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Those who hate the nanny state should loathe abortion bill - The Virginian-Pilot
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Those who hate the nanny state should loathe abortion bill
The Virginian-Pilot
Still, I'm glad I stumbled across a clever message that's making the rounds this week, supposedly from a Virginia citizen to a legislator. It urges the General Assembly to “take vasectomies much more seriously.” In a thinly veiled reference to the ...

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McClellan: Start state health exchange now - Richmond Times Dispatch
Posted on Jan 28, 2012 (6 days ago)

McClellan: Start state health exchange now
Richmond Times Dispatch
It appears we are at that point now on the question of establishing a Virginia health benefits exchange, despite bipartisan support to move forward. In essence, a health insurance exchange is a marketplace for individuals and small businesses to ...

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Study: Vestex uniforms may play a role in decreasing MRSA transmission - Dentistry IQ
Posted on Feb 1, 2012 (3 days ago)

Study: Vestex uniforms may play a role in decreasing MRSA transmission
Dentistry IQ
A Virginia Commonwealth University study indicates Vestex fluid barrier/antimicrobial impregnated scrub uniforms, combined with good hand hygiene, may play a role in decreasing the risk of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) transmission ...


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Greenfire announces downtown construction plans - Durham Herald Sun
Posted on Feb 1, 2012 (3 days ago)

Greenfire announces downtown construction plans
Durham Herald Sun
The plans are to build the residential development on one acre of a two-acre piece of land it owns at the corner of Jackson and Willard streets, adjacent to the prominent NC Mutual Life Insurance Co. headquarters building. Construction is expected to ...

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Med School rug exhibition helps children - Yale Daily News
Posted on Jan 31, 2012 (4 days ago)

Med School rug exhibition helps children
Yale Daily News
By Mariana Lopez-Rosas Afghan rug sellers arrived at the School of Medicine this week for a two-day exhibition to promote cultural exchange and children's healthcare. On Monday and Tuesday mornings, the Zamani House of Heritage — a Virginia-based ...


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Come to the aid of small business - GoDanRiver.com
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Come to the aid of small business
GoDanRiver.com
One way to do that is to alleviate the burden of skyrocketing health insurance costs. Small businesses pay on average 18 percent more for health care than large corporations. If we want everyone to have quality coverage at an affordable price, ...


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Virginia Organizing calls on GA to move forward with health-benefits exchange - Augusta Free Press
Posted on Jan 18, 2012 (17 days ago)

Augusta Free Press
Virginia Organizing calls on GA to move forward with health-benefits exchange
Augusta Free Press
Several pieces of legislation on the creation of a Virginia Health Benefits Exchange will be considered in this year's General Assembly session. The statewide grassroots organization Virginia Organizing is asking legislators to move forward on the ...

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Duke LifePoint pledges $20 million to Virginia partner - Bizjournals.com
Posted on Jan 20, 2012 (15 days ago)

Duke LifePoint pledges $20 million to Virginia partner
Bizjournals.com
Duke LifePoint Healthcare is a step closer to finalizing its majority ownership of a Virginia-based company, announcing today a commitment to invest $20 million in capital improvements at Twin County Regional Hospital over the next 10 years.

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Virginia Man Accused of Faking Death to Get Insurance - Insurance Journal
Posted on Jan 18, 2012 (17 days ago)

Virginia Man Accused of Faking Death to Get Insurance
Insurance Journal
A Virginia man has been charged with faking his death to collect on a $750000 life insurance policy. A federal grand jury indicted 38-year-old Jamie Dwayne Long of Lunenberg on three mail fraud counts last week. US . Attorney Neil H. MacBride said that ...


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More trouble for Tetra - RichmondBizSense
Posted on Feb 2, 2012 (2 days ago)

RichmondBizSense
More trouble for Tetra
RichmondBizSense
Village Bank is foreclosing on parcels at four local sites that were once in the pipeline of the Tetra Companies, a Virginia Beach real estate investment firm that appears to have dissolved. Tetra popped up on the radars of state and federal ...


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Is Michigan's text messaging ban too narrow to deter cellphone use and ... - The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com
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The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com
Is Michigan's text messaging ban too narrow to deter cellphone use and ...
The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com
Insurance agencies say it doesn't address other dangerous, distracting cellphone uses. While both groups support the measure, they agree it might be time to look at expanding the ban to things like reading and writing emails, checking Facebook or ...

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Augusta Health community programs increase - Staunton News Leader
Posted on Feb 1, 2012 (3 days ago)

Augusta Health community programs increase
Staunton News Leader
Many health care providers across the country say Medicare fees are not keeping pace with the cost of care. Augusta Health calculated its community support data as part of a Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Associations report on the hospitals' impact ...

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VA Consumer Voices Works to Implement Healthcare Reform - NBC 29 News
Posted on Jan 18, 2012 (17 days ago)

VA Consumer Voices Works to Implement Healthcare Reform
NBC 29 News
A new self-proclaimed consumer voice coalition is working to implement federal healthcare reform laws in Virginia. The Affordable Care Act calls on states to create healthcare exchanges, where consumers can shop and compare insurance plans.
Health Care's Demise for Low-Income VirginiansExaminer.com

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Fallon takes lead in elder care - Worcester Telegram
Posted on Jan 29, 2012 (6 days ago)

Fallon takes lead in elder care
Worcester Telegram
WORCESTER — Fallon Community Health Plan has signed a contract with a Virginia-based health insurance provider to administer a program, similar to one developed by FCHP, that keeps elderly patients in their homes and out of nursing homes.


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Fauquier Hospital Improves Service to Physician Community and Patients with ... - PR Web (press release)
Posted on Jan 26, 2012 (9 days ago)

Fauquier Hospital Improves Service to Physician Community and Patients with ...
PR Web (press release)
Proficient Health is helping a Virginia-based healthcare organization use technology to streamline the processes used for clinical orders and scheduling. Today Proficient Health, a privately held company specializing in information technology solutions ...


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rising insurance costs 'painful' for school staff [Virginian - Pilot] - Insurance News Net (press release)
Posted on Jan 9, 2012 (26 days ago)

rising insurance costs 'painful' for school staff [Virginian - Pilot]
Insurance News Net (press release)
Not only are prospects bleak for a division pay raise in the new year, but Portsmouth Public Schools staff face whopping premiums on their employer- provided health insurance package starting this month. That's the view of Gail Pittman , a Virginia ...


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Factbox: The wealthy behind presidential campaign - Reuters
Posted on Feb 1, 2012 (3 days ago)

Factbox: The wealthy behind presidential campaign
Reuters
Donation: $750000 * Miguel Fernandez - chairman of MBF Healthcare Partners, a private equity firm. MBF Family Investments also donated to the Super PAC. Donation of each: $500000 * Bob Perry - Houston builder who was a major donor to Swift Boat ...

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American Courts: "Winners Keepers - Losers Weepers ?" - InjuryBoard.com
Posted on Feb 2, 2012 (2 days ago)

American Courts: "Winners Keepers - Losers Weepers ?"
InjuryBoard.com
Because our injured and disabled clients cannot afford to pay us (since they are out of work and confronted by large medical bills), they are understandably worried that they might have to pay for the Defendant's insurance company's lawyers, ...


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Chemical firm continues with litigation first filed in 1984 [Missouri Lawyers ... - Insurance News Net (press release)
Posted on Jan 10, 2012 (25 days ago)

Chemical firm continues with litigation first filed in 1984 [Missouri Lawyers ...
Insurance News Net (press release)
In the most recent resolution, Olin Corp. , a Virginia -based chemical firm with executive offices in Clayton , settled several claims against insurance carriers and won a $13 million bench verdict against its primary carrier, Insurance Co. of North ...


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Panetta: Navy will keep 11-carrier fleet amid cuts - The Virginian-Pilot
Posted on Jan 26, 2012 (8 days ago)

The Virginian-Pilot
Panetta: Navy will keep 11-carrier fleet amid cuts
The Virginian-Pilot
The Pentagon plans to increase health insurance fees and co-payments for retirees over the next five years. President Barack Obama will ask for a new Base Realignment and Closure Commission to select installations for closing. A Pentagon official noted ...

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Proposed bill would offer faculty benefits - University of Virginia The Cavalier Daily
Posted on Jan 25, 2012 (10 days ago)

Proposed bill would offer faculty benefits
University of Virginia The Cavalier Daily
John Edwards introduces legislation to subsidize education of university professors' dependents, attract faculty By Michelle Davis, Associate Editor on January 25, 2012 A Virginia lawmaker is pushing for legislation which aims to retain university ...

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Sometimes it's Comp and Sometimes it's not - InjuryBoard.com
Posted on Jan 29, 2012 (6 days ago)

Sometimes it's Comp and Sometimes it's not
InjuryBoard.com
An employee can be injured in a Virginia workplace mishap but be "barred" by what is know as "the Workers Compensation bar." This is not a place where you belly up for a stiff one or an association of occupational injury lawyers, but rather the ...


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CEO quietly withdraws from bank - Westfair Online
Posted on Jan 13, 2012 (21 days ago)

CEO quietly withdraws from bank
Westfair Online
The CEO of Darien Rowayton Bank Inc. quietly left the company last summer after just a year on the job to rejoin a Virginia-based consultancy he co-founded. Bert Knotts is back with Richmond, Va.-based Strategic Risk Associates LLC, ...


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Kriska captures employers' award - Brockville Recorder and Times
Posted on Feb 1, 2012 (3 days ago)

Kriska captures employers' award
Brockville Recorder and Times
The Truckload Carriers Association is a Virginia-based trade association focusing on the truckload segment of the motor carrier industry. The association represents dry van, refrigerated, flatbed and intermodal container carriers operating in the ...

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Pending Construction and Development Legislation in Virginia - JD Supra (press release)
Posted on Jan 24, 2012 (11 days ago)

Pending Construction and Development Legislation in Virginia
JD Supra (press release)
Include proposed changes in transportation funding, public procurement requirments and preferences, mechanic's liens, insurance requirements, licensing and defective drywall. Construction Contracting and Litigation From Project Concept to Project ...


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