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The Trump Effect: Student Loans

Now that Donald Trump has been elected president of the United States, a wide swath of the American public is holding its breath wondering what his election may mean for its pocketbook. The president-elect has promised lower taxes, more jobs and fewer regulations, which, if delivered, could be beneficial for all. However, there is one […]

January 10, 2017

Providence College Gets Grant to Help Veterans

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Providence College has received a $50,000 gift from a 1958 graduate to help military veterans who want to continue and complete their education. The scholarship gift is from Col. and Mrs. Noel J. Doyle Jr. Col. Doyle served 30 years in the Army, including two tours in Vietnam, before his retirement in […]

January 10, 2017

Minnesota For-Profits Must Pay Ex-Students

No one knows if the incoming presidential administration will uphold many of the standards enacted by the Obama Administration, but if the barring of schools from federal aid for underperforming programs or judicial decisions of fraudulent marketing are any part of the holdover, many schools could face serious implications in the near future. College leaders […]

January 10, 2017

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CEO Meets with Trump But Rejects VA Post

The transition team of President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday interviewed retired Henry Ford Health System CEO Nancy Schlichting in New York City for secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to the health system. “Nancy will not be taking the position,” Henry Ford Health spokeswoman Brenda Craig said in a Friday email. The position […]

January 10, 2017

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Who Benefits from N.Y. Free Tuition Plan?

This story was originally published by the Education Writers Association and reprinted with permission. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to make tuition free year at New York’s public colleges and universities for students from families earning less than $125,000 is being touted as a shot across the progressive bow. As the new Congress and White House […]

January 10, 2017

What’s Next in the Fight for Public Higher Ed?

On January 3, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a plan to make New York State and City colleges tuition-free for all students whose families earn less than $125,000 per year. Cuomo made the announcement while standing alongside Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who had made free college tuition and reduced student debt a key part […]

January 10, 2017

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Adding Diversity to Clinical Trials

In a previous post, I described why I enrolled in a clinical trial at Stanford to treat my Hodgkin’s lymphoma. But I didn’t share the result: I received radiation therapy and chemotherapy — instead of the standard treatment of exploratory abdominal surgery — and I’m confident it helped me to be cancer free for the […]

January 10, 2017

Police Learn to Deal With Mentally Ill

ANDERSON, Ind. — Police agencies in the Anderson area have formed Crisis Intervention Team training to better deal with people exhibiting signs of mental illness. With the closing of many state-run facilities for the mentally ill, law enforcement officials are having to deal with them on the streets and in crisis situations. Many are arrested […]

January 10, 2017

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NIH Study Links Parental Obesity and Developmental Delays

Children of obese parents may be at risk for developmental delays, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. The investigators found that children of obese mothers were more likely to fail tests of fine motor skill — the ability to control movement of small muscles, such as those in the […]

January 10, 2017

W.Va. Seeks Waiver to Fight Opioid Epidemic

In an effort aimed at the substance abuse epidemic that’s disproportionately killing its residents, West Virginia is asking the CMS to approve a waiver that would expand treatment for Medicaid enrollees. The state wants to expand the number of community-based and outpatient substance abuse providers, to offer residential treatment and to increase the availability of […]

January 10, 2017

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Trump Appears to Back Off of VA Privatization

You don’t often see Donald Trump pull a punch, but he did it last week. Trump spent his entire campaign deeply angered by how the government treats veterans, particularly regarding their medical care. He promised to overhaul the Veterans Administration (VA) health care system and “take care” of the vets. Everyone has interpreted this as […]

January 10, 2017

Health Insurers Worry about Trump’s HHS Choice

Now that Dr. Tom Price, a Republican congressman, has been picked by Donald Trump to be the next U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, insurers fear an assault on narrow networks, reimbursement tied to outcomes and related value-based care models. “Dr. Price understands that there is a critical need to reduce the administrative burden that […]

January 10, 2017

Healthcare in Trump’s America: How Will Markets React

The stock market has been very resilient this year despite major political events including the Brexit vote and Donald Trump’s election win. American investors, Democrat and Republican, have been celebrating the impact Donald Trump has had on American markets. Consumer stocks realized major gains in the immediate aftermath of election results as Trump has proposed […]

January 10, 2017

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Healthcare Outlook for 2017: Everything Is in Play

2017 had been shaping up as a year focused on fixing the Affordable Care Act’s insurance markets, slowing prescription drug price hikes, expanding Medicaid, improving mental health care and spreading value-based payment and delivery. Suddenly there’s a new, more conservative agenda. And almost everything in health care is up in the air. Insurers and providers […]

January 10, 2017

Trial Over Fix for Segregation at Maryland Colleges Begins

BALTIMORE — A trial to determine the best way to cure inequality among Maryland’s colleges and universities is underway in federal court in Baltimore. The decade-old case being heard Monday involves a coalition representing the state’s four historically Black colleges that says the state has underfunded the institutions while developing programs at traditionally White schools […]

January 9, 2017

Feds: More than 800 Career Programs Failing Their Grads

Hundreds of programs at for-profit colleges are at risk of losing federal funding unless their graduates start earning better wages, federal officials say. On Monday, the Education Department issued its first round of data measuring whether graduates of 8,700 career programs earn enough money to repay their student loans. It stems from the Obama administration’s […]

January 9, 2017

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Letting Go and Moving Forward in 2017

The year 2016 started out with a great deal of promise. Before we lament, we must still be thankful for all that happened last year.

January 9, 2017

ASPiRE Premieres ‘Bama State Style’ Tonight

“Bama State Style,” the reality TV show featuring Alabama State University’s Mighty Marching Hornets Band, has been acquired by the nationally syndicated ASPiRE Television Network and premieres tonight.

January 9, 2017

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