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Public Health Care Spending Falls For First Time

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Public Health Care Spending Falls For First Time

By JAY HANCOCK, Kaiser Health News— Policymakers took heart from another year of relatively slow public health care spending growth in 2011, documented by government statisticians and disclosed in a report released Monday, January 7, 2012. But one aspect of moderating public health expenditures — and the only category showing outright decline — could cost more than it saves. Hit by recession […]

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Bad Jobs Rising: 24% Of American Workers Stuck In Low-Paying Bad Jobs

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Bad Jobs Rising: 24% Of American Workers Stuck In Low-Paying Bad Jobs

Feel like you and a lot of people you know are stuck in bad jobs? If you’re employed in the United States, chances are about one-in-four that you have a bad job, according to a new study. If misery loves company then people with bad jobs have plenty. Almost one-fourth of U.S. workers are in […]

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Top VA Human Resources Official Quits Over Lavish Conference Spending

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Top VA Human Resources Official Quits Over Lavish Conference Spending

John Sepúlveda, assistant secretary for human resources and administration Veterans Affairs Department, resigned Sunday, 30 September 2012, after an investigation found that the VA overspent on two week long conferences in Orlando, Fla. The investigation found Sepúlveda had “abdicated his responsibilities” by not properly overseeing the conferences. Published reports said Sepúlveda had allegedly lied to […]

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Firms Investing In Scientists Lead Science Careers’ 2012 Top Employers List

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Firms Investing In Scientists Lead Science Careers’ 2012 Top Employers List

If you’re a scientist working for the right biopharmaceutical company you CAN have it all. That’s according to the 2012 Science Careers Top Employers Survey. The big biopharmaceutical companies that have prospered despite global economic turmoil have done so in part by investing in research and development and valuing and respecting the scientists who work […]

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Branding Health Care Insurance Exchanges To Help Make The Sale

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Branding Health Care Insurance Exchanges To Help Make The Sale

By PAULINE BARTOLONE, CAPITAL PUBLIC RADIO– As states work to comply with the federal health care law, many are designing their insurance exchanges, where people will be able to shop for coverage. But just the word “exchange” sounds to many like off-putting government-speak, and some states are eager to come up with a more appealing […]

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Young Adult Health Insurance Coverage Rules Under the Health Care Reform Law

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Young Adult Health Insurance Coverage Rules Under the Health Care Reform Law

Under the Affordable Care Act, if your plan covers children, you can now add or keep your children on your health insurance policy until they turn 26 years old. What This Means for You Before the health care law, insurance companies could remove enrolled children usually at age 19, sometimes older for full-time students. Now, […]

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Resource: Summary Of Health Care Benefits And Insurance Coverage And Uniform Glossary Of Terms

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Resource: Summary Of Health Care Benefits And Insurance Coverage And Uniform Glossary Of Terms

Under the Affordable Care Act, health insurers and group health plans will provide the 180 million Americans who have private insurance with clear, consistent and comparable information about their health care plan benefits and coverage. Specifically, the regulations will ensure consumers have access to two forms that will help them understand and evaluate their health […]

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