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Michigan's Munson Healthcare Ends Merger Talks With Spectrum - Becker's Hospital Review
Posted today (3 hours ago)

MLive.com
Michigan's Munson Healthcare Ends Merger Talks With Spectrum
Becker's Hospital Review
based Munson Healthcare has announced it will not move forward with a merger with Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Munson Health, according to a Traverse City ...
Munson to reveal Spectrum detailsTraverse City Record Eagle
Munson says no to mergerUpNorthLive.com
No Munson MergerUpNorthLive.com
Traverse City Record Eagle -Traverse City Record Eagle
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Whirlpool Corporation and Michigan State University Commemorate National Day ... - MarketWatch (press release)
Posted today (5 hours ago)

EarthTechling (blog)
Whirlpool Corporation and Michigan State University Commemorate National Day ...
MarketWatch (press release)
In partnership with Whirlpool Corporation, Habitat for Humanity Lansing, Habitat for Humanity International and local volunteers will be joined by Michigan ...
Whirlpool Corporation and Michigan State University Commemorate National Day ...PR Newswire (press release)

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Irish to Be Honored at Notre Dame-Michigan Football Game - LaxPower
Posted today

Irish to Be Honored at Notre Dame-Michigan Football Game
LaxPower
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Fighting Irish men's lacrosse team will be honored on the Notre Dame Stadium field during Saturday's Notre Dame-Michigan football ...

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Courtland Gardens sold, will remain open - The Hour
Posted today (4 hours ago)

Courtland Gardens sold, will remain open
The Hour
Ciena Healthcare Management, based in Southfield, Mich., announced the agreement to purchase the 162-bed nursing home and rehabilitation facility last week. ...


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Mercury Insurance Dispatches Claims Team to San Bruno Neighborhoods Affected ... - PR Newswire (press release)
Posted today (5 hours ago)

Mercury Insurance Dispatches Claims Team to San Bruno Neighborhoods Affected ...
PR Newswire (press release)
10 /PRNewswire/ -- Claims adjusters for Mercury Insurance are at the scene of yesterday's massive explosion and fire that has burned 15 acres and destroyed ...

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256 Hospital and Healthcare Industry Leaders to Know - Becker's Hospital Review
Posted today (9 hours ago)

256 Hospital and Healthcare Industry Leaders to Know
Becker's Hospital Review
based Allegiance Health, a regional healthcare provider that operates 40 facilities across six counties in Michigan. Previously, she was senior vice ...
Hospital & Health System Transactions (Sept./Oct. Issue 2010)Becker's Hospital Review

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Few FDA-Approved Treatments Exist, So Doctors Opt for Others - ABC News
Posted today

Few FDA-Approved Treatments Exist, So Doctors Opt for Others
ABC News
"People will take anything that works," said Dr. Joel Saper, a neurologist at the Michigan Headache and Neurological Institute. ...

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Michigan Public School Health Insurance Costs Soar Above National Trends - Michigan Capitol Confidential
Posted yesterday.

Michigan Public School Health Insurance Costs Soar Above National Trends
Michigan Capitol Confidential
Nearly $2 billion is extracted from Michigan taxpayers to provide health insurance to school employees, or $1300 per pupil, and the rise in these costs ...


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You Can Thrive in Hard Times - Chiropractic Economics
Posted today (7 hours ago)

You Can Thrive in Hard Times
Chiropractic Economics
It was a lesson I learned from a chiropractor who practiced in Michigan in the 1970s. His town in Michigan is a little over an hour's drive from Detroit. ...


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Prepare your kids for school: Pens, paper, health coverage ... - Detroit Free Press
Posted on Sep 7, 2010 (3 days ago)

TopNews Arab Emirates
Prepare your kids for school: Pens, paper, health coverage ...
Detroit Free Press
Health insurance should be at the top of every parent's back-to-school list. Unfortunately, too many children in Michigan will arrive at the classroom this ...
Seven Millions Children Uninsured in US, Large Majority from Three StatesMedIndia

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Top 10 Hospital Stories of 2010 - Becker's Hospital Review
Posted today (2 hours ago)

Top 10 Hospital Stories of 2010
Becker's Hospital Review
Vanguard Health Systems announced plans to buy eight-hospital Detroit Medical Center, Michigan's largest healthcare system, for $1.4 billion while Cerberus ...

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US traffic fatalities fall to lowest level in 60 years - The Detroit News
Posted yesterday.

Seattle Post Intelligencer
US traffic fatalities fall to lowest level in 60 years
The Detroit News
In Michigan, the falloff was even steeper: 871 people died in state traffic crashes last year, an 11 percent reduction from 2008's death toll of 980. ...
LaHood: Nation's traffic deaths lowest since 1950The Detroit News

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Harvick rides remarkable turnabout into 2010 Chase - Richmond Times Dispatch
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Harvick rides remarkable turnabout into 2010 Chase
Richmond Times Dispatch
Kevin Harvick looks on while his crew works on the his car during practice for the Emory Healthcare 500 in Atlanta. By Paul Woody | TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF ...

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Michigan 10.0: Labor's new look in Muskegon County includes more white collars - Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com
Posted on Sep 7, 2010 (3 days ago)

Los Angeles Times
Michigan 10.0: Labor's new look in Muskegon County includes more white collars
Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com
But the service, government and healthcare sectors have continued to grow. Still, Muskegon County has dramatically fewer union workers than in the past, ...
Leaders say state workers unions still important, face big challengesLansing State Journal

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Molina Healthcare of Texas Begins Administering CHIP Program in Rural Areas - MarketWatch (press release)
Posted yesterday.

Molina Healthcare of Texas Begins Administering CHIP Program in Rural Areas
MarketWatch (press release)
The contract is held by Molina Healthcare of Texas's newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary, Molina Healthcare of Texas Insurance Company, which has been ...

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More government help needed in Michigan, nation - The Detroit News
Posted yesterday.

More government help needed in Michigan, nation
The Detroit News
So your unemployment insurance check is going to be even more critical. Budgeting is all about priorities. Congress can trim other areas, like wasteful ...

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Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency launches online problem resolution system - MLive.com
Posted on Sep 7, 2010 (3 days ago)

MLive.com
Michigan's Unemployment Insurance Agency launches online problem resolution system
MLive.com
Unemployed workers in Michigan can now get answers to questions about their unemployment claims by going online. “Our new Virtual Problem Resolution (ViPR) ...


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Ann Arbor school board receives 7 bids for superintendent search firm - AnnArbor.com
Posted today (8 hours ago)

The Ann Arbor Chronicle
Ann Arbor school board receives 7 bids for superintendent search firm
AnnArbor.com
Dave Comsa, the district's assistant superintendent for human resources and legal services, and Amy Osinski, the board secretary, opened the bids at a ...
Seven Submit Search Bids for SuperintendentThe Ann Arbor Chronicle

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Booster seats keep kids safe - UpperMichigansSource.com
Posted on Sep 8, 2010 (2 days ago)

Booster seats keep kids safe
UpperMichigansSource.com
NEGAUNEE TOWNSHIP -- Reports from the insurance industry say car booster seats are getting better at keeping kids safe while in the backseat. ...

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Public School Support Service Privatization Increases 8.0 Percent in Michigan - Mackinac Center for Public Policy
Posted today (2 hours ago)

Public School Support Service Privatization Increases 8.0 Percent in Michigan
Mackinac Center for Public Policy
"With school districts spending increasing amounts of money on health insurance and teacher salaries, more and more districts are turning to privatization ...

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Community Shores Reaches Agreement With Regulators - MarketWatch (press release)
Posted yesterday.

Community Shores Reaches Agreement With Regulators
MarketWatch (press release)
The Company serves businesses and consumers in the western Michigan counties of Muskegon and Ottawa from four branch offices. Community Shores Bank opened ...

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New health reform measures start - The Detroit News
Posted on Sep 5, 2010 (5 days ago)

New health reform measures start
The Detroit News
While Michigan's major insurers say the changes will have little, if any, impact on health care premiums, analysts say consumers can expect insurance rate ...

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Grant to help Michigan assess proposed insurance rate hikes - Detroit Free Press
Posted on Aug 18, 2010 (23 days ago)

Grant to help Michigan assess proposed insurance rate hikes
Detroit Free Press
A $1-million federal grant should give Michigan better oversight of proposed insurance rate hikes. The grant from the US Department of Health ...
Federal aid to keep state health insurance plans affordableSeer Press

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Women's Basketball to Hold Open Tryouts, Also Looking For Male Practice Players - WMUBroncos.com
Posted today (2 hours ago)

Women's Basketball to Hold Open Tryouts, Also Looking For Male Practice Players
WMUBroncos.com
These items, as well as a completed insurance form must be submitted prior to the tryout. Western Michigan is also looking for dedicated male ...


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New AMA Platform Will Include One-Stop Shop for EMR and Information Exchange ... - Chiropractic Economics
Posted today (7 hours ago)

New AMA Platform Will Include One-Stop Shop for EMR and Information Exchange ...
Chiropractic Economics
The platform is currently being beta tested in Michigan in collaboration with the Michigan State Medical Society. system and with the AMA™s new platform ...


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