“Weight loss programs and health clubs have an ethical and legal obligation to adequately disclose details about program costs before customers sign a contract. They should also clearly explain how the program works and what is expected so that consumers can make an informed choice whether to join.” ShouldChoicesLossCostProgramWeightDetailsClubsCustomersExpectedObligationConsumersEthicalContractsWeight Loss Author:Bill Vaughan
“In 1989, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that minority set-aside programs in municipal contracts were unconstitutional. The court wondered if there were proof that people of color even want to receive municipal contracts.” PeopleIfsWantColorProgramCourtProofSupremeMinoritiesContractsSupreme CourtUnconstitutional Author:Karen DeCrow
“I try to look at the evolution of these utopian claims. In the late '60s there was an assumption that the wealth generated by industry would be taxed and then put into social programs and it would provide a baseline of stability that would allow people to have the time for self-expression; and that social contract has eroded over the last four decades and now it's every person for themselves.” PeopleTryingLooksPersonsSelfWould BeLastsSocialWealthFourExpressionIndustryEvolutionLateProgramClaimsDecadesAssumptionContractsStabilitySelf ExpressionUtopianSocial ContractSocial Programs Author:Astra Taylor
“If I were inclined to worry that the United States was veering in a dangerously theocratic direction, here's a short list of things I wouldn't fret about: a reality television program depicting the lives of ordinary Americans; a clause in a contract between parties to a business transaction agreeing that any disputes that arise between them be resolved in compliance with shared religious principles; halal soup; halal turkeys on the Thanksgiving table.” IfsStatesRealityReligiousUnitedPartyPrinciplesWorryUnited StatesTelevisionOrdinaryProgramTablesListsAriseContractsSoupDisputesTurkeysTransactionsComplianceClausesReality TelevisionHalal Author:Sarah Posner
“CMS has a track record of successfully overseeing the many contractors our programs depend on to function. Unfortunately, a subset of those contracts for HealthCare.gov have not met expectations.” RecordsDependsMetsExpectationsProgramFunctionTrackContractsHealthcareTrack RecordContractorOverseeing Author:Marilyn Tavenner