Topic: Welfare Policy

Welfare-to-Work and the Stimulus

BY Laurence Shatkin
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Feb 12, 2009 at 1:09 PM

I have been paying more attention to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 than to most legislation, largely because it is the focus of my latest book, Great Jobs in the President’s Stimulus Plan. As the title ...READ»

HEALTH INSURANCE | Comment

The Move Is On to Cut Health System Costs

BY Clelland Green
Relevancy Score: 55
Fri Jul 24, 2009 at 12:23 PM

In a move that affects the bottom line of hospitals and pharmacies, Washington cuts more money from their Medicaid program.READ»

CAREER PLANNING | Comment

Rookies With Heart

BY Vanessa Blum
Relevancy Score: 49
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:29 AM

National Student Partnerships is a startup standout. Founded by two Yale students, this company will never issue an IPO, make its founders rich, or offer much job security. And its employees wouldn't have it any other way.READ»

CAREER PLANNING | Comment

Hard Lives, Low Pay, Big Stakes

BY Keith H. Hammonds
Relevancy Score: 33
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:09 AM

Dean Curtis teaches welfare recipients how to enter the world of work. But his lessons apply to every rung of the job ladder.READ»

INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE | Comment

Individual Health Insurance Reform Weekly : EasyToInsureME : July 30th, 2009

BY Chad Levin
Relevancy Score: 32
Thu Jul 30, 2009 at 2:33 PM

The House is scheduled to leave town for summer recess on July 31, and the Senate's current schedule sends them home a week later on August 7. It will be next to impossible for the House to address individual health insurance care reform on the floor READ»

CAREERS | Comment

Troublemaker

BY Lisa Chadderdon
Relevancy Score: 30
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:48 PM

Job Titles of the FutureREAD»

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | Comment

Neighborhood MATCH Program

BY Anni Layne
Relevancy Score: 30
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:31 AM

Last month, the Mills Corp. opened a new shopping mall 25 miles outside Houston that employs nearly 200 local welfare recipients who were recruited, trained, and transported across town with one goal in mind: self-improvement.READ»