However, they have vastly
less control over the outcome than would be possible in a hospital.
Bernie Sanders» almost successful run for the Democratic nomination, and in particular his results in caucuses (i.e. primaries in which party elites had
less control over the outcome), points in the same direction.
Not exact matches
The stark reality is that we have significantly
less control over our investment
outcomes than we want to believe.
It is worth noting that while people under age 65 in the U.S. live in a heavily market - dominated economy where poor employment
outcomes mean poverty and a lack of access to health care, almost everyone
over age 65 has most of their healthcare paid for by Medicare, (a FICA tax financed, single payer system that pays providers more or
less the same rates as private insurance companies and has few cost
controls), more than half of their nursing home costs paid by Medicaid, (which is stingy in how much it pays providers and moderately means tested), and receives enough of a guaranteed income from the combination of Social Security and SSI payments to keep the poverty rate for people age 65 +, (even if they have no retirement savings of their own), above the poverty line, regardless of the state of the local economy.
The story serves another function, suggesting that no matter what plans a good (if misguided) man may have, he has
less control over events and
outcomes than he imagines.
Unfortunately, what the research has also definitively shown is that people will respond to these incentives in both intended and unintended ways, and the
less control they feel they have
over the measured
outcomes and the more stringent the targets or performance tests, the more likely they are to respond perversely.
If the parties can cooperate and agree by using an alternative dispute resolution mechanism such as negotiation, mediation or collaborative lawyering, most likely it will cost
less, take
less time, and they will have more
control over the
outcome.
Consider a collaborative divorce —
less stress, happier kids, more
control over the
outcome — an altogether better way to divorce.
Well - suited for individuals in complex family, financial, and business circumstances, alternative dispute resolution approaches, such as family mediation and family arbitration, offer you the benefits of greater privacy, a
less formal process, more
control over your
outcomes, improved communication, reduced negative impacts on children, more timely settlement, reduced costs, and greater opportunity to preserve your family relationships and arrive at mutually agreeable arrangements.
Consider a collaborative divorce —
less stress, happier kids, more
control over the
outcome — an altogether better way to divorce.
In addition, behavior genetic studies suggest genetic factors contribute to temperamental differences among children and influence the association between temperament and child
outcomes.23 Children with tendencies toward negative emotionality and poor self - regulation may be especially difficult to provide optimal care for, and their parents appear particularly likely to use
less firm
control over time, 24 but they are also the very children who especially need calmly - persistent caregiver efforts.
Mediation costs
less money, takes
less time, and gives you more privacy and
control over the
outcome of your divorce than contested litigation ever will... when it works.
Working with a couples counselor can give couples more
control over the
outcome, manage their anxiety and feel
less mutually victimized.
By choosing Collaborative divorce, instead of a potentially more costly, contentious and
less private court - based approach, the couple maintains
control over the divorce process and its
outcomes, with the help of trained professionals, who will help guide you toward solutions tailored to your family's unique situation.
Based on the concept that both spouses hire legal representation yet agree to resolve their differences without going to court, Collaborative divorce is generally
less expensive and quicker than litigation, gives the couple greater
control over the
outcome of their divorce, and keeps children out of the controversy.
To date,
less research has examined the role of low perceived
control, the belief that one's actions do not exert influence
over important life
outcomes (Weisz et al. 2001).
Outcome data collected at multiple time points
over 12 months demonstrated that adolescents in the HIV intervention were
less likely to report sexual intercourse, multiple partners, days of unprotected intercourse, and unprotected intercourse than those in the
control group (Villarruel, Jemmott, Jemmott, & Eakin, 2006).