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Read more... Q&A with Kemper Freeman: Wasting Money on Mass Transit Written On: March/April 2005 Kemper Freeman, Jr. is chairman and CEO of Kemper Development Co. He is involved in the ownership and development of Bellevue Square, a super-regional shopping center. Read more... President's Message: Finally - Meaningful Tort Reform Written On: March/April 2005 Written By: By Don C. Brunell, AWB President The United States Senate has at last broken the logjam that prevented passage of class-action lawsuit abuse reforms. Read more... Port Townsend: City of Art Written On: March/April 2005 Written By: by Shawn Sullivan & Penney Hubbard Appropriately, Port Townsend is the second-oldest community in the Puget Sound Region and thus one of the oldest communities in Washington. Read more... Points of View: Your Choice: Competent Doctors or Enriched Personal Injury Lawyers Written On: March/April 2005 Written By: By Kenneth Isaacs, M.D. - President, Washington State Medical Association Dr. Kenneth Isaacs is a Neurologist in private practice in Walla Walla for the last 21 years, having attended the University of California, Princeton University and other institutions. Read more... Points of View: Initiative 336 Will Ensure Safer, More Affordable Health Care For Everyone Written On: March/April 2005 Written By: By Patricia Greenstreet Patricia Greenstreet is a nurse and attorney who has represented patients in medical negligence actions exclusively for the past 20 years. Read more... Member Profile - Clean Steel: Nucor Written On: March/April 2005 Written By: By Daniel Brunell The key to the runaway success of Nucor is constant innovation, which is found in its products. Read more... Made in Washington: Ancient Remedies Meet Modern Technology Written On: March/April 2005 Written By: by Shawn Sullivan Flora Inc. provides alternative medical solutions using a combination of modern technology and ancient herbs. Read more... Inside Washington: News Briefs March/April 2005 Written On: March/April 2005 Get an update on developments across the state that can affect your business Read more... Health Savings Accounts: A New Approach Written On: March/April 2005 Written By: by Paul Schlienz Most Americans are not familiar with health savings accounts. HSAs, however, are spreading rapidly with significant implications for the health care industry. Read more... Health Care Crisis: No Silver Bullet for Soaring Costs Written On: March/April 2005 Written By: Paul Schlienz Health care costs continue to skyrocket. While consensus builds that the system must be fixed, agreement on a solution remains elusive. Read more... Harborview Trauma Center: Providing the Best Care to Everyone Written On: March/April 2005 Written By: by Shawn Sullivan Long hours and the unpredictability of the work is a testament to the dedication of the doctors and nurses in the trauma center. Read more... Gov. Christine Gregoire Aims to Succeed Written On: March/April 2005 Written By: by Ron Dalby Gregoire also knows that in a state facing a $2.23 billion budget gap (as of mid-February), finding ways to fix health care or enhance education programs won't be easy. Read more... Don't Get Bitten by COBRA Written On: March/April 2005 Written By: by Kris Tefft, AWB General Counsel Complying with COBRA has become second nature for most businesses and health insurance plan administrators. Read more... Dick Davis Column: Lawmakers Face Tough Choices on Health Care Written On: March/April 2005 Written By: By Richard S. Davis - President, Washington Research Council As metastasizing health care costs consume the state budget, lawmakers face an uncomfortable dilemma: Control benefit levels or raise taxes. Read more... CompWise is a Win for Employers and Employees Written On: March/April 2005 Retrospective rating provides one of the only opportunities for small- and mid-sized employers to exercise more control over workers' comp costs because their businesses are not able to self-insure like larger companies. Read more... Community Profile: Port Angeles Pushes Toward Prosperity Written On: March/April 2005 Written By: By Ron Dalby Port Angeles is the first deep-water port for ships using the southern entrance to Puget Sound. Read more... Chair's Column: Runaway Health Care Costs Threaten All Washington Employers Written On: March/April 2005 Written By: By Tom Lemly - Chair, Board of Directors My law practice is devoted to working with business clients, large and small, with a particular focus on employment issues and employment litigation. Read more... About this Issue: Broken Health Care System Needs Fixing Written On: March/April 2005 Written By: by Alexis Nepomuceno Affordable health care does not have to come at the cost of mortgaging Washington’s competitiveness. Read more... A Modest Proposal Written On: March/April 2005 Written By: by Jeff Gingold Focus on solutions that make health care more affordable before adding components that cost more, and utilize actual savings - not projected savings - to expand coverage. Read more... A Health Care Dilemma Complicated by Mandates Written On: March/April 2005 Written By: by Mellani Hughes McAleenan, AWB Governmental Affairs Director In 49 states, including Washington, employers are not obligated to provide health benefits to employees. Read more... Displaying results  1 to 21 of 21

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