Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) pledged to add 250,000 private sector jobs in the state by the end of his four-year term, and as Democrats try to recall him and throw him out of office, a central part of his message to voters has been that he has made progress in that area. Read the Article>

Low-wage workers and employees of small firms will be among 14 million people who may lose their company health insurance under health care reform but most of those workers would qualify for new benefits, the Congressional Budget Office says in a new report. Read the Article>

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Beyond actual data, there's anecdotal evidence that employment growth is picking up, particularly as new challenges to physician economics collide with the imperatives of payment reform. Read the Article>

The graying of America and a booming Hispanic population is driving major changes in the structure of the U.S. workforce and the types of jobs that will be available over the next decade, a new government report shows.

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While Republican presidential hopefuls in Florida decry President Barack Obama’s health-care reform as job-killing, for one big chunk of the economy — the health-care sector itself — controversial law will likely boost employment.

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Hospitals made disastrous decisions in the 1990s in hiring doctors. Now, they’re again buying physician practices — saying better management will make the difference this time. Read the Article>

A young person with diabetes could earn an average of $160,000 less over their lifetime compared to someone without the disease, according to a study published in the most recent issue of the journal Health Affairs.

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After New Hampshire's legislature severely cut Medicaid funding last summer, hospitals throughout the state began shedding jobs. Exeter Health Resources, which runs a 100-bed hospital near the coast, lopped off 110, almost 5% of its workforce, many of them nurses and other caregivers.

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