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Say goodbye to the name Catholic Health Partners - Cincinnati Business Courier

Say goodbye to the name Catholic Health Partners
Cincinnati Business Courier
“Our new name is a symbol of the new way we are working together to improve the health of the communities we serve,” Michael Connelly, Mercy Health's president and CEO, said in the release. “It is a key component of our vision to empower those we serve ...
BUSINESS DIGEST || Health system name changedYoungstown Vindicator
Ohio's largest health firm unifies under Mercy nameCincinnati.com
Catholic Health Partners undergoes name changeHamilton Journal News (subscription)

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Booming job market found for health care positions that require less education - Michigan Business Review - MLive.com

Booming job market found for health care positions that require less education
Michigan Business Review - MLive.com
Although many think of doctors and nurses as the principal health care providers, less educated workers now make up 51 percent of the health care work force, according to a report released Thursday, July 24, by the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program.

Today's Court Decision Might Make Health Insurance Unaffordable in the ... - The Atlantic


The Atlantic

Today's Court Decision Might Make Health Insurance Unaffordable in the ...
The Atlantic
A three-judge panel on a federal appeals court ruled today that the government cannot give Obamacare subsidies to people who live in states that did not set up their own, state-based health insurance exchanges. The ruling, from the D.C. Circuit Court ...
An Ominous Health Care RulingNew York Times
Federal appeals courts issue contradictory rulings on health-law subsidiesWashington Post
Appeals Courts Issue Conflicting Rulings on Health-Law SubsidiesWall Street Journal
ABC News -Town Hall -NPR
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Are These 10 Trendy Health Foods Worth The Hype? - Huffington Post


Huffington Post

Are These 10 Trendy Health Foods Worth The Hype?
Huffington Post
Whether via your Facebook news feed, the juice store around the corner, or even in articles about healthy living, chances are you've heard of buzzword-y health foods like acai, spirulina and wheatgrass. You know these foods are healthy. But have you ...

Most Syracuse health workers do not have four-year college degrees, study shows - The Post-Standard

Most Syracuse health workers do not have four-year college degrees, study shows
The Post-Standard
Home health aides, nurses and other workers without bachelor's degrees make up 56 percent of Syracuse's health care workforce, the study by the Brookings Institution shows. Of the top 100 U.S. metro areas, Syracuse has the 12th biggest share of less ...

Health Insurance Companies Refund $15M to Mass. Consumers - Boston.com


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Health Insurance Companies Refund $15M to Mass. Consumers
Boston.com
Massachusetts consumers will receive more than $15 million in health insurance refunds this year as a result of the Affordable Care Act, according to data released Thursday morning by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Massachusetts ...
Residents may get health refundsGreenville News
Health insurance rebates coming to millions in CarolinasAsheville Citizen-Times
Health Insurers Set To Give Out More Obamacare RefundsHuffington Post
The Oregonian -DesMoinesRegister.com -WTSP 10 News
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Health care jobs lift less-educated workers - USA TODAY


USA TODAY

Health care jobs lift less-educated workers
USA TODAY
Health care workers with less than a four-year degree make up 61% of the industry's 12.1 million employees. Their growth can partly be traced to the need to more quickly turn out health workers to serve an aging population, says Brookings fellow and ...
Growing Health Care System Relies on Workers without Bachelor's DegreesBrookings Institution (blog)
Low-wage health care jobs grow but without mobilityThe Tennessean
Nearly half of Kansas City area health care workers lack bachelor's degreesKansas City Star
The Plain Dealer
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Health Insurers Set To Give Out More Obamacare Refunds - Huffington Post


Reuters

Health Insurers Set To Give Out More Obamacare Refunds
Huffington Post
President Barack Obama is accompanied by Morgan Theriot, of Silver Spring, Md., as he stands with families who benefitted from the health care law provision that provides consumers with a refund if their insurance company doesn’t spend the majority ...
US health insurers to pay $330 million in premium rebatesReuters
Consumers due rebates now from health insurersQuad City Times
$1.8 million in health-insurance rebates ordered in IowaDesMoinesRegister.com
Businessweek -WDIV Detroit
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SSM Health Care cited by OSHA - KSDK

SSM Health Care cited by OSHA
KSDK
LOUIS COUNTY - A long-time nurse inside SSM Health Care says the company compromised the safety of its patients at Heart Health screenings inside SSM's hospitals and at screenings in the community. The nurse talked to 5 on Your Side exclusively and ...

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Ruling on Health Care Subsidies Puts Coverage at Risk - New York Times


New York Times

Ruling on Health Care Subsidies Puts Coverage at Risk
New York Times
Even with a federal subsidy to help cover the cost, Gloria Spottswood has had to squeeze her household budget to afford the health insurance she bought this year through the Affordable Care Act. Ms. Spottswood, who is 56 and works in food service ...

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