Steve Martin's iconic declaration doesn't exactly tell my story, but it comes painfully close. I was born poor and white in a Kansas City suburb that had more in common with trailer parks than gated subdivisions. To use the politically incorrectand still painfulvernacular, I grew up white trash.

In case you havent heard, hirings cool again.

I just got off the phone with an associate producer for Dateline NBC in New York. I feel a little bit blindsided.

Since being one of the first brokers on the cover of Benefits Selling, David Seay has continued to be one of the leading benefits brokers in the Atlanta area.

Its against this backdrop of regulatory and economic uncertainty that a company such as The American Worker has managed to flourish since its inception.

Its gotta be a great time to be in D.C. this week. The atmosphereat least from what I can tell based on the photos moving across the Associated Press wire service looks almost festive.

In a move that probably surprised no one at all, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released a lengthy statement on the anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act this weekthat just happened to coincide with the Supreme Court taking up the very constitutionality of that legislation.

A new study reveals medical costs are actually lower for diabetes patients who get treatment for gum disease.