Health forum Monday at FSU (The Times West Virginian)
The state Legislature will be in the area during the next three days for interim sessions, and members will take the opportunity to hold a health forum at Fairmont State University on Monday that will allow area residents to question lawmakers and learn updated information on impending legislation.
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Workers' share of health care coverage to rise, survey finds (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Most employers plan to lower their health care costs next year by tapping a familiar source of help: their workers.
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New Grady CEO focused on finding paying patients (Macon Telegraph)
While Grady is the region's only Level 1 trauma center, it can no longer afford to be the only safety net hospital in metro Atlanta, the health system's new chief executive officer said Friday.
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MedAssets: Thriving on health-care chaos (SmallCapInvestor.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Health care is complicated, and the doctors, hospitals and clinics providing the services don’t have it much easier. That’s where MedAssets comes in.
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Cotton States Insurance rewards employee fitness (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The Olympics in Beijing have drawn to a close, but Katrina Jenkins is still going for the gold. The Lithonia resident has amassed nine gold "medals" during her employer's exercise challenge, and she plans to win a few more. For 31 days, employees at Cotton States Insurance are competing for Olympic-style honors based on their duration of physical activity. Employees earn bronze for 30-44 ...
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Come Hurricane or Storm, USDA Prepares (Centre Daily Times)
Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today said USDA's many agencies have deployed personnel and resources to federal, state and local authorities in preparation of landfall for Hanna as either tropical storm or hurricane, as well as the approach of Hurricane Ike.
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As Georgia Unemployment Rises, Candidates Promise to Help Economy (FOX 5 News Atlanta)
ATLANTA (MyFOX Atlanta) – Job losses in the state have contributed to growing lines at Georgia's unemployment offices. The rising unemployment rates come as the two men running for president promise to put economic restoration at the tops of their to-do lists.
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Legal Intrigue Surrounds Search for Missing Daredevil (Law.com)
Famed multimillionaire adventurer J. Stephen Fossett disappeared during a routine flight in September 2007. Within five months, two Reed Smith lawyers acting for Fossett's wife had successfully petitioned an Illinois state court to declare him legally dead, even though his body has not been found. Now those lawyers are trying to dispel the notion that Fossett is still alive -- a notion fueled in ...
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Million Dollar Round Table Uses Internap Content Delivery Network to Power Multimedia site for Exclusive Community of ... (Broadcast Newsroom)
ATLANTA, BUSINESS WIRE -- Internap Network Services Corporation (NASDAQ:INAP), a global provider of end-to-end Internet business solutions, announced today its Content Delivery Network (CDN) and professional services are delivering customized streaming media services for the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), the premier association of financial professionals.
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Planner’s status remains foggy (Lincoln Courier)
The status of Logan County regional planner Phil Mahler’s Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund is as clear as area creeks after Thursday’s record-breaking rains.
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