they will remain committed if they feel valued and respected.…
The season finale of Repeal and Replace: Obamacare
The season finale of Repeal and Replace: Obamacare was certainly filled with drama and ended with a Shonda Rhimes level of "to be continued…" But do not fret, there will…
Intersector Briefing: Pay for Success
Pay-for-success programs—partnerships in which government contracts with private partners who provide upfront capital to high quality service providers to achieve a public goal—offer a promising approach for government across a…
Is the Research on Employee Motivation Useful?
I spent years as a student and appreciate the work environment of universities. I’ve also spent decades as a consultant and continue to be fascinated by the dynamics of organizations.…
State Budgeting: You Can Bend but Never Break Me
Budget dysfunction—the delayed appropriations and threatened shutdowns, with a sprinkling of harsh rhetoric—has permeated the federal government. But states, those “laboratories of democracy” that are closer to the people, have…
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