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- Arrested development: after the tobacco ad ban, food and drink firms faced pressure from health campaigners, and downsizing dominated the headlines, with job losses, a tabloid Indy and Times, and a merged ITV. 2003 was also the year we said farewell to Fa
- Marketers have always known that as soon as a ban on tobacco advertising became reality, as it did earlier this year, then the freedom to advertise would be questioned in other sectors. That is proving to be the case--health campaigners are now turning th Marketers...
- Research articles 2003-12-18
- Pizza Hut, pols duel over health mandate; chain: job loss in inevitable - politicians
- WASHINGTON -- In a political fight that began as a shot in the newspapers and escalated to a shoot-out on Capitol Hill, Pizza Hut stuck to its no-mandate guns.
- Research articles 1994-08-01
- Boost Your Income on the Verge of Retirement
- Before the recession stormed in, Dan and Barbara Hoffa could see nothing but smooth sailing ahead. But now Dan is unemployed, Barbara's income has been slashed, and their comfortable $2 million nest egg has been crushed. Dan plans to file for Social Security in August 2010, when he...
- Articles 2009-09-15
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- Winners and Losers in the New Job Market
- The fall of Lehman and the broader financial crisis have transformed the job market. Among the consequences: Women are now better off than men and part-time is the new full-time. Here's how you can succeed in the new economic order. But it’s not the sheer numbers of jobs shed...
- Articles 2009-09-15
- The New Job Market: Who Wins and Who Loses?
- Recession, government spending, and demographics are transforming the workforce right before your eyes. To protect your career, make sure you're on the right side of history. If history is any guide, unemployment will continue to rise after the recession bottoms out, according to Steve Hipple, an economist with the...
- Articles 2009-06-24
- Want to Reform Health Care? Improve the Workplace
- According to the World Health Organization, the U.S. spends by far the most per capita on health care but by most measures ranks not even in the top 30 countries in terms of health-care outcomes. If we want to improve Americans' health and reduce our...
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- Senator Edward Kennedy: A Tireless Legislator And Courageous Man
- Editor's Note: During his 47 years in the Senate, the late Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts was a lion of U.S. health care and health policy. We at Health Affairs, along with much of the rest of America, grieve at his passing. We recently asked Democratic and Republican politicians, policy...
- News items 2009-08-27
- Fear of job loss keeps workers on picket line at St. Louis meat-cutter maker.
- By Gregory Cancelada, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 30--Workers at meat-cutter manufacturer Kasco Corp. aren't striking over health care or wages. Worried their jobs will eventually go to Mexico, about 30 workers have been picketing for the last...
- Research articles 2004-10-30
- Healthcare Roundup: More Uninsured, Cardinal Layoffs, Device Makers' Angst, GE and Intel's Big Plans, and More
- Health care loses customers â€" Health care is thought to be less subject to economic fluctuations than other industries, because people always get sick. But, since November 2007, 3.7 million American adults--500,000 of them in Californiaâ€"have lost their health insurance, according to a report from UC Berkeley’s Center for Labor...
- Blog posts 2009-04-02
- Some things you should know about those unemployment numbers
- The Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its monthly Employment Situation report this morning, and you've surely already seen the headlines about 524,000 in job losses and a 7.2% employment rate. But I thought it would be helpful to go through the basics, as in times like these lots of people...
- News items 2009-08-07
- COBRA Proposal Could Counteract Loss of Coverage
- In the economic stimulus package passed by two committees of the U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 22 is a provision that could have a significant, long-range impact on health care if it’s included in the final version of the bill approved by Congress. The House Ways...
- Blog posts 2009-01-24
- According to a recent McKinsey & Co. study, four in 10 retired workers were forced from their jobs earlier than they had expected due to health problems or lost employment
- According to a recent McKinsey & Co. study, four in 10 retired workers were forced from their jobs earlier than they had expected due to health problems or lost employment. Of those retiring early, 47% cited health reasons and 44% cited job losses, while 9% indicated that they had to...
- Research articles 2006-07-01
- 7.5% Payroll Tax Will Devastate California's Small Business Economy
- Should California Really Rely on One Economist? SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Legislative leaders announced today a 7.5% employer mandate, well above the 4% payroll tax proposed by the Governor that will lead to nothing more than businesses closing and job loss. None of the health care reform proposals guarantee that...
- Research articles 2007-05-16
- Irrational Exuberance over Electronic Medical Records?
- When President-elect Obama outlined his economic stimulus package earlier this month, he emphasized the need to invest in the healthcare system's infrastructure by pushing for electronic health records EHR, nationwide: "We will make sure that every doctor's office and hospital in this country is using cutting edge technology and electronic...
- News items 2009-08-07
- CIOs Expect Hiring Gains in Q1 2010
- Health care IT application development is expected to see the largest gains in project funding and hiring in 2010. However, network and Windows administration continue to be cited as the skills most in demand, which is consistent with hiring reports in 2009.The first quarter of 2010 will see some minor...
- News items 2009-12-02
- Reducing and Managing Workplace Absenteeism
- Productivity loss due to absenteeism is a serious and growing challenge. In the United States, the annual cost to employers for time lost due to accidents is almost $100 billion, and other unscheduled worker absences costs even more. Absence management is a growing body of knowledge and experience that managers...
- Articles 2007-03-27
- Lower Your Taxes: 10 Moves to Make Now
- Don?t wait until December to look for ways to trim your 2009 taxes. That will be too late to take advantage of some key tax breaks that require a little time to implement. So start making these moves now ? before it?s too late to claim the write-offs on your...
- Articles 2009-11-02
- Benefits Going to Waste? Here's How to Cash In
- Every year, American workers leave thousands of dollars on the table by not maxing out their benefits. Just in time for this year?s enrollment period, we offer suggestions for taking full advantage of your employer?s offerings ? everything from 401k matches to gym membership reimbursements. Here?s how the numbers add...
- Articles 2009-10-29
- Taking a Career Break
- It will probably not surprise you that there is a “workaholics” Web site. Given today’s corporate climate and the pace of change in the marketplace, people are working harder than ever before. In early 2007, MSNBC published an article about more and more workers “opting out of the rat race.”...
- Articles 2007-02-28
- Cobra Ache
- This year the number of Americans who signed up for Cobra, the health plan that covers you for 18 months after you lose your job, doubled to 3 million. This might seem a boon to health plans that are losing so many members to layoffs. Yet this is one enrollment...
- News items 2009-10-15
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