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Critics: Kasich top health appointee unqualified - Cincinnati.com


Columbus Dispatch

Critics: Kasich top health appointee unqualified
Cincinnati.com
On Friday, Kasichnamed Richard Hodges to be Director of Health. Hodges is not a doctor; he had been head of the Ohio Turnpike Commission - and his lack of health experience may violate Ohio law, which requires at least "significant experience in the ...
Kasich's top health department appointment questionedColumbus Dispatch

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Studies: Thank the recession for the health spending slowdown - Washington Post (blog)

Studies: Thank the recession for the health spending slowdown
Washington Post (blog)
Some of the best news for health care in a while is also driving one of its biggest debates — what exactly is behind the historic slowdown in health-care spending these past few years. Just how much credit should be given to structural changes in the ...
Studies Link Slowdown in Health Care Spending Growth to RecessionCalifornia Healthline
Study: The recession is behind the best news in health careVox
Health care spending likely to regain speedDallas Morning News
Tribune-Review
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Returns mixed on health care spending - STLtoday.com


NPR (blog)

Returns mixed on health care spending
STLtoday.com
Analysts who fear health spending is accelerating got plenty of evidence in Wall Street's second-quarter results to support their thesis. But so did folks who hope spending is still under control. Now everybody's trying to sort out the mixed message ...
Hospitals And Health Plans See The Future Very DifferentlyNPR (blog)

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Video game time tied to kids' mental, social health - Fox News


Fox News

Video game time tied to kids' mental, social health
Fox News
The amount of time children spend playing video games is linked to small differences in their mental and social health, according to a new study. Compared to children who didn't play any video games at all, kids who played for no more than an hour a ...

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Proposed prices for health plans in 2015 unveiled - MiamiHerald.com


MiamiHerald.com

Proposed prices for health plans in 2015 unveiled
MiamiHerald.com
Floridians who buy health insurance on the individual market for next year will face an average increase of 13.2 percent in their monthly premiums, according to rate proposals unveiled Monday by the state's Office of Insurance Regulation. The rate ...
Health Insurers Raise 2015 Florida Exchange RatesCBS Local
Behind New York's 2015 health insurance ratesCapital New York
Health insurers raise 2015 Fla. exchange ratesWJXT Jacksonville
Florida Today
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Kasich's top health department appointment questioned - Columbus Dispatch


Columbus Dispatch

Kasich's top health department appointment questioned
Columbus Dispatch
According to his resume, he did marketing and planning from 1998 to 2000 for the Fulton County Health Center in Wauseon, Ohio. In addition, employee health benefit plans were among his duties with the Mechanical Contractors Association where he ...
Critics: Kasich top health appointee unqualifiedCincinnati.com

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Prosperous Jobs For Skilled Health Care Managers Heat Up In LA - CBS Local


CBS Local

Prosperous Jobs For Skilled Health Care Managers Heat Up In LA
CBS Local
Health care administrators either direct and coordinate medical services for an entire medical facility or specialize in managing a specific clinical area. The number of available positions in the coming years is projected to expand by an impressive 23 ...

DAILY DOSE: Funding a hot topic for health care firms - The Tennessean

DAILY DOSE: Funding a hot topic for health care firms
The Tennessean
Tons of interesting items come across my desk each day, and I want to get it to you in the most convenient way possible. We decided to try a morning health care newsletter – which is what this is. It will be less formal than standard articles and will ...

Are health care costs skyrocketing, or not? It depends on who you ask - PBS NewsHour


PBS NewsHour

Are health care costs skyrocketing, or not? It depends on who you ask
PBS NewsHour
Analysts who fear health spending is accelerating got plenty of evidence in Wall Street's second-quarter results to support their thesis. But so did folks who hope spending is still under control. Now everybody's trying to sort out the mixed message ...
Hospitals And Health Plans See The Future Very DifferentlyNPR (blog)

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Mobile tech on the Africa health frontier - Politico


Politico

Mobile tech on the Africa health frontier
Politico
As African leaders gather for a summit with President Barack Obama this week, U.S. health agencies are beginning to invest in programs to help expand mobile health technology, which has the potential to dramatically improve life for millions in sub ...
FACT SHEET: US – African Cooperation on Global HealthWhitehouse.gov (press release)

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