Could Healthcare Employees Move to a Six-Hour Work Day?
Several healthcare institutions in Sweden have begun to implement six-hour work days for their employees. The experiment launched in February was aimed at reducing the average work day from eight to six hours in...
9/11 First Responders Fight for Benefits on Capitol Hill
As the rest of America revisited the events of September 11, the first responders so often lauded as the heroes of that day have in many ways never been able to leave it behind. The...
Study: Tips for Improving Student Health and Learning
New findings from the Education Commission of the States (ECS) have highlighted a definite link between student wellness and learning in the classroom. According to the August 2015 study titled, “Health barriers to learning...
The Current State of Healthcare Reform
Healthcare reform is one of the most polarizing topics among U.S. citizens. Some people think the entire healthcare system should be scrapped and rebuilt from the ground up. Others think the system needs a...
Netflix Offers Unlimited Maternity Leave for New Parents
Netflix has introduced an unlimited leave policy for new moms and dads. Thanks to the new initiative, parents can now take off as much time as they need during the first year after their...
Insurance Providers Merge, Change U.S. Healthcare Market
The recent news that Anthem, California’s largest healthcare provider, will purchase insurance giant Cigna for nearly $50 billion caps off an extended period of mergers among America’s biggest healthcare companies. Earlier in July, a deal...
Healthcare and Higher Education Facing Similar Challenges
When it comes to financial implications, healthcare and higher education are alike in many ways. Both grapple with skyrocketing prices, decreasing public funding and ire from consumers who find their pocketbooks are stretched thinner...
Protecting the Players – The NBA and GE Healthcare Join Forces
The NBA and GE Healthcare have announced an agreement to promote orthopedic and sports medicine research as they look to improve the health and playing longevity of professional athletes. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said...
Study Says A Lack of Education is as Dangerous as Smoking
The absence of education can be crippling in the long-term, as can smoking a pack of cigarettes a day. Until recently, there was never a link between the two. However, a July 2015 study...
Pennsylvania First State to Offer ObamaCare Backup Plan
Pennsylvania is the first state to announce a plan to save people’s ObamaCare support money. The Obama administration is currently reviewing the application from the state, which is requesting to set up its own...