Year: 2013

Governor Quinn Opens CVS Caremark Mail Service Center in Mt. Prospect

New State-of-the-Art Facility Will Employ 400 Illinois Residents MOUNT PROSPECT–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2013.  Governor Pat Quinn today was joined by company officials to open the new state-of-the-art CVS Caremark Mail Service Pharmacy and Customer Center in Mount Prospect. The 150,000 square foot facility will employ 400 people, represents an investment of[Read More…]

Employer-Sponsored Family Health Premiums Rise a Modest 4 Percent in 2013, National Benchmark Employer Survey Finds

Annual Family Premiums Now Top $16,000 On Average, With Workers Paying Nearly $4,600 Menlo Park, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2013.  Annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage reached $16,351 this year, up 4 percent from last year, with workers on average paying $4,565 toward the cost of their coverage, according to the[Read More…]

CDC Awards Funding to Help States Face New Infectious Disease Threats

Funding helps build epidemiology and laboratory capacity Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2013.  Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced an award to states of about $75.8 million through the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases Cooperative Agreement (ELC). This funding helps states and communities strengthen core epidemiology[Read More…]

Medical Marijuana

Follow-Up Story: Who Are These People Using Medical Marijuana, August 20, 2013

The truth about medical marijuana. (Photo: iStockPhoto) OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—August 20, 2013. First, I would like to thank our eNews readers for the positive feedback I’ve been getting about my recent commentary with my experience with the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (see: https://enewspf.com/opinion/commentary/45441-coming-out-of-the-closet-my-experience-with-the-oregon-medical-marijuana-program.html). I also want to thank our friends from the[Read More…]

American Bar Association Launches website to Match Volunteer Lawyers with Veterans Filing Disability Claims

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2013 — The American Bar Association is unveiling a website for volunteer lawyers interested in helping to ensure veterans receive disability compensation. The site will serve as a key tool for the Veterans’ Claims Assistance Network, a pilot program recently announced by the ABA, the Department of Veterans[Read More…]

Overdose Awareness Week Kicks Off at Roosevelt University’s Schaumburg Campus on Aug. 24

  Above, a memorial graveyard of headstones remembering those who have died of overdoses in Illinois will be part of the event. Schaumburg, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 20, 2013.  On Saturday, Aug.  24, more than 300 people coming from throughout Chicagoland and the Midwest will kick off International Overdose Awareness week at Roosevelt[Read More…]

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