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Sep 30, 2013, 11:39 ET
Scripps CEO: It's not all about Oct. 1
With the launch of California's new health insurance exchange Oct. 1, Scripps President and CEO Chris Van Gorder is making the case for calm,... -
Sep 30, 2013, 11:33 ET
NEW POLL: Majority of Allegan County Voters Oppose Prescription Only PSE Requirements
The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) released the following statement today on a recent poll of Allegan County, Michigan,... -
Sep 30, 2013, 10:31 ET
Millions of People Expected to use Health Insurance Marketplaces in 2014
New online tools will empower thousands of people touched by cancer as implementation of the Affordable Care Act continues. The Patient... -
Sep 30, 2013, 10:24 ET
AFER Joins Bostic v. Rainey, the Federal Constitutional Challenge to Virginia's Discriminatory Marriage Amendment
The American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER), the sole sponsor of the landmark federal constitutional challenge that eliminated... -
Sep 30, 2013, 09:45 ET
Linde lauds Congress' bipartisan passage of helium legislation critical to healthcare and high-tech manufacturing
Linde North America praised both the U.S Senate and House of Representatives for showing bipartisanship in approving legislation to... -
Sep 30, 2013, 08:30 ET
LaserLock Technologies Applauds the U.S. House Passage of the Drug Quality and Security Act
LaserLock Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: LLTI), a company involved in authenticating products and people, today expressed its support of the Drug... -
Sep 30, 2013, 08:30 ET
Wolverine Worldwide Applauds Federal Legislation That Strengthens U.S. Footwear Manufacturing
Wolverine Worldwide (NYSE: WWW) today praised the House Armed Services Committee's proposed legislation directing the Department of Defense to... -
Sep 30, 2013, 08:20 ET
Official Statement: Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense In America Reacts To New York Times Report On Underreporting Of Child Shooting Deaths
Based on an expose in Sunday's New York Times suggesting that so-called "accidental" shooting deaths of American children are radically... -
Sep 30, 2013, 06:00 ET
Ambetter de Sunshine Health obtiene aprobación para participar en el mercado de seguros de salud de Florida
Sunshine State Health Plan (Sunshine Health), anunció hoy que obtuvo aprobación de la Oficina de Regulación de Seguros de... -
Sep 30, 2013, 06:00 ET
Ambetter from Sunshine Health Receives Approval to Participate in Florida Health Insurance Marketplace
Sunshine State Health Plan (Sunshine Health) announced today that it has received approval from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation and... -
Sep 28, 2013, 21:58 ET
Governor Brown Signs California Industrial Hemp Farming Act Legalizing Hemp Farming Under State Law
Vote Hemp and the Hemp Industries Association (HIA), the nation's leading hemp grassroots advocacy organization and industry trade group,... -
Sep 27, 2013, 15:12 ET
Buckeye Community Health Plan Receives Approval to Participate in Ohio Health Insurance Marketplace
Buckeye Community Health Plan announced today that it has received approval from the Ohio Department of Insurance and the Centers for Medicare... -
Sep 27, 2013, 14:30 ET
Campaign to Fix the Debt Reacts to Senate Passage of the Continuing Resolution
The following is a statement from Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix... -
Sep 27, 2013, 13:00 ET
National, State, County Dignitaries Gather Throughout State of Pennsylvania to Launch Hundreds into AmeriCorps Service
AmeriCorps, sponsored by PennSERVE, Governor Tom Corbett's Office of Citizen Service, today launched 1,000 volunteers into year-long service to... -
Sep 27, 2013, 12:30 ET
NCPA Urges Passage of Compounding Reform, Drug Security Bill
The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) today endorsed The Drug Quality and Security Act in letters to House and Senate leaders... -
Sep 27, 2013, 11:40 ET
EIA Statement Responding To Federal Authorities Executing Search Warrant Of Lumber Liquidators
According to news sources, federal authorities from the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in... -
Sep 27, 2013, 11:30 ET
The Illinois Network of Charter Schools Responds to the Chicago Teachers Pension Fund to Clarify Issues Regarding Pension Requirements for Chicago Charter Public Schools
In the wake of recent questions about charter school pension obligations, the Illinois Network of Charter Schools continues to seek clarity... -
Sep 27, 2013, 11:00 ET
More Than 7,000 U.S. and Canadian Local Governments Contacted About Traffic Fines, Outstanding Tickets
In an annual effort to help address outstanding fines for traffic, parking and toll violations by car rental customers, Enterprise Holdings has... -
Sep 27, 2013, 09:50 ET
Market Disruption Imminent as Hospitals and Physicians Aggressively Adopt Patient Portal Technology
Approximately 50 percent of U.S. hospitals and 40 percent of U.S. physicians in ambulatory practice possess some type of patient portal... -
Sep 27, 2013, 08:40 ET
USTPAC Commends UN Human Rights Chief's Challenge to Sri Lankan Government to Prosecute Perpetrators or Face International Inquiry in March 2014
United States Tamil Political Action Council (USTPAC) thanks UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay and her team for their...
