Nevin's Data "Points"

As we close out 2012, and embark upon a new set of challenges in 2013, this week’s EBRIef offers a roundup of our 2012 research.  Best wishes for a Happy and Prosperous New Year! Share EBRIef with your friends and colleagues – and let them know they can sign up for their own copy HERE What’s New(s) – Health & Workforce “Findings from the 2012 EBRI/MGA Consumer Engagement in Health Care Survey”  MORE . "Views on Employment-Based Health Benefits: Findings from the 2012 Health Confidence Survey"   MORE.  “Self-Insured Health Plans: State Variation and Recent Trends by Firm Size”  MORE . 'Savings Needed for Health Expenses for People Eligible for Medicare: Some Rare Good News,' and 'IRA Asset Allocation, 2010'   MORE . Employment-Based Retiree Health Benefits: Trends in Access and Coverage, 1997-2010”   MORE.  “Sources of Health Insurance and Characteristics of the Uninsured: Analysis of the March 2...

A couple of weeks back, I was on one of Virginia’s Civil War battlefields, looking to join one of the local park ranger tours. This particular one was scheduled to start deep within the park itself, and while I left home certain that I knew where I was heading, when I got there, I quickly discovered otherwise. Fortunately, or so I thought at the time, there were about a half dozen other individuals also looking to find the same tour. We quickly convened around a shared map, looked for landmarks, and—based on the collective sense of the group—headed off in what seemed to be the right direction. Five minutes later I began to suspect we were not heading in the right direction, and 15minutes later I was sure of it. Then I remembered that I had recently downloaded a smartphone “app” for this particular battlefield—one that not only contained a map, but also a GPS feature that allowed me to not only find where I was but to visualize where I needed to be. With that, we could ...