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Dealing with the Rising Costs of State and City Retiree Health Benefits

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Fred Goldstein

A February 13th article in the NY Times entitled States Aim Ax at Health Cost of Retirement by Steven Greenhouse discusses the “the soaring expense of health benefits for millions of retired state and local workers.” This issue as explained in … Continue reading →

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NY Times Story on Diabetes – Featuring Dr. Ron Loeppke

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Fred Goldstein

“Diabetes is the noninfectious epidemic of our time,” said Dr. Ronald Loeppke, vice chairman of U.S. Preventive Medicine, a company that offers wellness and prevention programs to employers and individuals. That’s the background for a story today in the NY Times (Protecting … Continue reading →

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