While states and colleges share responsibility to keep down the rising cost of college, improved consumer disclosures can ensure that students and families make wise decisions when investing in higher education.

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For providers and clinicians to shift successfully towards Accountable Care and conquer challenges like ICD-10 and meaningful use, we need to simplify how to access, analyze and make data actionable so providers and clinicians can make wise patient care decisions.

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At Hillsdale College, where this reporter has taught, President Larry Arnn says the increasing resort to complex codes deprives leaders of the discretion they need to make wise and fair decisions.

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We want information to be clear and easy to understand, so that consumers can make wise financial decisions for themselves and their families.

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So in all we do, we must trust in the ability of free people to make wise decisions, and empower them to improve their lives and their futures.

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That is where regulators have stepped up their game and made efforts to make it easier for all consumers to access the information they need to make wise decisions about working with a financial advisor.

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