Posts Tagged ‘Japan’

To be successful, Biden’s infrastructure plan needs to match the New Deal’s administrative excellence

June 26, 2021 | Infrastructure

To be successful, Biden’s infrastructure plan will have to emulate the New Deal’s administrative excellence Following the passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Act, President Joe Biden wants to modernize America’s infrastructure with his proposed $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan. Through his $1.8 trillion American Families Plan, Biden is also aiming to help our …

Angel Investing Article Published in Japanese Media

October 13, 2020 | Angel Investing

作成者: シリコンバレーベンチャーズ 2020-10-12 最新情報/コラム How can startups raise money from angel investors during the COVID-19 Pandemic? ホーム How can startups raise money from angel investors during the COVID–19 Pandemic? Ten factors to take into account. By Etienne Deffarges, Global Board Member of the Harvard Business School Alumni Angels His talk about the entrepreneurship & innovation at Blackbox …

A Week in March in the U.S. During the Coronavirus Pandemic

March 25, 2020 | Coronavirus

A Week in March During the Coronavirus Pandemic March 17, 2020: Why “flatten the curve” is a big deal in the Coronavirus crisis Several recent studies have shown the “infection adoption” curve at the outset of the Coronavirus pandemic to be very similar in China, South Korea, Italy, Spain, France and Germany. Apart …

Has U.S. Health Care Spending Finally Stabilized?

February 3, 2019 | ACA

Has U.S. Health Care Spending Finally Stabilized? An Outlook for 2019 The official 2017 statistics from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) are out, and there are some good news: The annual growth rate of health care spending is slowing down, and is the lowest since 2013 at 3.9%—it was 4.8% for …

What Could “Medicare for All” Look Like for Main Street Americans

November 2, 2018 | Medicare for All

What Could “Medicare for All” Look Like for Main Street Americans? Looking beyond the (too) narrow choice between the status-quo and a single payer solution Our November 6, 2018 midterm elections are four days away, and over 70% of Americans tell pollsters that health care is their number one concern. Many in the U.S. worry …

Is Universal Health Care Socialism?

September 11, 2018 | Health Care

Is Universal Health Care Socialism? The November midterms elections are approaching, and one of the major topics is health care. Democrats are campaigning on retaining Obamacare, in many cases advocating that we move towards universal health care. That would be pure socialism, retort Republicans, who would rather repeal the Affordable Care Act as they attempted …