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Medicaid Programs HealthCare Program To Insure The District’s Uninsured Children Washington D.C.’s 18,000 uninsured children are the focus of an expansion coverage program recently launched by Capital Community Health Plan (CCHP) and United HealthCare Corp.… Continued

A California legislation proposal snaking its way through state legislation could cost the state $11 billion a year and eliminate 240,000 jobs, according to a new study by Spectrum Economics (Sacramento, Calif.) that involved 11… Continued

September 18: Public Affairs Council, "Measuring the Value of Public Affairs," Arlington, Va., 202/872-1790. September 18-19: Effective Communications Group, "Advanced Writing & Interviewing Workshop," San Francisco, 201/444-3147. September 19: Public Affairs Council, "Benchmarking Public Affairs,"… Continued

On The Radar Screen UPS Uses its Web Site To Reach Media During Crisis Even though UPS and Teamsters union officials had reached a stalemate during mediation talks (as of PR NEWS’ press time Aug.… Continued

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We’re giving kudos to Laughlin/Constable for two great press kits that came across our desks this week. Here’s a brief and amusing look at the first: For a promotion the firm’s working on for client… Continued

A recent survey by Waggener Edstrom proves that journalists covering technology are becoming increasingly tired of paper and are starting to prefer that information comes their way by e-mail. But most noteworthy was that journalists… Continued

For timely, provocative, push-the-envelope client exposure, ink in the op-ed pages of newspapers can punch up almost any PR campaign. But such "sounding board" communications opportunities are often overlooked by PR professionals, according to Marilyn… Continued

As interactive kiosks become an increasingly important part of integrated communications, PR professionals will play a crucial rule in ensuring that this marketing tool isn’t merely eye candy – but that there is a message… Continued

I was lucky. The first time I was exposed to an actual SWOT (Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats) analysis in action was for and with a Fortune 100 client as a full-fledged member of the integrated marketing communications (IMC)… Continued