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That’s according to recently released county-level health rankings compiled by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. The 2018 report showed Reno County ranking worse than state averages on 20 of the 34 health outcomes measured, with the overall quality of life in the county ranking 80th overall…

May 01– University of Minnesota law professor Richard Painter, once an ethics lawyer under a Republican president, said Monday in launching a U.S. Senate bid as a Democrat that the main target of his campaign would be President Donald Trump. “I am going to fight alongside Minnesotans and Americans to do what is right to save our democracy from Donald Trump,” Painter…

The group’s organizers, who are aiming to expand Medicaid and provide health care to 62,000 uninsured Idahoans through their Medicaid for Idaho petition drive, plan to submit today and Tuesday more than 60,000 signatures they’ve gathered to get the measure on the November ballot. These residents earn too much money to qualify for Medicaid and too little to be…

Better off than America’s ailing press freedom, which came into April like a wounded duck, struggling for altitude amid all the stray potshots, and ended the month flat on its back, bill-deep in Washington swampwater and desperately gasping for air. The real tragedy is that the deepest wounds didn’t come from the barrel bombs of truth that comedian Michelle Wolf…

April 30– A series of government surveys prompted by a botched surgery more than one year ago have steadily revealed a series of problems, ranging from drug theft to lax incident reporting, at Palomar Medical Center Escondido and its downtown Escondido campus. What started with an examination of the nearly $1 billion hospital’s surgical services has…

April 30– The Ohio Department of Medicaid today officially submitted its request to create the first ever work requirements in the state. The new work requirements, if approved by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, would require those covered by Medicaid expansion to either have a job for at least 20 hours per week, be looking for work, or…

For more stories from northern Michigan’s economic engine click here to read Momentum in its entirety online. TRAVERSE CITY– Northwest Lower Michigan’s population is getting older, and local health care providers are bracing for rapidly increasing demand for services. The number of people on Earth aged 65 or older is projected to grow from an estimated 524…

In 2016, voters approved a 3 percent surtax earmarked for public education, but Republicans in the Legislature thwarted its implementation as written. A coalition led by the progressive Maine People’s Alliance has proposed the creation of a new Home Care Universal Trust Fund and collected enough signatures to put the issue on the November ballot.

April 30– AUGUSTA, Maine– Supporters of Medicaid expansion sued Maine on Monday to force state officials to implement the voter-approved law that has been held up by Gov. The lawsuit against the Maine Department of Health and Human Services was filed Monday in Kennebec County Superior Court by Maine Equal Justice Partners, a progressive anti-poverty group,…

April 30– Jacksonville State University is eligible for federal aid for the March 19 tornado, but when and how much money the campus will receive is still unknown. “Jacksonville State University is part of that declaration,” said Yasamie Richardson, spokeswoman for the Alabama Emergency Management Agency. Richardson said FEMA representatives would be meeting…

Today, LIBERTY Dental Plan announced that it was selected as the dental administrator by Empire BlueCross BlueShield HealthPlus. “We look forward to working with Empire and providing Empire Medicaid, Child Health Plus and Essential Plan consumers with high-quality, efficient dental services,” said Amir Neshat, DDS founder and Chief Executive Officer of…

April 30– Veronica Villeneuve has joined UBS Financial Services and Karl Nikodym Wealth Management Group as a wealth strategy associate. Financial Advisor and Chief Compliance Officer Kimberly Foster of Laraway Financial Advisors Inc. recently earned the Chartered Financial Consultant designation from the American College of Financial Services.

MEDNAX, Inc., the national health solutions partner specializing in neonatology, anesthesiology, radiology, maternal-fetal medicine, other pediatric services, and management services, today reported earnings of $0.68 per diluted share for the three months ended March 31, 2018. On a non-GAAP basis, MEDNAX reported Adjusted EPS of $0.89.

Bragar Eagel& Squire, P.C. is investigating potential claims against Health Insurance Innovations, Inc.. On September 11, 2017, Seeking Alpha published an article asserting that: in June 2017, the Company was rejected for licensure in its home state of Florida, as the regulator uncovered multiple undisclosed legal actions against multiple Health Insurance…

PEMBROKE, Bermuda _ Blue Capital Reinsurance Holdings Ltd. on Monday reported first-quarter profit of $500,000. On a per-share basis, the Pembroke, Bermuda- based company said it had net income of 6 cents. Blue Capital shares have fallen 4 percent since the beginning of the year.

IRA Financial Group, the leading provider of solo 401 plans for self-employed and small business owners, has experienced strong demand from self-employed individuals and small business owners in 2018 seeking to establish self-directed solo 401 plans. The growing popularity of the solo 401 plan can be attributed to the following main factors: high annual…

–In its 2017 Social Responsibility Report released today, Health Care Service Corporation, the nation’s largest customer-owned health insurer, highlighted the work of its employees to make a positive impact in the lives of members and their communities and maintain a strong, caring, inclusive and ethical culture of excellence. “We live our values every…

MOSES LAKE– In the two weeks since the Moses Lake School District’s SafeSchools Alert web site has gone live, the district has gotten two tips. “Within five minutes of getting that, we had a follow up plan,” Meek told members of the Moses Lake School Board Thursday evening. The SafeSchools Alert site was created free of charge for the district by its insurer, Clear Risk…

April 30– The U.S. Department of Education will give Texas school districts and private schools ravaged by Hurricane Harvey $89.4 million. The money comes from Congress’ $2.5 billion appropriation to help students affected by various natural disasters last year including the California wildfires and Hurricane Irma. California’s eduation department has…