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A merger between CVS and Aetna would create a one-stop model for coordinated care – but would consumers really benefit? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Experts weigh the implications of the upcoming tax bill reconciliation process for individuals and corporations as well as the impact on the federal deficit beyond 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Proposed tax legislation speeding through Congress will enlarge the deficit and offer meager gains to low- and middle-income groups. It may also open up huge business tax loopholes says Wharton’s Kent Smetters Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A deduction for high medical expenses that is largely used by senior citizens hangs in the balance as Congress tries to craft a final version of its tax reform bill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton’s Brian Berkey says it’s not enough to merely agitate for social change -- it’s a moral imperative to give generously to the less advantaged. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
As the reconciliation between the House and Senate tax plans approaches the plug-in electric vehicle (EV) credit is on the line. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
As Congress works on its final tax overhaul bill tax breaks on tuition waivers for graduate students are one of many provisions that hang in the balance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Federal Communications Commission will vote in the coming weeks on a proposal to repeal net neutrality rules. Wharton experts explain what’s at stake. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Natural disaster costs are mushrooming while government coffers shrink. The challenge: Can corporations and public agencies better coordinate rescue and recovery efforts to improve outcomes? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Investors and customers once tolerated Uber’s skirmishes with regulators as the price one pays for innovation. But that may no longer be so. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bruce Bartlett former advisor to Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush discusses his new book about the challenge of fake news and offers some strategies for weeding it out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The U.N.’s 2030 sustainable development program aims to engage local stakeholders in development as it seeks to end poverty while protecting the planet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel interviews St. Louis Fed president James Bullard about the future of interest rates inflation the economy monetary policy and the possible over-valuation of stock prices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It’s important to evaluate whether a potential workplace really wants you to be your complete authentic self says Wharton’s Stephanie Creary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton research looks at whether expanded access to medical insurance under the Affordable Care Act has led to improved health outcomes for patients. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
As the U.K. prepares to negotiate terms for leaving the E.U. it is facing a shaky political base a weakening economy and a lack of bargaining power. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wharton’s Ken Shropshire and Collin D. Williams Jr. discuss ways to fix a prevailing problem in college sports -- the amount of time it eats away from academics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Robo-advisors new ways of thinking among millennials and women’s shifting needs are new trends reshaping wealth management. The author of ’Wealth Management Unwrapped’ offers insights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nataliya Mykhaylova winner of a student competition to find new ways to thwart cyber criminals has devised a novel method for detecting attacks that already has the interest of banks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus explains how making everyone an entrepreneur could eliminate poverty unemployment and environmental devastation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The latest restrictions on travel and trade with Cuba have created new anxieties for individuals and businesses – but they also provide some clear boundaries that can now be navigated experts say. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Until very recently it seemed that telecommunications giant AT&T’s $85 billion deal to purchase Time Warner would be completed by the end of December. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Both the House version of tax reform and the partially fleshed-out Senate plan add to the federal deficit but do not shift the tax bill lower down the income scale according to the Penn Wharton Budget Model. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
With the insights the Paradise Papers provide on how governments businesses and wealthy individuals use tax havens some significant changes to tax laws are in order say experts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A new federal climate change report was released last week stating that not only is the threat of global warming real and dangerous but it’s also man-made. How will it impact the climate change debate? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Two Penn experts discuss what the Republican tax plan would would mean for individual homeowners and for the housing market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
An interview about the art market with dealer Jeffrey Deitch -- former director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles -- looks the serendipitous and thorny aspects of this unique world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fresh elections could pave the way to peaceful co-existence for Spain and Catalonia -- although the social and economic impact of the standoff will likely continue well into the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A new book examines figures from the past who overcame adversity to leave a lasting mark on civilization. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The appointment of Jerome H. Powell as chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve may lead to lighter regulation of banks but on other issues he will likely follow the path set by predecessor Janet Yellen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
