Adam Smith

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  On the Third Hand: Inequality

  By Allison Bell  |  February 20, 2013

  Insurers, like Walmart, depend on access to a large pool of consumers who can afford to buy things.

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  On the Third Hand: CO-OPs

  By Allison Bell  |  January 23, 2013

  Maybe Congress has created a mean-spirited but useful experiment.

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  LTCI Watch: Medicare, Part L

  By Allison Bell  |  November 20, 2012

  What if we started experimenting with the Ryan plan by using it for long-term care?

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  On the Third Hand: Autism

  By Allison Bell  |  October 1, 2012

  Hey, we've got to limit access to care somehow. Let's start with small children!

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  Disability Insurance Observer: Productivity

  By Allison Bell  |  September 28, 2012

  What good are all of those fancy new computers if the workers are drifting off?

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  On the Third Hand: The Convention

  By Allison Bell  |  September 7, 2012

  Who will lose the upcoming presidential election? For now, it seems, Adam Smith.

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  LTCI Watch: The Bus Is Here!

  By Allison Bell  |  June 19, 2012

  The 3in4 LTC awareness bus will be rolling into Times Square. It's not yet up there with the New Year's ball, but it has momentum.

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  Economics Rule

  By Richard Hoe, ChFC, CLU, AEP  |  June 14, 2012

  In produce, as in most other things, the free market rules.