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New Research Calls for Transparency in Medicare Advantage Operations
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BALTIMORE, MD, October 8, 2024 – New findings from a team of renowned researchers calls for transparency and rigorous oversight of the U.S. Medicare Advantage (MA) program, the United States’ largest healthcare capitation program.

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Local Craft Beer Consumers Lose Loyalty When Their Favorite Brands are Acquired
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BALTIMORE, MD, October 8, 2024 – Local craft beer consumers don’t seem to like it when their favorite brands are acquired, showing displeasure through spending habits, according to a new study on brand loyalty and craft beers.

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Number of Holiday Shopping Days Continues to Expand, With Sales Expected to Rise Among Frugal Consumers
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If you’re in a retail store in early October and are struck by the sudden appearance of holiday gifts, sales, and decorations, you won’t be imagining it. The holiday shopping season may come earlier than ever this year due to several factors, from a short shopping period between Thanksgiving and Christmas to the distraction of a national election.

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Decision Science Digest: February 22, 2023

Decision Science Digest: February 22, 2023

News Release, February 22, 2023

EDITOR’S NOTE: Decision Science Digest is a periodic communique highlighting recent peer-reviewed research published by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences, across its 17 journals. This issue highlights four press releases based on the findings of new peer-reviewed articles.

  • New Research Finds 12% Increase in Revenue When Gig Economy Workers Work Together (INFORMS journal Management Science)
  • Increasing Airline Revenue by Incorporating Quality Differences into Airfare Price Paths (INFORMS journal Management Science)
  • New Research Finds Detailing Wait Times at Urgent Care Centers Weeds Out Less Severe Patients, Cuts Down on Congestion (INFORMS journal Management Science)
  • Researchers Identify New Policy to Reward Early Shoppers, Reduce Carbon Footprint (INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management)
New Audio Available for Media Use: Human Trafficking and Forced Labor

New Audio Available for Media Use: Human Trafficking and Forced Labor

Audio Clip, February 21, 2023

BALTIMORE, MD, February 21, 2023 – New audio is available for media use featuring Hamsa Bastani. She is an Assistant Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions and an Assistant Professor of Statistics and Data Science at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Bastani continues our series this month on trafficking. She focuses on human trafficking and forced labor. This content is provided by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences. What follows are four questions and responses. These responses were provided on February 15, 2023.

Job scams are surprisingly smart. Here's how to not get burned.

Job scams are surprisingly smart. Here's how to not get burned.

Houston Chronicle, February 18, 2023

Last fall, Aaron Perkowitz applied for a job as a technical writer. The hirer asked him to compose a paid test article - and when he finished, requested his banking information, to pay him. Perkowitz asked why so much information was needed - couldn't they just mail a check? No response. "The article took me three hours," he says, "but I'm glad I didn't fall for their scam."

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