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Comment Re:Isn't it obvious? (Score 1) 619

by kiffoke (#22713080) Attached to: IT Labor Shortage Is Just a Myth
Good BA's are hard to come by, basically because finding someone who understands the business side as well as the technical side is a bit of a schizophrenic in the business world. A good BA can make a big impact to the success or failure of a project by documenting requirements, educating users and managing expectations. This is worth a lot of money to business IT people.

Just as superstar application developers are a rare find, so are superstar BA's...

Just an observation, YMMV...IAABA...
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Charging the Unhealthy More For Insurance 1106

Posted by kdawson from the no-carrots-for-you-here's-a-stick dept.
Joe The Dragon sends us a BusinessWeek story, run on Yahoo, about Clarian Health and the new thing they are trying with health insurance coverage for their employees. They are charging unhealthy people more. The article goes into some depth about whether this is a good idea and whether the practice might spread. "In late June, the Indianapolis-based hospital system announced that starting in 2009, it will fine employees $10 per paycheck if their body mass index (BMI, a ratio of height to weight that measures body fat) is over 30. If their cholesterol, blood pressure, and glucose levels are too high, they'll be charged $5 for each standard they don't meet. Ditto if they smoke: Starting next year, they'll be charged another $5 in each check."

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