Halifax health workers agree to arbitration - Globe and Mail

Halifax health workers agree to arbitration - Globe and Mail
CBC Nova ScotiaHalifax health workers agree to arbitrationGlobe and Mail, Canada - 47 minutes agoSocial workers, lab technicians, X-ray technologists and workers in 57 other job categories at the IWK Health Centre walked off the job early in the day, …IWK health care workers walk out over benefits for retirees National Union of Public and General EmployeesStrike begins at Atlantic region’s biggest maternity and … Canada.comIWK workers likely to strike today ChronicleHerald.caThe Daily News - CBC New Brunswickall 69 news articles

Lawmakers plead for funding for uninsured health care (Asbury Park Press)

Lawmakers plead for funding for uninsured health care (Asbury Park Press)
State lawmakers joined advocacy groups Monday calling for more federal funding for a program that helps states provide access to health care for uninsured children and poor working families.

Tufts Health eases policy on weight-loss surgery (Boston Globe)

Tufts Health eases policy on weight-loss surgery (Boston Globe)
Tufts Health Plan has quietly loosened its restrictions on weight-loss surgery, expanding insurance coverage for the operations and shrinking how much time patients must spend in counseling beforehand .