- Sep 5, 2010 Push to enroll uninsured kids in health coverage under way in California (The Sacramento Bee) ...a travesty when children who are eligible for health coverage programs fall through the cracks," said Suzie Shupe, executive director of the California Children's Health Initiatives, a coalition of 29 county-based children's health initiatives. "California can't afford to ignore the health of... more...
- Sep 5, 2010 VERNICE DAVIS ANTHONY (Detroit Free Press) John Providence Health System. She also has been encouraging providers to do more to address patient issues for vulnerable people who aren't computer savvy, including talking with patients' families. She favors legislative changes to empower more health care workers to take on the... more...
- Sep 5, 2010 Labor issues heat up again at Convention Center (The Philadelphia Inquirer) The result was a 21-page agreement aimed at creating a more efficient and less costly workforce. The 2004 state law that governs the center says a performance audit should examine labor costs and include comparisons with other convention centers. Carpenters, for example, don't normally operate... more...
- Sep 5, 2010 Labor Day finds 200,000 unemployed Minnesotans looking for the next big thing (Pioneer Press) At 55, she's back in school, hoping to follow a projected technological leap in health care to her next paycheck. She has plenty of company this Labor Day. A friend of Steiner's who works with electronic medical records influenced her decision. He works with many chemical engineering and... more...
- Sep 5, 2010 Federal health insurance changes to start soon (Star Tribune) Large, self-insured companies, which are governed by federal not state laws, set their own limits on dependent coverage. Dan Kvinge is a manager for quality and technical services at Graco. It would cost $130 in monthly premiums for each kid. more...
- Sep 5, 2010 EDITORIAL (The Virginian-Pilot) Bob McDonnell's town halls on liquor privatization didn't have quite the pizzazz of a Smirnoff ad. Elsewhere, the price ranges from $20.12 at a private store in Maryland to $27.34 in West Virginia, where the state controls wholesale distribution to private stores. The 69 percent markup the state... more...
- Sep 5, 2010 Governor candidates' job plans fuzzy on details (The Miami Herald) Among them: --Sink proposes cutting red tape by streamlining permitting and regulatory decisions and expediting already-approved economic development projects. Scott also would expedite permits for job-creating businesses. --Sink would provide tax credits for Florida businesses that export... more...
- Sep 4, 2010 After a Life in Labor, a Union Leader Retires, Frustrated by a Weakened Movement (New York Times) Burger, 59, is frustrated because she has dedicated her adult life to building the labor movement, but it has nonetheless grown smaller and weaker. Burger said many women still had far too hard a time balancing job and family. Burger has often championed women’s causes. more...
- Sep 4, 2010 Federal insurance changes to start soon (Star Tribune) Large, self-insured companies, which are governed by federal not state laws, set their own limits on dependent coverage. Dan Kvinge is a manager for quality and technical services at Graco. It would cost $130 in monthly premiums for each kid. more...
- Sep 4, 2010 Patients' choices may narrow as insurers adjust standards for doctors, hospitals (Chicago Tribune) While insurance companies say quality is what gets the name of a doctor or hospital on its preferred choices list, cost is also a major factor. Illinois Blue Cross has two HMOs, HMO Illinois and BlueAdvantage, and is considering a third health plan with a smaller network. Kenneth Anderson is... more...
- Sep 4, 2010 Where N.M. Voters Stand On The Budget and Vouchers (Albuquerque Journal) But even the combination of cuts and tax hikes hasn't been enough, and Gov. The rest of the budget is used for transportation, health, public safety and all other state government services. Survey results for the statewide voter sample have a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points. more...
- Sep 4, 2010 San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Scott Harris column (San Jose Mercury News) Better point-of-care IT systems could help a doctor pick a cheaper and just-as-effective treatment for a patient. The reality is that step one will cost more than we think it will. I think the real battle in health reform is going to occur at step two. more...
- Sep 4, 2010 GOP Lt. Gov. candidate (The Daily Review (Towanda, Pa.)) Republican candidate for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor James Cawley re-emphasized his running mate Tom Corbett's stand against imposing a severance tax on gas drilling industries who have been tapping into the Marcellus Shale. Cawley, a Bucks County Commissioner, was at the Bradford County... more...
- Sep 4, 2010 Democrats say new tax plan would cut Cailfornia deficit without raising taxes (The Sacramento Bee) Democrats originally proposed a 1.65 percent rate. But the Legislative Analyst's Office and other reviewers concluded that the plan would have cost middle-class taxpayers more in fiscal 2011-12. But the same filer would, on average, receive a $112 federal deduction and a $524 reduction in sales... more...
- Sep 4, 2010 Few uninsured tap into high-risk plan (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Another significant proportion are eligible for Medicare or Medicaid government insurance programs. Premiums range from $423 to more than $900 a month and must stay comparable to what a healthy person would pay for private insurance in the marketplace. more...
- Sep 4, 2010 New tax may be hard to swallow (Washington Post) But not if it brings new taxes."More taxes. Some managed beer, wine and liquor sales; others, just liquor. A couple had private retail stores from the start. more...
- Sep 4, 2010 Corn dogs ... and taxes (Pioneer Press) This is not the answer for Minnesota." Horner denied that he would tax those sales and services. Paul." (It's "blatantly untrue" the state aid is paying for sidewalk poetry, said Bob Hume, St. The sidewalk poetry is funded by Public Art St. more...
- Sep 3, 2010 Mercury News interview (San Jose Mercury News) As a nation, we spend almost twice as much per capita on health care as the next closest country, Switzerland. Better point-of-care IT systems could help a doctor pick a cheaper and just-as-effective treatment for a patient. I think the real battle in health reform is going to occur at step two. more...
- Sep 3, 2010 For Democrats, Economy Fuels Election Fears (New York Times) Many are embracing the stimulus package enacted soon after Mr. Giffords.Representative Walt Minnick, Democrat of Idaho, boasts at home that he opposed the stimulus package and Mr. Obama to get more engaged in the fight to end the tax cuts for the wealthy. more...
- Sep 3, 2010 State lawyers win another round in cigarette tax battle (The Buffalo News) The games being played there are mirroring what we do in our casino operations. more...
