What are Family Planning?August 15, 2023 – 09:36 am
Under the Obama administration, US funding for family planning has grown significantly; in 2015, US bilateral disbursements totaled about $638 million, representing 47.5 percent of total bilateral disbursements. The increased investment has been good news for women, girls, and their families; access to contraception helps prevent millions of unintended pregnancies, reduce maternal and infant mortality, and empower girls to avoid adolescent pregnancies…
What was the Family Assistance Plan?July 27, 2023 – 10:56 am
President Richard Nixon, pictured here months after he publicly proposed his “Family Assistance Plan, ” in August 1969. Nixon himself refused to call the FAP a guaranteed annual income, saying that “a guaranteed income establishes a right [income] without any responsibilities [work] …There is no reason why one person should be taxed so another can choose to live idly.” But, despite Nixon’s rhetorical distinction, many conservatives opposed the president’s…
Importance of Succession Planning in Family businessMarch 2, 2023 – 01:04 pm
A written succession plan reassures your employees that your business - and their jobs - will continue. Images A smart small-business owner is a forward-thinker. He knows that at some point in the future there may come a time when he needs to pass the reigns of the company onto someone else, whether it s a family member or trusted employee. Succession planning is a logical step for a business owner who wants his company to keep running even when he…
What is Family Planning?January 13, 2023 – 06:41 am
2 March 2017: Since 1991, there has been mixed evidence as to whether using hormonal contraceptive methods increases a woman’s risk of acquiring HIV. To answer this question the World Health Organization (WHO) has continuously monitored the available evidence. In 2016, WHO commissioned an update of a 2014 systematic review of evidence to include new studies. The updated evidence was examined in December 2016 at a consultation that included a wide…
Family business and Succession PlanningDecember 26, 2022 – 06:20 pm
Succeeding with Succession Planning for a smooth succession starts with recognizing that it will be one of the most complicated transitions that a family business will experience. The family must also recognize that it is never too early to start discussing succession and that the costs of getting succession wrong will be nothing short of catastrophic for the business. These challenges mean that family members must focus strongly on succession planning…
What is Family Planning Medicaid?December 26, 2022 – 11:34 am
Family planning services and supplies have been a part of the Medicaid program since it was first established half a century ago. And over the past several decades, Medicaid has become the dominant public funding source for family planning in the United States. That should not come as a surprise, given the demographics of the population that Medicaid insures: According to unpublished tabulations of U.S. Census Bureau data, 20 percent of U.S. women…
Succession Planning for Family BusinessesJune 13, 2017 – 12:58 pm
Only 23 percent of family businesses have a robust succession plan in place, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, with 46 percent of the family businesses polled saying they are reluctant to pass the business to the next generation. The difficulties of succession planning in family businesses have come into stark relief with the high-profile case of Donald Trump. His decision to give control over his business empire to his sons Donald…
