Word: affordability
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...would any half-measure. Romney could simply expand the existing system and, by doing so, cover about one-third more people. Or he could cover everyone by including an "individual mandate," a controversial measure requiring people to buy insurance and offering subsidies to those who couldn't afford it. The price tag would be about one-third higher. "I began by saying, Well, maybe we could help half the people that don't have insurance, maybe we could help a third of the people, and ultimately it became, You know what? We could actually get everybody insured!" Romney recalls...
Although the Saints (3-3-0, 0-1-0) have lost three of their last four games, including a 5-4 overtime loss at Clarkson, Harvard cannot afford to take them lightly. The Crimson suffered a historically bad start last season: 2-7-0 overall and 1-6-0 in league play...
...measures to protect the vulnerable few. In July, Singapore's National Council on Problem Gambling introduced a responsible-gambling code of practice, urging casinos to display numbers for gambling hotlines and to train staff on how to help problem gamblers. In an effort to keep Singaporeans who can't afford the vice away from the tables when the city's two planned casinos open in 2009, locals will be required to pay a $68 cover charge just to get in the door...
...their limited disclosure and complex strategies, hedge funds may never be an appropriate option for the average investor - participation is generally restricted to those with high net worth who can afford the $1 million minimum investment typically required by fund managers. "It's a professional's market," says Thomas Whelan, chief executive of Greenwich Alternative Investments, which operates a fund of hedge funds. "You need to be able to research and understand what the funds do and then monitor them...
...Most veterans are too poor to afford private insurance, but according to the VA, too affluent for their coverage,” she added...