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HHS Announces $100,000 Loan Repayment Program

In efforts to retain and recruit clinicians who provide health care to children and adolescents, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has invested $15 million in a new loan program for healthcare professionals. In exchange for three… more

Last Year’s Higher Ed Funding Highest Year Since 2008

State funding for public higher education rose to nearly 5 percent in the fiscal year 2022, according to the State Higher Education Finance (SHEF). A report from the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) showed the most recent spike… more

Glimpse Into How Gen Z Will Shake Up The Workforce

Since the pandemic, the national workforce has taken a significant hit with many workers deciding to leave their jobs and now the next generation of the labor force is ready to fill those positions. Private employers added 278,000 jobs in… more

Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Reach Record High Since 2021

Figures for seasonally adjusted initial claims reached the highest level since October 2021, according to a news release from the Department of Labor. For the week ending June 3, advanced figures for seasonally adjusted claims was 261,000, up from last… more

Data Show Plunge in Business Borrowing

New data from the Federal Reserve Bank show a steep decline in business demand for commercial and industrial loans since interest rates began their sharp rise to combat inflation in the second quarter of 2022. The Fed’s survey of lending… more

The (Distant) Future of Health Care

What will healthcare delivery in the U.S. look like in 2123? A century is a long time frame to anticipate the potential for sweeping change, but Becker’s Hospital Review has sounded out physicians and healthcare executives to offer their assessment… more

U.S. Prescription Drug Shortage Worsens

Shortages of prescription drugs in the United States increased by 30 percent from 2021 to 2022, according to a recent Senate report, and the Food and Drug Administration now lists more than 120 pharmaceuticals that are in short supply. That,… more

Rental Home Construction Hit Record in ’22

The number of single-family homes being built specifically for the rental market nationwide reached 14,500 last year—an all-time record, and up 47 percent from 2021. That’s according to a new report on the Web site RentCafe, drawing on statistics from… more

State Start-Up Costs Don’t Flatter Missouri, Kansas

Missouri ranked middle of the pack, but Kansas fare considerably worse, in an analysis of costs for starting a business, according to a new report by Simplifyllc.com. The analysis explored factors like corporate income tax rate, labor participation rate, energy… more

Payrolls Rates Climb Amidst Labor Market Shortage

The amount of nonfarm payroll experienced a dramatic swell over the month of May, the Labor Department reported Friday. Both the public and private sector payrolls increased by 339,000 for the month. The job growth continued for consecutive 29 months.… more