Sharing what I have learned from what I have read: A blog by Joe Abittan
Unless you are a health policy person, I'm guessing you have not heard of pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs. The Commonwealth Fund describes a PBM as "a company that manages prescription drug benefits on behalf of health insurers, Medicare Part D, large employers and other payers ... by negotiating with drug manufacturers and pharmacies to … Continue reading Pharmacy Benefit Managers – Another Shadow Healthcare Actor
In The Elephant in the Brain authors Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson consider human ethics in a framework laid out by Peter Singer. Singer suggested that if we saw someone dying right in front of us, we would have a moral obligation (in instances that did not put us in moral danger ourselves) to try … Continue reading An Ethical Dilemma
In The Elephant in the Brain authors Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson consider human ethics in a framework laid out by Peter Singer. Singer suggested that if we saw someone dying right in front of us, we would have a moral obligation (in instances that did not put us in mortal danger ourselves) to try … Continue reading An Ethical Dilemma
In Letters From a Stoic, Seneca writes, "The Supreme Good calls for no practical aids from outside; it is developed at home, and arises entirely within itself. If the good seeks any portion of itself from without, it begins to be subject to the play of fortune." Seneca seems to be suggesting that we … Continue reading An Idea of Inner Moral Views
How much do we value other people, and how much should we value other people? At the core of ethics lies this question, and philosopher Peter Singer addresses it in his book The Most Good You Can Do. Singer refers to Canadian philosopher Richard Keshen’s ideas to build his vision of what ethics look like … Continue reading A Theory of Others
I am a public administration student at the University of Nevada, Reno, and what my studies this semester have taught me is that there is no true way to separate politics from policy and administration. The way in which we govern, the bureaucrats that we ask or need to govern, and the decisions that are … Continue reading Reasonable Decisions
Fred Kiel addresses the importance of leaders and how they transmit their values and beliefs throughout their leadership teams in his book Return on Character. He explains that it is important for leaders to hold strong moral values and principles, but he also explains the importance of leaders sharing those values and building them into … Continue reading Expectations and Boundaries
In his book, The Most Good You Can Do, Peter Singer discusses living a life driven by moral excellence. The secular philosopher builds on the idea of moral good based on our ability to reason and the faculties of mind which allow us to rationalize society and measure the positivity we add to the universe. … Continue reading Minimal Ethics