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Awarded $1 Million Grant for Outreach and Education LOS ANGELES, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SEIU United Long Term Care Workers' Union (ULTCW) is proud to announce that it has been selected as a grant partner by Covered California and the recipient of a $1 million outreach and education grant. The partnership and funding will be used over an 8-month period beginning July 1, 2013, to bring increased awareness about new healthcare benefits and to educate Californians about the subsidy...

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Effort to stop DC from becoming the only jurisdiction in America where the outside market for health insurance would be shuttered - DC small businesses fear having a never been tried before government run insurance exchange as their only place to purchase health insurance. "It makes no sense for the District of Columbia to shut down the entire outside market for small business health insurance--which has worked for thousands of businesses over...

Experts Discuss Health Reform's Impact on California Employers at a May 17 Forum at Long Beach Hyatt Sponsored by The Presidents' Partnership of MemorialCare Health System LONG BEACH, Calif., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Health industry experts and corporate executives will lead a forum on how the new national health care reform legislation will impact a company's bottom line on Friday May 17 from 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Long Beach Hyatt. Sponsored by The Presidents'...

New "Built For NetSuite" Apps Integrate Cloud ERP and Best-of-Breed HCM Solutions to Provide a Unified Environment Enabling Companies to Maximize Workforce Talent from Hire to Retire SAN JOSE, Calif., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- /NETSUITE SUITEWORLD 2013/ -- NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), the industry's leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP software suites, today announced the expansion of the SuiteCloud partner ecosystem, unifying the industry's #1 cloud ERP suite with leading...

LOMBARD, Ill., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As one of its key initiatives, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) has been connecting companies and job candidates for nearly five decades. In 2007, the organization launched its online career center to assist global companies with their supply chain management hiring needs and individuals seeking exclusive career opportunities. CSCMP recently added new products, features, and job-posting packages to the career...

Fieldglass Honored for Innovation, Success and Industry Leadership CHICAGO, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fieldglass, Inc., the leading technology provider to procure and manage contingent labor and services, today announced it was awarded the 2013 Illinois Technology Association (ITA) CityLIGHTS "Lighthouse" award, presented to a growth-stage company for demonstrated innovation. Fieldglass was honored with the award for elevating Chicago's technology community through: (Logo:...

AMSTERDAM and NEW YORK, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- SGA Talent, a leading research, recruiting and data company announced today that it has partnered with Work Market to create an exclusive global on-demand network of premier contract recruiters and human resource professionals. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130515/CG14518) "My vision is to build premier Human Resource talent communities for both contractor and full-time professionals, so when clients need...

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Skyrocketing hospital charges have become a major factor in driving up overall healthcare costs, and exaggerating a healthcare crisis nationally as increasing numbers of Americans are priced out of access to needed medical care or pushed into financial ruin or bankruptcy, say nurses. It's also a reminder of the ongoing gaping hole in the Affordable Care Act on its weak provisions for controlling costs, says National Nurses United, the nation's...

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...