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Kids' health care costs rising

May 21st, 2012

A child's chronic illness can strain a family emotionally and financially — and children represent the fastest growing health care spending group in America, according to a new report…….click here to continue reading

Employment Rising as Health Care Eclipses Factories With Aging Americans

February 1st, 2012

The aging of America may be good for the U.S. labor market…….click here to continue reading

Resist temptation to cut health care

November 16th, 2011

A leaner federal budget might seem like the prescription of the day for the nation’s fiscal problems, but in our corner of America, the solution is not so simple…….click here to continue reading

Could Health Care Cuts Curtail Fastest Growing Jobs Sector?

November 12th, 2011

As the Super Committee combs the federal budget for health savings, potential cuts to health aide providers could also curtail one of America’s fastest growing job sectors. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects job growth for home health aides to increase by 46 percent according………click here to continue reading

Letters to the Editor – Weekly Issue of June 27, 2011

June 27th, 2011

Readers write on America’s health-care reform fantasies and question the focus on elite vacations in a recent Monitor cover story…….click here to continue reading