by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt BOOMER (LACK OF) BUSINESS ETHICS I recently had lunch with a friend of mine, one of the most sophisticated financial planners in the country. He…

by Daniel Becker updated: Tom Coburn, not John. I was not sure how to title this but, today on Washington Journal, Tom Coburn was on to talk about the economy…

Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt HEALTH CARE: BUREAUCRATS GONE INSANE (topic update) President Obama wants health care provider to invest in electronic medical records networked in electronic health records systems. President…

by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt HEALTH CARE: Can Mom Live Forever? Many of us have had the experience of losing a parent. It is a life passage that is impossible…

Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt Perfect Babies and C-Section Complaints Some issues are like spring flowers, always returning. The “too many C-Sections” debate is recurring again, raising issues of cost and…

by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt RANDOM ECONOMIC OBSERVATIONS WHILE TRAVELING THE RUSTBELT Even while on vacation the CPA/consultant side of my brain is engaged sometimes (although my grandchildren engaged the…

by Tom aka “Rusty Rustbelt” Health Care Reform is Already Happening Ohio State University Medical Center has built an affiliated physician group of more than 600 physicians. Effective by January…

Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt The Independent Contractor Problem Continues and Grows HT: Associated Press The IRS and many state governments are stepping up enforcement of the use of “independent contractors”…

by Tom aka Rusty YES IT CAN GET WORSE – Health Care Edition Business Week, (a Bloomberg publication), has written some friendly advice for the newly minted elite MBAs who…

by Tom aka Rusty Rustbelt While Rome Burns, Nero Fiddles – Health Care Edition While the House and Senate were trying to overhaul the entire health care system, key Medicare…