by Paul Ryan | Feb 7, 2023 | Ted's Take
Debate over the debt limit is dominating the news, but consider this staggering fact: In 2021, the US spent $378 billion on prescription drugs alone. Congress recently directed the Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
by Paul Ryan | Dec 13, 2022 | Ted's Take
There are many tax-exempt foundations, including most hospitals, and each serves a purpose. However, many of these foundations and other tax exempt entities fail to consistently achieve their intended purpose due to a shifting focus, change in how they operate or...
by Paul Ryan | Nov 8, 2022 | Ted's Take
I remember a 2015 lecture by Brendan Nyhan PhD from Dartmouth in reporting on a study about the belief system and the engrained thinking it can enable. The takeaway was that once people arrive at a certain belief, it is very difficult to change their thinking much...
by Paul Ryan | Oct 11, 2022 | Ted's Take
Much of how government behaves stems from a little-known characteristic known as a “structural deficit” with an outsize impact on future budgets and policy. Annually, the federal government via Congress develops and approves a budget. If there is an excess of...
by Paul Ryan | Sep 16, 2022 | Ted's Take
Most of what we accomplish or what we do relies on one thing – our own actions. If we think or blame others for our actions or what occurs, it will invariably result in a lack of recognition or cognition that “we” individually have the greatest impact on what we do...
by Paul Ryan | Aug 15, 2022 | Ted's Take
The healthcare system is undergoing an evolutionary change that some might call revolutionary. Initially, we were focused on inpatient care beds within a hospital. We then evolved to outpatient care or getting care on an outpatient basis but still in a facility. Now,...
