Good thing they already spend most of their time in the hospital: Health care spending is 9 percent higher for hospital employees than the general employee population, according to study results released today by Truven Health Analytics.

Health care is weighing heavily on the minds of voters, as its considered to be the second most important issue in the presidential election, topped only by the economy.

Some of the nation's leading manufacturing companies announced a new program Monday to help veterans gain the skills necessary to fill some of the estimated 600,000 high-tech, manufacturing jobs that remain open because employers can't find qualified applicants.