Solving Healthcare Fraud
The Wall Street Journal reported in Florida Doctor Linked to Sen. Robert Menendez Indicted for Medicare Fraud this morning that a West Palm Beach opthamologist got $105 million from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) over a period of six years. Unfortunately, the reported case is one of many. As discussed in the new book […]
Wikimedia
Most of my philanthropy is directed toward health care, affordable housing, music, the arts, and education. However, I believe the work of the Wikimedia Foundation deserves annual support as well. I buy in to the idea that wikipedia should be freely available for everyone everywhere in the world. Wikipedia is not perfect, but I believe it […]
Why Not Mailing IRS Forms is a Good Move
Bill Bischoff’s article in the Wall Street Journal, Why Not Mailing Paper Forms is a Dumb IRS Move, misses the mark of common sense. The IRS plans to save $10 million a year in printing and mailing costs by not filling our mailboxes with forms that more than 90% of us will not use. Mr. Bischoff […]
Sarbox-2
Joseph Nocera wrote a column in the morning’s New York Times called "For All Its Cost, Sarbanes Is Working". A lot of the story was subjective but there was an interesting quote from John J. Mahoney, the chief financial officer at Staples where they have spent $7-10 million instituting "Sarbox". According to the story, Mr. […]
Sarbox – A Silver Lining?
Just about everybody I know in the business world thinks the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation of 20002 (referred to as Sarbox) is really bad — high cost and de-focusing of management. There is certainly a basis for a less than rosy view of Sarbox — the act contains 68 sections and is 66 pages in length. The […]
