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What Polarized Government Means for Tax Policy in 2019
A total of 37 states are under one-party control. While that usually means legislation moves quickly, it doesn’t always equate to better...
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Mar 13, 20191 min read


Public Sector HealthCare Roundtable Weekly e-News (01/30/2019)
Topics: Senate Finance and House Oversight Committees to Hold Drug Pricing Hearings. House Lawmakers Push New Bill to Repeal Cadillac...
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Feb 6, 20191 min read


Can California and NYC Afford Their Near-Universal Health-Care Plans?
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Mayor Bill de Blasio initiated ambitious plans this week to cover drastically more residents, including...
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Feb 6, 20191 min read


How Does Delayed Retirement Affect Mortality and Health?
Older Americans have been retiring later for a number of reasons, including jobs that are becoming less physically demanding, the shift...
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Feb 6, 20191 min read


State Retirement Systems Overview
CGFA staff has reviewed the State-funded retirement systems’ FY 2018 actuarial reports, which were issued prior to November 1st, pursuant...
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Jan 9, 20191 min read


KKR, Blackstone lose bid to dismiss Kentucky pension lawsuit
KKR, Blackstone Group and the firms’ founders must face a lawsuit alleging they failed to deliver hedge fund returns as advertised, a...
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Jan 9, 20191 min read


State and Local Public Plans Database
The Public Plans Database (PPD) currently contains plan-level data from 2001 through 2017 for 180 pension plans: 114 administered at a...
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Jan 9, 20191 min read


An Update on Medicare’s Finances
The brief’s key findings are: The headline from the 2018 Trustees Report was an earlier depletion date for the Hospital Insurance (HI)...
jamesmcnamee2
Dec 19, 20181 min read


Dallas Police & Fire sues Buck over DROP administration, funding issues
Dallas Police & Fire Pension System filed a lawsuit against Buck Consultants, its longtime actuary and adviser, claiming the firm failed...
jamesmcnamee2
Dec 19, 20181 min read


In Less Than 10 Years, America Will Have 17 ‘Superaged’ States
Federal, state and local government officials haven’t been talking much during the midterm election cycle talk about the fiscal stresses...
jamesmcnamee2
Dec 19, 20181 min read


Fort Worth kicks in more money for pension fix. Police, fire say it’s not enough.
FORT WORTH—In an attempt to find a compromise that would be supported by both the City Council and employees, City Manager David Cooke...
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Nov 12, 20181 min read


Navigating Benefits.gov User Series: Senior Citizens
As a senior citizen, you may qualify for assistance programs that can help with health care costs, nutrition, increase access to...
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Nov 12, 20181 min read


How Incomes Compared Last Year Across States and Metro Areas
New data from the Census Bureau show how median household income levels stacked up around the U.S. in 2017. Median household incomes last...
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Nov 9, 20181 min read
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