New state laws to enhance access to a number of health care services in the Commonwealth just took effect this week. As Virginia Public Radio’s Anne Marie Morgan reports, some will also make care more affordable while others could help improve patient outcomes.
New Laws: Health Care
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From NPR News- A Field Guide To Jimmy Hoffa Searches June 18, 2013The whereabouts of the ex-Teamsters boss is the stuff of urban legend. Here are the highlights and lowlights of the various searches for Jimmy Hoffa's body.
- Perk Backlash: Do Surprise Upgrades Make Us Uneasy? June 18, 2013When we get free perks we didn't earn, negative feelings can result, according to researchers. Part of the problem? Fellow customers. It helps if they're not around, a new study says.
- 'We Were Told To Lie,' Say Bank Of America Employees June 18, 2013Six former employees and one contractor say Bank of America's mortgage servicing unit consistently lied to homeowners, fraudulently denied loan modifications and offered bonuses to staff for intentionally pushing people into foreclosure, according to a Salon.com report.
- The 'Standing Man' Of Turkey: Act Of Quiet Protest Goes Viral June 18, 2013After police broke up the protests in Turkey's Taksim Square over the weekend, a new protest has sprung up — but this one is still and silent. A lone man stood motionless in the square for six hours overnight, and soon many others decided to join the "standing man."
- Obama's Unplanned NSA Discussion June 18, 2013President Obama didn't expect he'd need to have a "national conversation" about government data-gathering.
- A Field Guide To Jimmy Hoffa Searches June 18, 2013
- From BBC News
- Jail reckless bankers, report urges June 18, 2013The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards calls for new measures, including criminal sanctions, to make bankers responsible for their own failings.
- Attack follows news of Afghan talks June 18, 2013Four US soldiers have been killed at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, hours after the US announced direct talks with the Taliban.
- Wet summers down to warmer Atlantic June 18, 2013Meteorologists and scientists meeting at the Met Office say the UK's damp summers could be caused by a warmer Atlantic Ocean.
- 'Excessive' use of face-down restraint June 18, 2013Ministers are considering a ban on face-down restraint in English mental hospitals as figures show the technique is being widely used.
- Food labels system to be rolled out June 18, 2013A new consistent system of front-of-pack food labelling is to be introduced in the UK, the government says.
- Jail reckless bankers, report urges June 18, 2013
