Government Transparency Derivatives

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Government units from towns to states retirement systems are not required to disclose their use of derivatives. This post discusses how to create transparency through Dodd-Frank Act by including government units to also publicly disclose their derivatives.

Coordinated Care Management for Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries

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Medicare and Medicaid have been a foundation of helping the nation’s most vulnerable and truly needy citizens. More than 63 million Americans are enrolled and combined state and federal spending in 2010 was nearly $400 billion. This post discusses possibilities for a new integrated Medicare and Medicaid program to save money and lower tax dollars

Devolving Responses to Natural Disasters

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Because FEMA is funded with federal income tax receipts, the level of emergency situation impacts its budgets. Take a look at solutions to reduce cost-sharing provisions and placing limits to threshold amounts.

Reducing Congestion Through Performance-Based Transportation Programs

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A reason why traffic congestion has worsen through out the years is road capacity has not kept up with population, licensed drivers, automobiles and vehicle miles traveled. Consider here the benefits of performance-based systems with measurable goals for congestion relief.

Devolving U.S.A.I.D. Training to State Colleges and Universities

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State departments of higher education have campus liaison responsibilities. In the proposal here, those responsibilities would include channeling USAID requests for Participant Training to state colleges and universities.

Turning Back Road Financing to the States

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The powers of the Highway Revenue Act expired June 30th, 1972 however we continue to seek federal financing of highway construction. Explore the advantages and disadvantages to the states taking control of highway construction and maintenance.

A Holistic Approach to Regulatory Reform

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The problem of federal overreach and regulation is states are often either passive participants in regulatory activity or unwilling instruments of executive policy. Check out the benefits of an Upstream Approach where new regulations where costs exceed benefits would be prohibited and a limit would be placed on the number of agency regulations during the implementation of a law.

Florida’s Medicaid Cure

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Public-Private Partnership for Local Public-Goods Provision

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Public-Private Partnerships can be win-win situations for businesses and government units. Take a look at the standards and goals for successful PPPs including securing cheaper financing to fund critical development goals.