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UPMC-Highmark spat should kickstart ‘charity’ reform

Finally, Gov. Tom Corbett has weighed in on the UPMC/Highmark split. Last week, he said the impasse between the two health care giants “deeply concerns” him, and that without a prompt solution he would begin working with the Legislature on a state-mandated solution. Otherwise, millions of Highmark-insured people in the region will have to switch carriers or be priced out of UPMC’s doctors and hospitals.

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Middle-class life harder to achieve, keep by John Faherty on Nov. 27, 2011, under Arizona Republic News

Jamaar Williams grew up right in the middle of the middle class.

His parents had secure government jobs. The family had a home in Glendale, health care, a retirement plan and always a little bit of discretionary income.

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GALLIPOLIS — A case against a former Gallipolis attorney charged with theft of $9,670 in insurance money has been dismissed in the Gallia County Court of Common Pleas.

A journal entry filed on November 17 and signed by Presiding Judge P. Randall Knece and Special Prosecutor Melinda Kowalski of the Ohio Attorney General’s Office states that the 2010 case against John R. Lentes, 56, Crown City, be dismissed without prejudice.

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Hospitals increasingly need a new kind of specialist on call: data security experts.

Health care institutions are particularly vulnerable to data breaches because of factors that include stringent federal and state regulations, widespread dissemination of patient data and a growing black market for patient medical information.

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    Early on, it was a commonly asked question Saturday in the press box at Bronco Stadium for Boise State’s game against Wyoming. Whether it was Kellen Moore’s last pick-6 (2009 against Louisiana Tech), last scoreless first quarter for BSU (10 games ago, vs. Utah in the Las Vegas Bowl) or last time BSU had a hail-mary touchdown to take a halftime lead (beats me) the one question this corner wanted to know was this:

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UNEMPLOYMENT Willingness to work may not be enough

It’s so easy for certain people who are employed to stereotype or cast aspersions upon the unemployed. Such is the case with local business consultant Terry Larkin (”Hard luck and hard times, or hard work?” Business Forum, Nov. 21).

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Nov. 27–OCEAN SPRINGS — Some Coast churches are finding nontraditional settings help them reach people who may be uncomfortable with stained-glass windows, pews and steeples.

A burgeoning trend for new churches is to set up in a nonthreatening space that attracts members, like a shopping mall, a college campus, a gym or even a skating rink.

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The festive season came a wee bit early to Harare this year! Last Sunday, it was HRIB Insurance’s end of year party and race day at Borrowdale Park and this column, and the pictures on this page, would probably have been devoted entirely to that fun-filled must attend function, had the very talented young caterer Taryn Palmer/Fernandez kept her oft repeated promise to e-mail me her menu.

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Chipotle Mexican Grill plans to open a year from now a 3,500-square-foot restaurant at West Hartford’s Corbins Corner shopping center.

Landlord Regency Centers said it leased the empty space between Old Navy andMen’s Wearhouse to Chipotle for undisclosed terms to open next October its second casual-dining restaurant in West Hartford.

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New Zealand shares continued to track upwards at midday, with dual-listed banking stocks leading the charge higher after they were buoyed a by a positive start on the Australian market. Westpac rose, and Rakon fell.

The NZX 50 Index rose 8.13 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 3220.41 as of noon. The New Zealand dollar recently traded at US75.04 cents, up from US74.28c at 8am, and US74.11 on Friday.

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