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• Michigan voters face bevy of ballot proposals

  By Corey Williams  |  October 31, 2012

  Michigan voters will decide next week on a labor-backed ballot proposal that would strengthen municipal workers' union rights, even as some deficit-plagued cities look to cut pay and other benefits negotiated through collective bargaining.

• Ford offers retirement incentives to allow laid off workers to come back to their jobs

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  September 25, 2012

  Ford has taken a different approach to saving money and getting laid off workers back to their jobs in Ontario, Canada.

• California examines plan to seize mortgages

  By Amy Taxin and Christina Rexrode  |  July 16, 2012

  Foreclosure-battled inland California cities are contemplating condemning pension-fund owned mortgages to save them; investors are outraged.

• Competition cuts down Medicare fraud

  By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR  |  April 18, 2012

  A yearlong experiment with competitive bidding for power wheelchairs, diabetic supplies and other personal medical equipment produced $200 million in savings for Medicare, and government officials said Wednesday they are expanding the pilot program in search of even greater dividends.

• Kaiser Permanente Southern California invests $7M to fight obesity

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  January 30, 2012

  Six Southern California communities have each received a $1 million grant from Kaiser Permanente Southern California to encourage people in these HEAL (Healthy Eating Active Living) Zones to eat better and become more physically active as part of daily life.

• States can learn health savings from Canada

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  October 1, 2011

  Doctors in the United States spend almost four times more on health insurance administrative costs than their neighbors up north, according to new data.

• Study: US can learn health savings from Canada

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  August 4, 2011

  Doctors in the United States spend almost four times more on health insurance administrative costs than their Canadian peers, according to new data.

• End-of-life care varies between US, Canada

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 19, 2011

  Wonder where you’ll spend your last days? It might depend on where you live.

• San Bernardino County offers employers free HR hotline

  March 24, 2011

  California Employers Association partnership provides free advice to county businesses