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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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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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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Speech therapy could help save NHS cash :: INVESTMENT in speech and language therapy could help boost the Edinburgh economy by more than £10 million a year, a report has found. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
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Five diseases that are, thankfully, consigned to the past | Richard Sugg :: Richard III's roundworm was just one of the gruesome diseases that killed and maimed the British population through the agesThe news that Richard III suffered from roundworm reminds us how grateful we should be for the advances of modern sanitation and medicine. In both Richard's era and long after, rich and poor were horribly vulnerable to diseases that either killed you efficiently or made you wish you were dead.1. Sweating sicknessIf Richard had not died at Bosworth field in 1485, he might well have been struck down by this malady. First recorded in Shrewsbury in mid-April 1485, this terrifying new disease had reached London by 7 July. The sweating sickness resembled the more recent Ebola virus in its terrifying speed. It was to return to Britain in 1508, 1517, 1528, and 1551, and in 15...
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$1m thrown out of Bolivian plane :: Bolivian police seize $1m in a bag thrown by suspected drug dealers from low-flying plane in Santa Cruz province.
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How the FBI closed in on Silk Road suspect :: How the FBI closed in on Silk Road suspect
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VIDEO: What impact will 'earn or learn' have? :: The Prime Minister wants the under 25s to 'earn or learn', rather than opting for a life on benefits.
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Blankfein warns on US debt impasse :: After a meeting between US President Barack Obama and 15 heads of big firms, Goldman Sachs' boss Lloyd Blankfein warns that a failure to raise the nation's borrowing limit would be "extremely adverse".
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From NZ leader to U.N. heavyweight :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/eRa7y5E-s3c/index.html
Some Microsoft investors want Bill Gates gone - report :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/YXCV0t3cZE0/
5 problems with iOS 7, and how to fix them :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/uTMoLLlYMCA/index.html
ECB holds rates unchanged, not perturbed about US shutdown :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/wFbjq3eQ6lE/
Draghi says eurozone recovery 'weak' :: European Central Bank president Mario Draghi says the eurozone recovery is "weak", as the ECB holds interest rates at 0.5%.
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VIDEO: Steve Jobs' garage 'could be protected' :: The childhood home of the Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, could be declared as a protected historical site.
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Tourist season end means Spanish jobless rise :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/5KId2x8X4dw/
Energy bills rise 'due to new rules' :: Tens of thousands of elderly customers face a rise in their energy bills, after one of the UK's biggest suppliers withdraws a tariff for the over 60s.
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Airports target yawning passengers :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/PkzoP1bKQEk/index.html
Strong growth in UK housebuilding :: UK housebuilding activity grew last month at its fastest pace for almost a decade, according to a closely-watched survey.
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VIDEO: PM: Best-selling vodka is British :: David Cameron hit back at reported remarks from a Russian official that the UK was "just a small island that no-one pays attention to", as he listed landmarks in British history and culture.
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Work halted on World Cup stadium :: A Brazilian judge orders construction work to be halted on one of the football stadiums for the 2014 World Cup over concerns for workers' safety.
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