by Etienne Deffarges | Jun 9, 2019 | About the Public Sector, Career Advice
On Thursday last week, May 9, I was watching one of the business TV channels to learn about the status of our trade war with China, and the anchor announced that President Trump was about to speak. I stayed on the channel to listen, and, surprise! The first sentences Trump pronounced had nothing to do with China, and everything to do with surprise medical bills: “This must end. We’re going to hold insurance companies and hospitals accountable…this will be something that will have a big impact…” the president said.
by Mark F. Weinberg | May 30, 2019 | For Employers, Public Sector News
Establishing trust requires elements of organization, honesty, integrity, openness, and sound policymaking and implementation. Building confidence requires “response-ability”, competence, commitment, and reliability.
by Etienne Deffarges | Mar 16, 2019 | About the Public Sector, Career Advice
Why is the U.S. only the 35th healthiest country in the world? Can our federal and state governments do anything about it?
by Etienne Deffarges | Feb 12, 2019 | About the Public Sector, Career Advice
Artificial Intelligence will help develop new cures, but to solve access and cost issues in U.S. health care, we will need new policies at the federal and state government level. Billions of dollars are being invested annually in artificial intelligence (AI), by large health care insurers, pharmaceutical companies, and venture capitalists.
by Etienne Deffarges | Nov 1, 2018 | About the Public Sector, Career Advice
The U.S. Government as a leading venture capitalist, wow, is this a joke? This sounds like industrial policy, public intervention, and “picking winners.” It is something that European and East Asian governments do, but not us, right? Think again. The U.S. government has actually played a major role in developing many innovations used by our technology giants to reach worldwide dominance.