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High blood pressure is one of the most prevalent health problems in America. However, I have determined that the main cause of this epidemic is NOT, in fact, due to obesity, sodium, etc. No, the real problem is that when you have an appointment at the doctor’s office at a given time, you are invariably ushered in late. This, in and of itself, is annoying but not unduly so. Where it gets bad is that you are then ushered into an examination room, so you think, “Aha, finally getting somewhere.” Instead, you then wait for anywhere from 45 minutes to 6 months before the doctor actually comes in for your SCHEDULED appointment. At this point, you are so mad that your blood pressure is likely to show that a stroke is imminent. So, the cure is simple, and will save Medicare billions. Instead of medication, just make sure the damned physicians get you in on time!

The plan provision should be reconsidered. I advise clients that it creates hardship on the executives not to have the deferred comp benefit in play in a divorce. Perhaps the decision about assignement provision was not given enough thought. It sounds good just to say no without full consideration and understanding. Also, before the revenue rulings in 2002 and 2004, there was a lot of uncertainty about allowing a split in a divorce, so the habit was to forbid. Some minds never opened up.