The Medicare Advantage (MA) program continues to grow and thrive, despite plan payment cuts imposed through the Affordable Care Act. What explains this surprising outcome (one that is strikingly different than the experience of MA plans in the late 1990s, when payment cuts led to dramatic shrinkage in enrollment and curtailment of plans)? This analysis argues that a combination of factors, incl...

Sustainable competitive advantage (CA) is a necessary requirement of a rational economic business organisation. Without this CA a business does not have a rational source for appropriating added value in the form of retained profit. Various management research papers have identified numerous factors that may create a source of competitive advantage. Other researchers have shown how industries h...

The effective factors on the economic growth of Iran during the first 5-year development plan are studied. The main characteristics of this period are that the first development plan began after the end of war during which some of the unused capacities of the war period were utilized. While the budget deficit was continued in this period the government also pursued policies such as devaluation ...

Malaysia is now the international’s second-top manufacturer of palm oil, with its huge and developing oil enterprise, strong international call for oil. has capability to play a first-rate position in markets. This paper aim examine rate towards export, import trade charge withinside financial system peer connection between those variables. Movements costs provide crucial alerts imports, export...

the effective factors on the economic growth of iran during the first 5-year development plan are studied. the main characteristics of this period are that the first development plan began after the end of war during which some of the unused capacities of the war period were utilized. while the budget deficit was continued in this period the government also pursued policies such as devaluation ...

The Affordable Care Act enacts a new payment system for private health plans available to Medicare beneficiaries through the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. The system, which is being phased in through 2017, aims to (1) reduce the excess pay­ments received by private plans relative to per capita spending in traditional Medicare, and (2) reward plans that earn high performance ratings. Using 20...

Aims: To study the competitiveness, import intensity and structural break of palm oil exports from ASEAN member countries to Indian market for period 2000 2020.
 Data Methodology: The relevant data was collected UNCOMTRADE 21 years (2000 2020). tools used analysis were Revealed Symmetric Comparative Advantage (RSCA), Import Intensity Index (III) Chow test.
 Results: revealed that Indo...

The gap created by the mismatch between high domestic demand and low supply of halal meat has been filled ruminant sourced from international markets. However, exporting countries are still limited due to stringent requirements. This study examined competitive advantage trading partners in exportation meat. Moreover, this also identified factors underlying import determined comparative local pr...

This study evaluates the global competitiveness of Pakistan's fruit exports for period 2003-2019. The comparative advantage and Pakistan are examined by employing revealed (RCA), symmetric advantage' (RSCA), relative import (RMA), trade (RTA), Trade Balance Index (TBI) Revealed Competitiveness (RC). empirical findings illustrate that had a competitive in during under consideration. indicates th...

The objectives of this study is to analyze information quality, customer relationship management on product responsiveness, competitive advantage. This research type a causal with quantitative approach. Population obtained from 82 export and import businessmen in Perak. Sample was taken saturated sampling technique, so the number samples people. Data collection carried out using questionnaire. ...