Posts By: Justin Thrasher
Justin Thrasher
The One Medicare Program that Actually Works
This is Avik Roy, writing in National Affairs: The most successful cost-control experiment in Medicare — the relatively new prescription-drug component called Part D … is a so-called “premium support” program. Seniors are given a set amount of money to apply
Can you hear me now?
An interesting story in The New York Times a little over a year ago relayed the journey of a woman who had broken the shell of one of her hearing aids. Shocked at the price of hearing aids from private audiologists — at least
Employee Background Checks
Making the right hiring decisions for your company is critical to your business success. But getting it right isn’t easy. We all know the negative consequences of making the wrong hire – it can lower your team’s morale, hinder productivity,
Hazcom Training Deadline
An important date for employers is coming due on December 1, 2013. By that date employers must have trained their workers about two significant changes contained in recent revisions to OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard. Those changes require manufacturers to begin
Integrating Clinical Labs Into Substance Abuse Treatment Programs
By: David Hirshfeld The recent and drastic cut in reimbursement for point-of-care urinalysis has caused just about all of our substance use treatment program clients to consider integrating clinical laboratories into their enterprise models. These programs long for a way
