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May is Disability Insurance Awareness Month HARRISBURG, Pa., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Insurance Department is reminding families that planning ahead can protect you financially in the event of a disability. "Two of the most difficult topics for any family to discuss are likely death and disability," said Insurance Commissioner Michael Consedine. "But having insurance for those things can be an important part of safeguarding a family's future.''...
- Pennsylvania house call program hailed for reducing Medicare costs by 28 percent - WASHINGTON, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare today thanked a bipartisan group of Pennsylvania legislators for requesting that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) extend the grants provided in the Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration (MCCD) beyond the current expiration date of June 2013. The program, which began in 2001, has...
Premiums Increased in Second Quarter 2013 by 1.2 Percent per Plan on Average with Notable Outliers SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new analysis from HealthPocket, Inc., shows that health insurance premiums have remained steady in the lead up to the implementation of highly anticipated mandatory insurance coverage provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Between February 1 and May 1, 2013, health insurance premiums increased by an average of 1.2...
BOSTON, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Walmart and Inward Strategic Consulting will present jointly at The Conference Board conference on Extending Your Brand to Employees on May 16-17, 2013 in Chicago. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120529/NE14977LOGO) Together Inward and Walmart have designed a new and innovative way to engage and communicate with Walmart associates that will foster a fun and productive work environment, and will positively impact Walmart's customer...
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The role of information technology (IT) in setting strategic priorities and achieving business success is growing for companies around the world, according to new research released today by CompTIA, the non-profit association for the IT industry. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130107/DC38135LOGO) More than three-quarters of businesses say technology is important or very important to their success; the majority...
Partnership for Workplace Mental Health and Employers Health Launch "Right Direction" -- First-of-its-Kind Initiative CANTON, Ohio, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Depression is a leading cause of lost productivity in the United States with an annual cost of $44 billion to employers.([1]) A new initiative encourages companies to invest in their workforce to gain healthier, more productive employees, as well as achieve decreased disability costs, less turnover and better retention of...
YouTube Ranked Most Acceptable, Twitter Least. SAN DIEGO, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) may not be defining guidelines in the use of social media in healthcare communications, but the professionals within the space are rapidly shaping best practices for marketing communications. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130515/NE14287-INFO ) The current issue of the Journal of Communication in Healthcare is showcasing a research study...
HOUSTON, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Andrea "A.J." Johnson, a partner with the energy law firm of Burleson LLP in Houston, will speak at the 2013 Gulf Coast Symposium on Human Resources Issues, which will be held May 15 and 16 at Reliant Center in Houston. Johnson's presentation is titled "Employment Law and the Energy Industry: A Match Made in Heaven?" The session is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, and will cover three key areas that impact oil and gas companies:...
Expanding their nationwide presence in workforce management, Data Financial, Inc. has announced the company’s installation of DF in-Time Integrated Workforce Management System for the Goodwill Industries of Kentucky offices. Mequon, WI (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 Data Financial, Inc. was selected to provide the hardware, software and support services for 70 Goodwill locations in Kentucky based on the company’s experience in providing complex time and attendance management solutions in both...
Applications online at multiplan.com. (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 MultiPlan, Inc., the nation’s oldest and largest independent PPO network, is accepting applications for its 2013 Rural Health Outreach Grant. The program, now in its 18th year, awards hospitals serving rural areas financial grants to help them introduce or expand services, education, screenings and other endeavors aimed at improving the health of people in their communities. This year, MultiPlan will award four grants of $7,500...
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Captain Kathryn Hire is a NASA astronaut who has flown aboard two Space Shuttle missions. She was born Kathryn Patricia Hire on August 26, 1959 in Mobile, Alabama. She graduated from Murphy High School in 1977, and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering and Management from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1981. After earning her Naval Flight Officer wings in October 1982, Hire she carried out worldwide airborne oceanographic research missions with Oceanographic Development...
