27-Sep-2013 20:58

Susan Levine, executive director of the state's largest hospice provider, said the process has been painful.

"I think people's lives and jobs are a whole lot more important than anything," she said. "All we do is take care of people, so to have to separate people from their jobs in an economy that's already squirrelly is extremely painful for us."

The cuts are a… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
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US to reach debt limit by 17 October :: The US government will reach its debt limit by 17 October unless Congress acts soon, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew warns.
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279-year-old newspaper goes digital :: Lloyd's List, the shipping industry newspaper that started out pinned to a London coffee shop wall in 1734, will be online only by the end of the year.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24272336#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Samsung to make curved smartphone :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/TMZZ6cJSKIY/index.html

Tax hikes and spending cuts star in French budget :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/A2vwKr2wu0w/

European markets at close: 25.09.2013 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/JCkfN-1Z_Bg/

Miliband hits back at energy firms :: The Labour leader warns energy firms he would "take action" against them if they try to defy his planned price freeze.
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Why oil is where Iran feels the pain :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/0foOtR3H78M/index.html

Energy bills: Where does my money go? :: Why is my gas and electricity bill more than £1,000?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24238708#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Coca-Cola's clean water initiative :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/8R7HyDIpsWM/intv-harlow-muhtar-kent-clean-water.cnn.html

Why strippers love U.N. meeting :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/ZBeOKRia7f4/dnt-un-nyc-strip-clubs.wpix.html

BlackBerry battles for survival :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/eh3N_IHqfYM/qmb-blackberrys-battle.cnn.html

Finding paradise in retirement :: The BBC's Ashleigh Nghiem speaks to Ivy Singh about turning her retirement plans into a successful business and setting up a farm in crowded Singapore.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24106220#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

The art of selling luxury goods :: How one gemstone firm boosted both output and prices
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24222483#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Regenerative Medicine, Global Aging Were Hot Topics At Life Science Conference in Stockholm :: Aging is a huge economic problem and it is hitting the bottom line in every country. The older the population, the more healthcare it consumes. This puts a big burden on society and on the global economy. What is the medical community doing about it? (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
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Fed tapering -- like tailoring? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/oGQ78GQ4izQ/fed-tapering-tailoring-quest-explain-pkg.cnn.html

BlackRock CEO: Taper now :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/rZ8Vn5n58ik/fed-reserve-tapering-larry-fink-intv.cnn.html

Capturing China's e-commerce :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/fnxFi5M-5p0/index.html

This is how we pick Fed chief? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/AoBJ_amno3U/index.html

New jet takes on Boeing and Airbus :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/qVyNokXn_xI/index.html

NHS set to miss £20 billion savings target :: 18 Sep 2013





The NHS will struggle to meet its target of delivering £20 billion in productivity improvements by 2015 according to The King's Fund's latest quarterly monitoring report.Only 1 in 10 (10 per cent) of NHS finance directors surveyed for the report rated the chances of meeting the target as better than 50/50. The majority (56 per cent) identified a high or very high risk that the target will not be met, while a third (34 per cent) rated the likelihood of success as 50/50.The survey – which this quarter includes finance leads from clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) as well as trust finance directors – highlights the growing pressures on NHS providers. Only a third (33 per cent) of trusts surveyed expect to meet their cost improvement targets for 20...
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