HEALTH CARE

Study of Health Care Law Rebuts State Protests on Medicaid Costs
The federal government will bear virtually the entire cost of expanding Medicaid under the new health-care law, according to a comprehensive new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation that directly rebuts the loud protests of governors warning about its impact on their strapped state budgets.

To read this article, go to: The Washington Post 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Cities, County Mergers Complex but Cost-effective
Strains on government budgets and demands for more efficiency are stirring new interest in merging cities with counties.

To read this article, go to: USA TODAY

TECHNOLOGY

How Web-based Technologies are Reinventing Government Services
The convergence of government and technology innovations taking root across the United States and the world was on parade today at the Washington Convention Center, in a series of rapid-fire presentations by government and industry officials on how governments are connecting with citizens.

To read this article, go to: Federal Computer Week

ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE

Dan Heath: Want Your Organization to Change? Put Feelings First
When we want people to change, we try to teach them something. We think if my Dad just understood the health complications obesity causes, he’d eat healthier. Or if my teenager just understood the danger of texting & driving, she’d quit it. The problem is this: Knowledge rarely leads to change.

To read this article, go to: FastCompany.com