tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70249302024-03-13T00:07:10.318-04:00J G dot comComputer Information Systems BS'11 // Student, Master of Public Management, School of Public & Environmental Affairs / Department of Public Administration & Health Management, Indiana University Kokomo.Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.comBlogger307125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024930.post-90486616922484090532014-05-15T14:38:00.000-04:002014-05-15T14:38:14.700-04:00Federalist misconceptions on HIP 1.0 & 2.0Okay, I'll give the Federalist this: Medicaid expansion isn't, at its core, a conservative idea. It is a liberal policy goal. The debate, then, has been for conservative states to come up with the most conservative means possible to accomplish at the state level this federal (liberal) policy goal. So it is a conservative means to a liberal end. It is out of that same line of thinking that the HIPJohnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024930.post-5920337660359609962014-04-16T14:06:00.003-04:002014-04-16T14:06:34.469-04:00
This says it all.
Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024930.post-91050260403830583312013-11-23T21:55:00.002-05:002013-11-23T21:55:25.700-05:00Health Matters Radio 11/23/13On today's episode of Health Matters, we discussed a news article posted at IBJ.com as well as a poll it linked to, which was conducted on behalf of WISH TV 8 and Ball State University.
Download today's show (MP3)Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024930.post-24532128058103726742013-11-11T21:09:00.002-05:002013-11-11T21:09:58.627-05:00Alternatives to HealthCare.GovFor those having difficulty with HealthCare.Gov who simply want to get some estimates of what coverage might cost and which plans are available on the Health Insurance Marketplace, here are a couple web sites worth checking out:
http://www.thehealthsherpa.com/
http://www.valuepenguin.com/
Please note these sites are *unofficial* and do not replace a real application through the Health Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024930.post-21706259329443863652013-11-04T14:04:00.000-05:002013-11-04T14:05:50.622-05:00Health Reform Self Study materials for IndianaNationally relevant materials:
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Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024930.post-63989725844087558162013-11-04T13:50:00.001-05:002013-11-04T13:50:42.764-05:00Health Matters Radio 11/2/13Today myself and Grayce Gadson covered some basics of the Affordable Care Act and how Health Reform applies to the state of Indiana. We focused on the fact that the law requires there be "no wrong door" - no matter where you apply for coverage, through the state or federal government, if it turns out you are eligible for a different program than the one to which you have applied, your applicationJohnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024930.post-38560674859753157852013-10-26T12:45:00.001-04:002013-10-26T12:54:13.403-04:00Health Matters Radio 10/26/13Today myself and Grayce Gadson covered some basics of the Affordable Care Act, changes in the Healthy Indiana Plan, and how Health Reform applies to the state of Indiana.
Listen below, and please leave questions in the comments or tweet me @johnathang.
Download the mp3 of Health Matters 10/26/13
Links discussed on today's show:
in.gov/healthcarereform
healthcare.gov
Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024930.post-18165822320037357702013-08-07T22:03:00.001-04:002013-08-07T22:03:25.176-04:00SNAP & EBT: Farmers' Markets or Fast Food?1. The USDA has announced new funding to bring EBT card readers to direct sale farms and farmers markets, both rural and urban, to increase access to fresh foods direct from the farmer to the consumer:
http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/05/07/snap-farm-stand-usda-expands-access-fresh-local-food
2. California is one of the states which has exercised an option to allow specific categories of Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024930.post-9396214577239261662013-06-12T23:23:00.003-04:002013-06-12T23:23:38.494-04:00More on Medicaid Expansion in Indiana
The IBJ's The Dose column points out that 232,000 Hoosiers hang in the balance of pending negotiations between the Pence administration and the Obama administration.
Viewed in percentage terms, nearly 12 percent of Indiana’s 6.5 million people are currently uninsured. The onset of Obamacare, including an expansion of Medicaid coverage, would cut that number by nearly half, to 6 percent.But if Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024930.post-61445086034658802412013-06-11T18:45:00.004-04:002013-06-11T18:45:36.104-04:00Affordable Care UpdateThe Huffington Post reports refusing Medicaid Expansion could cost states billions of federal dollars.
The Rand Corp. analyzed 14 states with governors who oppose the Medicaid expansion. It found their actions will deprive 3.6 million people of health coverage under Obamacare, forgo $8.4 billion in federal funding, and cost them $1 billion for programs that partially compensate medicalJohnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024930.post-46537180729988504932011-04-15T00:42:00.000-04:002011-04-15T00:42:04.524-04:00Potential new Sirius / XM channelsAs a result of a voluntary merger commitment, at least twelve channels (six on XM and six on Sirius) have been set aside for leasing to "qualified entities."
Here's a breakdown of applicants and what they might plan to program on each of their potential satellite radio channels:
3MR, LLC - No idea. Googling inconclusive.
Bill Bragg DBA Yesterday USA Radio - Obviously, Old Time Radio from Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024930.post-61620476197813145562010-07-01T22:10:00.000-04:002010-07-01T22:10:41.572-04:00Google Business SolutionsContinuing from the subject of the previous post, Google has a bunch of additional services to offer businesses, small, medium, and large alike.
The Google Business Services page - http://www.google.com/intl/en_us/services/index_a.html - offers these options:
AdWords - buy keyword targeted advertising both within search results and across the entire web.
AdSense - show AdWords on your own Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024930.post-73838819213051505712010-07-01T21:57:00.001-04:002010-07-01T22:11:21.128-04:00Google Local Business ReferralsGoogle LBR was an interesting program that Google discontinued a while ago. But I had to find a solution for the small and medium sized businesses out there that need these services. The answer is proper usage of Google Pages.
The first step is to visit this URL and either create a new Google account or log in with your existing one:
http://www.google.com/local/add
Second, watch these videos:
Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024930.post-65451901919485056642010-06-21T22:41:00.000-04:002010-06-21T22:41:11.584-04:00Gas Price IndexesA friend requested some gas price indexes, so here's a brief survey of the main ones:
GasBuddy.com
Gas Prices @ MSN Autos (Beta)
http://gasprices.mapquest.com/
Gas Price Watch
AAA Fuel Gage ReportJohnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024930.post-23094972375197922202010-03-26T14:34:00.002-04:002010-03-26T14:48:07.155-04:00Healthcare Price IndexesIn my online travels, I've found a few different interesting providers of healthcare price or cost information on the Internet:PriceDoc at http://www.pricedoc.com/ - seems to be the most comprehensive of all, although its network did not offer a lot of locations particularly close to me, it does seem to have a lot of listings nationwide. Also offers a unique "Priceline" style feature where you Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024930.post-11787967994559771502008-10-30T01:28:00.001-04:002008-10-30T01:31:59.730-04:00Palin vs. ChavezImagine - a place where the state levies no taxes on individuals, but instead taxes oil companies a significant amount, and uses those revenues to support the government's own functions, and even to provide significant benefits worth hundreds or thousands of dollars to each citizen.Is this Hugo Chavez's Venezeula? Or Sarah Palin's Alaska?idea from:http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2008/11/03/Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024930.post-21547421696494962882008-10-04T00:48:00.000-04:002008-10-04T00:48:21.610-04:00Nuclear waste piling up at U.S. hospitals - Health care- msnbc.comNuclear waste piling up at U.S. hospitals - Health care- msnbc.com: Tubes, capsules and pellets of used radioactive material are piling up in the basements and locked closets of hospitals and research installations around the country, stoking fears they could get lost or, worse, stolen by terrorists and turned into dirty bombs.Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024930.post-71510119713124478932008-10-04T00:45:00.000-04:002008-10-04T00:45:57.973-04:00Ahmadinejad accepts Israel's right to exist | Comment is free | guardian.co.ukPeter Tatchell: Ahmadinejad accepts Israel's right to exist | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk: The Iranian president has said he would accept a two-state solution if the Palestinians agree. So where are the headlines?Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024930.post-45348871349192614912008-09-26T04:21:00.000-04:002008-09-26T04:21:24.198-04:00privatizing profits, socializing losses - glenn beck @ cnnCommentary: Financial meltdown is an absolute disaster - CNN.com: So now that we're here, what do we do? I am massively conflicted about this bailout program. The idea of government stepping in to bail out international banks that were reckless with their own business literally makes my stomach churn. We are privatizing gains and socializing losses.Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024930.post-28588851474187915842008-09-26T04:19:00.000-04:002008-09-26T04:19:34.817-04:00nuked - daily mailALEX BRUMMER: Nuked! Why our children will pay a heavy price for the scandalously short-sighted sale of our nuclear industry | Mail Online: The very idea that we should trust the future of nuclear power, one of Britain's most strategic industries, to an overseas company is extraordinary enough.But what makes the £12.5 billion takeover of nuclear generator British Energy by Electricite de Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024930.post-37360887799839759172008-09-26T02:17:00.000-04:002008-09-26T02:17:21.908-04:00Israel asked US for green light to bomb nuclear sites in IranIsrael asked US for green light to bomb nuclear sites in Iran: Israel gave serious thought this spring to launching a military strike on Iran's nuclear sites but was told by President George W Bush that he would not support it and did not expect to revise that view for the rest of his presidency, senior European diplomatic sources have told the Guardian.Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024930.post-39855401577176785392008-09-26T02:09:00.001-04:002008-09-26T02:10:30.309-04:00US ‘will lose financial superpower status’FT.com / World - US ‘will lose financial superpower status’: The US will lose its status as the superpower of the world financial system. This world will become multi polar with the emergence of stronger, better capitalised centres in Asia and Europe, Mr Steinbrück told the German parliament. The world will never be the same again.Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024930.post-90919522251910455082008-09-26T01:57:00.000-04:002008-09-26T01:57:17.942-04:00Obama camp: McCain's 'stunt'Ben Smith's Blog: Obama camp: McCain's 'stunt' - Politico.com: the only thing McCain really wants suspended is the American people’s disbelief. In fact, he’s been in full campaign mode the entire time.Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024930.post-11825732057143315572008-08-12T23:10:00.000-04:002008-08-12T23:10:14.730-04:00Travelers' Laptops May Be Detained At Border (washingtonpost.com)Travelers' Laptops May Be Detained At Border (washingtonpost.com)Federal agents may take a traveler's laptop or other electronic device to an off-site location for an unspecified period of time without any suspicion of wrongdoing, as part of border search policies the Department of Homeland Security recently disclosed.Also, officials may share copies of the laptop's contents with other Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7024930.post-65346557627317159802008-08-12T23:08:00.000-04:002008-08-12T23:08:17.714-04:00ebay and paypal sellers, watch out, the IRS is coming !Essentially, the bill requires Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, PayPal, Amazon, Google Checkpoint, and virtually every other "electronic payment system" to track, aggregate, and report information on nearly every electronic transaction to the IRS. They must report:The gross amount of payment card and third-party network transactions andThe name, address, and taxpayer identification Johnathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535668540002128417noreply@blogger.com0