A New Era in Health Care: The Affordable Care Act
By Samantha Ricketts The recent implementation of the Affordable Care Act will impact businesses and individuals across the board. Members of different groups are beginning to see new changes in areas such as insurance and care, and many are wondering whether or not such changes will be beneficial to them. Here, two health care professionals […]
Organ Donors: Sowing Seeds of Hope
By Rebecca Shrader and Helen Bollinger Organ donation is a public health crisis. In the U.S., there are more than 116,000 individuals waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant. Every 10 minutes, another individual is added to the national organ transplant waiting list. Due to the shortage of registered organ donors compared to the alarmingly high […]
Early Dispute Resolution
By Elliot Hicks Business owners grudgingly accept lawsuits as a part of doing business. If you’re doing what it takes to advance your business, you will suffer the bumps and bruises that result in your name on a legal pleading. You may even be the one who files the lawsuit. Almost any money you can […]
Through an Employer’s Eyes: The Nuts and Bolts of the Affordable Care Act
By Jill Cranston Rice and David Whaley Beginning in 2014, most Americans will be required to have health insurance. That’s right. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) will require individuals to purchase health insurance or pay a penalty. Individual states like West Virginia are setting up insurance exchanges to allow people to purchase […]
West Virginia Tourism: A Blueprint for Growth
Provided by the West Virginia Division of Tourism Tourism in West Virginia accounts for roughly 44,400 jobs. Visitors to the state have a vast and diverse array of events, locations and activities from which to choose. It is not surprising, then, that the West Virginia Tourism Commission and the Tourism Advisory Committee recently released the […]
