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Sustainable Health Systems – Visions, Strategies, Critical Uncertainties and Scenarios

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Sustainable Health Systems – Visions, Strategies, Critical Uncertainties and Scenarios. Healthcare Industry 2013. January 2013 A report from the World Economic Forum, Prepared in collaboration with McKinsey & Company.

  • “The World Economic Forum has made health a priority global initiative, recognizing it as central to the Forum’s overall mission to improve the state of the world. Looking at health as a fundamental economic issue, the Forum aims to address two major gaps-access to health and access to care – making health and care an investment for economic development and growth.

    • CBO – Refundable Tax Credits

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    Refundable Tax Credits, January 25, 2013 “The U.S. tax code contains many preferences that lower or eliminate the amount of taxes owed. Those preferences include deductions, exclusions, and tax credits, which can be either refundable or nonrefundable. Refundable tax credits differ from other preferences in a significant way: Whereas other preferences reduce the amount of… Continue Reading

    Report Reveals Further Reduction in Veterans Homelessness

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    “The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced that a new national report shows that homelessness among Veterans has been reduced by approximately 7 percent between January 2011 and January 2012. The decline keeps the Obama Administration on track to meet the goal of ending Veteran homelessness in 2015…The 2012… Continue Reading

    The Future Role of Civil Society

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    World Economic Forum – The Future Role of Civil Society, January 2013 “This report is the synthesis of insights gained from engaging more than 200 leaders from civil society, business, government and international organizations, and includes data from 80 expert interviews and five strategic foresight workshops. It is aimed at two groups of stakeholders: civil… Continue Reading

    World Economic Forum – Rebuilding Europe’s Competitiveness

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    Rebuilding Europe’s Competitiveness, January 2013 “Europe’s competitiveness deficit, together with the competitiveness divide that has developed within its own borders, has jointly led to stagnation or declining growth, rising unemployment and fiscal instability. With a series of reforms under way and more yet to come, Rebuilding Europe’s Competitiveness highlights five key enablers that will be… Continue Reading