Nurses long hours could pose safety risk to patients
From Newsmax Many new nurses work long hours, put in overtime and hold down second jobs, all factors that could jeopardize patient safety and their own well-being, a new study suggests. A number of forces have affected nurses and the…
Student: Medical bankruptcies may not be as common as thought
Medical bills can push patients over the financial cliff, but a new study says this may not happen as often as previous research suggests. Hospitalizations cause only about 4 percent of personal bankruptcies among non-elderly U.S. adults, according to an…
Starbucks chairman’s message re Trump Immigration Executive Order
Message from Howard Schultz to Starbucks Partners: Living our values in uncertain times Starbucks chairman and CEO sent the following message to all partners (employees) on January 29, 2017 Dear partners, I write to you today with deep concern, a…
Trump promises his Obamacare replacement plan will cover all, report says
By Tami Luhby, From CNN (CNN)President-elect Donald Trump is putting the finishing touches on an Obamacare replacement plan that aims to provide “insurance for all,” he told The Washington Post. Also, he will demand that drug companies negotiate directly with…
Donald Trump’s shocking victory is defying all of the doomsday markets predictions that preceded it
By Bob Bryan From Business Insider Before Tuesday’s US presidential election, there were many dire warnings about the stock market’s reaction to a President Donald Trump. Analysts and economists expected markets to fall. Justin Wolfers at the Brookings Institutionmodeled a…
Justices show sharp divide in religious challenge to contraceptives
By Marcia Coyle, From The National Law Journal The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared evenly divided over religious nonprofits’ claim that they are entitled to an outright exemption from providing contraceptive health insurance to their female employees under the…
Obama cracking down on tax cheats
By Jonah Bennett From Daily Caller Arriving 18 months late on the scene, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) came into effect this week in an effort to crack down on tax dodgers funneling money outside the country, the…