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Employment–United States–Lists and Rankings
Source: AARP
AARP Honors 35 Best Employers for Workers Over 50
From the article: “What do a dental benefits administrator, an office technologies and services firm, a financial services company and an auto manufacturer have in common? These diverse companies recruit and retain mature workers — they treat them right — and rank among the 35 employers from across the U.S. that have been named 2004 “AARP Best Employers for Workers Over 50.”
+ See also (Just Released) – Staying Ahead of the Curve 2004: Employer Best Practices for Mature Workers
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Health–United States–Statistics
Prescription Drugs–United States–Statistics
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation
Updated, State Health Facts Online
“The Kaiser Family Foundation’s State Health Facts Online now includes the latest available data on prescription drug use and spending for all 50 states and the U.S. The new 2003 data include the number of retail prescriptions filled, retail prescriptions filled per capita, the average price of prescriptions, and total spending on retail prescriptions for each state. The percent change from 2002 to 2003 for these indicators is also included. The 2003 data, based on information provided by Verispan L.L.C, a health information company, are available by age group (seniors, adults, and children) and gender. Updated state data are also now available on smoking, obesity, and death rates for cancer, stroke, diabetes, heart disease, and firearms, based on information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Data are broken down by gender and race/ethnicity for each topic. State Health Facts Online is a free resource that provides quick access to these topics and others, totaling nearly 400 indicators covering state-level and U.S. data on health, health care, and health policy.”
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Law Firms–Lists & Rankings
Source: American Lawyer
Just Released, The American Lawyer A-List Ranking 2004
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