The Virginia Port Authority (VPA)
The Virginia Port Authority (VPA) is Virginia’s leading agency for maritime commerce. Included in the state’s transportation secretariat, the VPA owns and/or operates six general cargo facilities on...
View ArticleEmployer Engagement in Health Innovation Can Be A Game Changer
On Monday, the US Supreme Court began hearing arguments onthe future of the Obama Administration’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA);a case that many believe will result in a historic...
View ArticleSmall business shuns health care tax credit
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — A tax credit meant to help millions of small businesses afford health coverage for their employees was claimed by only 170,300 last year, a government watchdog has found. The...
View ArticleInsurers forcing patients to pay more for costly specialty drugs
Thousands of patients in California and across the nation who take expensive prescription drugs every month for cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and other ailments are facing sticker shock at the pharmacy....
View ArticleDo wellness incentive plans really reduce costs?
Corporate America has jumped on the wellness trend with both feet, but is it a leap worth taking? Germany has more experience with wellness incentives, so researchers affiliated with the Commonwealth...
View ArticleHealthcare costs to rise 7.5 percent in 2013: report
(Reuters) – The cost of healthcare services is expected to rise 7.5 percent in 2013, more than three times the projected rates for inflation and economic growth, according to an industry research...
View ArticleInnovation is key to controlling health care costs, speakers say
Virginia’s Secretary of Health and Human Resources said he hears the same question wherever he goes. “The question I am asked most is … what are you going to do when the Supreme Court rules” on the...
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