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Recent Articles from Marjolijn Bijlefeld
Caution ahead
This year was expected to be a rough one for employers, following predictions of a coming tidal wave of costly employee lawsuits and labor complaints powered by the COVID-19 pandemic and last year’s racial justice protests. So far, though, that onslaught of litigation hasn’t materialized. Why not? Partly because the pandemic itself closed courts for […]
Making connections
Focused Ultrasound Foundation helps startups find investment and expertise
Not just for humans
Veterinary school uses new technology to treat cancers in dogs
A health-care access challenge
How would underserved regions adapt to Medicaid expansion?
A ranking spanking
Virginia seeks to regain its status as the top state for business
Two Virginias
New efforts aim to shrink the economic gap between urban and rural regions
What’s working?
Project seeks to reveal effective treatments that reduce unnecessary spending
Welcome to the neighborhood
You might not think the Fredericksburg region has any link to Boston, but it does.
Health-care reform
A program called Commonwealth Coordinated Care Plus (CCC Plus) was launched by the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS).
Consolidated care
Rising costs, declining payments prompt nonprofit hospitals to seek partners
Individual rates rising
Health insurers still learning about enrollees gained through the Affordable Care Act.
Health insurance is seen shifting to a business-to-consumer model
Health insurance is moving from an employer-based, business-to-business model to more of a business-to-consumer model.
Physician network looking for ways to improve care
Sentara Quality Care Network is looking at how providers can improve care and where the gaps are.
Flexibility and sabbaticals
Virginia Business Best Places to Work: TOP LARGE EMPLOYER - Ryan LLC
Hospitals cope with cuts, uncertainty as health reform takes effect
Many hospitals and doctors expected an expansion of Medicaid under the ACA to offset some of these cuts. But, for now, all Virginia’s health-care industry has is “a definite ‘maybe’ from the General Assembly,” says Laurens Sartoris, president of the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association.
Are we in or out?
Where does Virginia stand on expanding Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act? Well, the state hasn’t yet said yes, but it hasn’t said no, either
Weighing the payoff
For many graduates, the income they earn their first year out of school is a key factor in paying off college loans and launching their careers.
