Rx for Job Creation
“One way to define wisdom is the ability to see, into the future, the consequences of your choices in the present. That ability can give you a completely different perspective… Read More
Healthcare
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Healthcare
Obamacare-Style Health Law Introduced in Alabama House
“People’s [health] premiums are getting higher. Their deductibles are soaring. And their choices are dwindling.” These were the words of U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan at a recent press conference… Read More
Healthcare
Governor Offers Suggestions to Fix ObamaCare
Governor Robert Bentley has responded to a congressional request to recommend changes to the Affordable Care Act in an effort to improve quality and affordability in health insurance markets and… Read More
Healthcare
Healthcare Complexities Challenge Improvements to Care and Cost Reduction
BIRMINGHAM – Challenges to the three legs of health care were expertly explained by a hospital administrator, a leading health insurance company executive, and a physician at the Business Council… Read More
Healthcare
Survey: ACA rollout is unhealthy for manufacturers.
Skyrocketing health care costs and the botched rollout of the Affordable Care Act are potentially unhealthy for manufacturers in the United States, a new survey by the National Association of… Read More
Healthcare
BCA-Endorsed Free Webinar on Diabetes is Scheduled for Wednesday Afternoon
A leader in diabetes care and a health plan company have scheduled a free webinar Wednesday to discuss with employers and interested parties the prevalence and cost of diabetes, screening… Read More
Education
BCA Policy Committees Draft the 2014 Legislative Session Agenda
Business Council of Alabama policy committee members drafted the BCA’s legislative agenda for the 2014 legislative session during the 2013 Committee Leadership Days conference at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover,… Read More
Healthcare
Study Says State Medicaid Expansion Could Create Up to 52,000 New Jobs
Expanding Medicaid to increase the number of people eligible for the state-federal insurance plan could create between 24,600 and 52,000 new jobs over seven fiscal years, increase payroll by an… Read More
Healthcare
Kaiser Foundation releases video on health insurance changes
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation has released a video explaining the changes to health insurance under the Affordable Care Act: The YouToons Get Ready for Obamacare: Health Insurance Changes… Read More
Healthcare
Children’s of Alabama Expansion in Birmingham Gets Energy and Environmental Design Award
The U.S. Green Building Council has recognized Children’s of Alabama’s Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children in Birmingham for its energy conservation expansion that opened a year ago this month. The… Read More