Entering into the third millennium and current information age, organizations andpeople are increasingly using technologies and networks. In recent decades,technological progresses have rapidly dominated the world. In this vein, theemergence of the Internet in different aspects of life is considered to be the greatestdevelopment of the 21st century. The Internet, along with technologicaladvance...

In a reversal of recent trends, private fee-for-service (PFFS) enrollment fell dramatically in rural areas in early 2010. As a result, Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment in rural areas (excluding other prepaid plans) fell slightly in early 2010 for the first time in years. The dramatic drop in PFFS enrollment was offset by increases in enrollment in preferred provider organization (PPO) and hea...

OBJECTIVE To compare health insurance coverage and type of coverage for adults with and without diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The data used were from 2,704 adults who self-reported diabetes and 25,008 adults without reported diabetes in the 2009 National Health Interview Survey. Participants reported on their current type of health insurance coverage, demographic information, diabetes...

Abstract I analyze a general setting where policymaker needs information that financial market traders have in order to implement optimal policy, and prices can potentially reveal this information. Policy decisions, turn, affect asset values. derive condition for the existence of fully revealing equilibria competitive markets, which identifies all situations learning from policy purposes works....

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased inflation and poverty rates in many cities, thus requiring considerable attention from the government as a policymaker. Therefore, this study aims to cluster regencies/cities that need mitigation priorities Indonesian based on 2021. Four machine learning methods, namely k-Means (KM), Partitioning around medoids (PAM), Ward, Divisive analysis (Diana) are utili...

The accountable care organization (ACO) has emerged as the centerpiece of postreform initiatives to improve the delivery of quality, cost-efficient care. As the primary partners in delivering ACOs, payers and providers have begun to collaborate on the opportunities presented by the legislation. For employers, however, this new approach to managed health care delivery models will present challen...

I would like to add my voice to the chorus in thanking President Fisher and the Dallas Fed for hosting this conference honoring John Taylor. It is a particular pleasure to have been invited to join this distinguished panel and to have this opportunity to discuss some of John Taylor's many important contributions to economics and monetary policy. In looking back at his work, I am struck by how t...