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The Town of Wethersfield and Direct Energy announced Monday they're offering residents and small businesses the opportunity to enroll in the first co-branded residential and commercial electricity offer in the State of Connecticut.

Vigilan, provider of software for better senior living, announced today 10 new continuing education courses for assisted living community administrators. These courses--developed and taught by Christian Mason, chairman and CEO of Vigilan, ...

NewsRadio 1020 KDKA and Dollar Energy Fund, Inc. are teaming up for the 2010 "Warmathon," a 31-hour live broadcast from the PPG Wintergarden on February 11th & 12th. The Warmathon will support Dollar Energy Fund's Hardship Program and ...

Pfizer's Bad Political Bet The Wall Street Journal The sight of ObamaCare on life support has many Democrats disappointed. It could be worse. They could be Pfizer CEO Jeffrey Kindler (Kimberley Strassel, 2/4). The Verizon Wireless Cure The Christian Science Monitor Are health insurance company employees just meaner and more greedy than those who provide cellphone service ...

Health Affairs: Prices Don't Drive Regional Medicare Spending Variations - "Per capita Medicare spending is more than twice as high in New York City and Miami than in places like Salem, Oregon...

Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., won a $300-million Medicaid bonus for her state during health overhaul negotiations, spawning a wave of criticism that Democratic leaders needed to make the so-called "Louisiana purchase" to secure her support for their reform bill. On Thursday, she defended the action, saying during a Senate floor speech, "I make no apologies for leading this effort...

Medicaid costs in many states are expanding deficits while lawmakers and the public struggle to keep up with the growth in health costs.NJBIZ reports, New Jersey's budget deficit has grown $170 million to $180 million because of Medicaid costs, according to a legislative budget officer. "Savings in the Medicaid program that were projected for this year have not materialized, according to David J...

The New York Times reports that Democrats are trying to address some health coverage considerations in their jobs bill even as they grasp "for ideas to keep alive their health care legislation." Negotiators on the Senate Finance Committee may be close to a jobs agreement...

Kaiser Health News staff writer Phil Galewitz reports on a federal study released yesterday. Its findings offered the following message regarding previously uninsured children: "Just because Congress hasn't passed a health overhaul bill doesn't mean there hasn't been any expansion of health coverage" (Kaiser Health News). Read entire story...

CHICAGO - A new study says a woman's chance of having a child with autism increases as she ages. It also says the risk may be less with older dads than previously thought. University of California at Davis researcher Janie Shelton is the lead author.