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Health Care REIT to Participate in BMO Capital Markets North American Real Estate Conference

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TOLEDO, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Health Care REIT, Inc. (HCN) announced today that the company will participate in the BMO Capital Markets North American Real Estate Conference onMonday, September 16 and Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at the Trump Hotel in Chicago. Corporate materials are available on the Investor Relations section of Health Care REITs website (www.hcreit.com).

Charles J. Herman, Jr., Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Health Care REIT, will participate on a panel at the conference. The panel is scheduled for Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at 11:15 a.m. Eastern Time. The panel will be webcast live and may be accessed at: http://www.bmocm.com/conferences/north-american-real-estate-2013/webcast/. The webcast will expire on March 1, 2014.

About Health Care REIT, Inc.

Health Care REIT, Inc., an S&P 500 company with headquarters in Toledo, Ohio, is a real estate investment trust that invests across the full spectrum of seniors housing and health care real estate. The company also provides an extensive array of property management and development services. As of June 30, 2013, the companys broadly diversified portfolio consisted of 1,183 properties in 46 states, the United Kingdom, and Canada. More information is available on the companys website at http://www.hcreit.com.

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Health care reform success hinges on 'young invincibles'

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Photo: #In this 2012 file photo, Samantha Ames, 25, of Washington, plays with her French bulldog, Harvey, at her home. In April 2011, she tripped over her mini bulldog and badly injured her left ankle. Ultimately she needed surgery that cost her insurer $30,000. But she considers herself lucky. Only a few months before her accident, Ames had been able to get back on her parents' insurance, thanks to a provision of the health care law that lets young adults keep that coverage until they turn 26. Nationally an estimated 2.5 million young people have gotten insurance as a result.

In this 2012 file photo, Samantha Ames, 25, of Washington, plays with her French bulldog, Harvey, at her home. In April 2011, she tripped over her mini bulldog and badly injured her left ankle. Ultimately she needed surgery that cost her insurer $30,000. But she considers herself lucky. Only a few months before her accident, Ames had been able to get back on her parents' insurance, thanks to a provision of the health care law that lets young adults keep that coverage until they turn 26. Nationally an estimated 2.5 million young people have gotten insurance as a result. (Jacquelyn Martin/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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As health care exchanges roll out Oct. 1, the Obama Administration is on a mission to convince young people to buy health insurance.

In a recent poll by Commonwealth Fund, a supporter of healthcare reform, young adults have already been taking advantage of one of the law's provisions that allows people to stay on their parents' health insurance until age 26.

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"Public opinion polls found a partisan divide ... but Republicans and Democrats both took advantage of the young adult provisions," says Commonwealth vice president Sara Collins, who led the study. "In fact, more Republicans than Democrats did."

They found that by last March, 63 percent of young adults identifying as Republicans had enrolled in a parent's health plan in the last 12 months, compared to 45 percent of those who considered themselves Democrats. About 26 percent of the 1,800 adults surveyed said they were Republicans, 28 percent said they were Democrats and the rest either said they were independent, some other party, or did not say...

Overall, 15 million 19-to-25-year-olds, or about half of all Americans this age, are on their parents' health plan, the report says.

For the Obama administration, convincing young people to enroll could be a deal breaker for the success of the law.

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HEALTH CARE REFORM – What’s it all mean at MMH?

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By JANE BIGBEE

Skip Lowe, chief executive officer of Bernie Lowe and Associates, during a presentation on the hospitals health plan recently, told members of the Marengo Memorial Hospital board a lot of questions remain on health care reform.

Starting with his question to the board: When was the last time a federal law was overturned in this country? he answered: Prohibition. Health care is not likely to be overturned. It is here to stay.

He said he told his staff, in March 2010, they were there to guide clients and should not think the Supreme Court would overturn the health care reform act nor to think elections would change the act.

He continued, there are some changes coming very quickly. He pointed to an announcement in mid-July that the player pay mandate will require companies to count their employees working 30 hours.

He discussed personal medical plans and what they mean with deductibles, co-insurance and out-of-pocket maximums.

Most people dont know their health insurance coverage. How would I expect them to understand health care reform tomorrow? he asked.

Analyzing material including enrollment, contributions, pre-tax benefits, etc. provided by the hospital for its employee plan, Lowe gave trustees a broad view of the plan design for the next five years. Starting with 2012, items and provisions will impact the employer as well as the employee. He noted the Internal Revenue Service is not a fan of pre-tax benefits.

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Community group hopes to improve health care in Frayser

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(WMC-TV) - The Frayser Neighborhood Council hosted its first ever Health Care Summit, in an effort to come up with some ideas to improve health care within the community.

"Everyone always wants to talk down on Frayser," said Frayser Neighborhood Council health subcommittee vice-chair Johnnie Hatten, who wants people to stop talking about the community's problems and start taking action to solve them instead.

The Frayser Neighborhood Council invited representatives from agencies across the Mid-South to list and talk with residents about their needs -- needs that organizers say could transform the community.

"Some of them include a 24-hour clinic, immediate care, or some type of clinic we can access 24 hours. We want our own health department here in Frayser with a WIC office," said Hatten. "And then we want some best practices. That's gonna decrease the number of infant mortality here in Frayser."

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10 Health Care Awards honorees selected

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - 10 medical professionals and volunteers in northeast Indiana are among the honorees selected for the 2013 Health Care Awards by the Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly.

The awards annually pay tribute to individuals, corporations and organizations for their contributions to improving health care in northeast Indiana.

The 10 people will be honored at a breakfast on Thursday, September 12 at The Landmark Centre, located at 6222 Ellison Road in Fort Wayne. The featured keynote speaker will be Brian Bauer, interim CEO, Lutheran Health Net and CEO, Lutheran Hospital, who will address the changing face of health care.

"We are so fortunate to have such high quality health care in northeast Indiana," said Terry Ward, COO of KPC Media Group, which publishes the Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly. "It is our privilege to recognize some of those in the health care industry every year who go above and beyond to ensure we all get the best care possible. That compassion and commitment is part of what makes this community great."

The honorees are:

Community Achievement in Health Care

Advancements in Health Care

Physician

Medical Professional

Volunteer

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Health care consumers offered analysis on upcoming enrollment

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Families USA, a national organization for health care consumers, will host a toll-free teleconference on Tuesday to help California residents prepare for the new health care insurance marketplace.

About 5.9 million Californians may be eligible for financial help for health coverage, Families USA announced in a news release Monday.

The purpose of the teleconference is to provide new analysis to show how California residents may secure financial assistance beginning Oct. 1, when the first enrollment period begins for Covered California. Covered California is the states new health insurance marketplace created under the Affordable Care Act.

At that time, approximately 5,871,000 Californians take the steps needed to secure financial help so that comprehensive, affordable health coverage becomes available to them as of January 1, 2014, the release stated.

Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Los Angeles; Rep. George Miller, D-Martinez; Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Los Angeles; and Families USA Executive Director Ron Pollack will make presentations.

The teleconference will feature an analysis by Families USA on the new benefits available to Californians, and how residents can secure those benefits.

The Families USA Teleconference on new health coverage eligibility for California will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday.

To participate, call 888-500-6950 toll-free and give the confirmation code, 6118735.

According to Bryan Fisher, a media relations officer at Families USA, people can call in and listen to the various presentations given by the speakers. Callers may press the star key (*) to be entered into the question cue, where an operator will then assist the caller.

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Baptist Health Care, Pioneer in Patient Centered Care, Adopts HealthStream’s Comprehensive Talent Management Solution

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NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

HealthStream, Inc. (HSTM), a leading provider of talent management and research solutions for healthcare organizations, today announced that Pensacola, Florida-based Baptist Health Care has entered into a five-year agreement to utilize HealthStreams comprehensive talent management solution for their 7,500 employees. The agreement was signed in conjunction with the transaction announced earlier today where HealthStream acquired Baptist Leadership Group, a consulting practice owned by Baptist Health Care.

We are excited that Baptist Health Care has adopted our comprehensive talent management platform, said Robert A. Frist, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, HealthStream. Our new collaboration provides an opportunity for Baptist to pilot outcomes-driven, next generation talent management solutions to enhance the patient experience, improve workforce knowledge of safety practices, and reduce the cost of compliance.

HealthStreams innovative talent management solution is provided with an underpinning of unique applications designed specifically for healthcare organizations. Baptist Health Care will use three SaaS-based applications: (1) a healthcare workflow-intuitive learning management application to develop their workforce the HealthStream Learning Center; (2) an interactive competency assessment & management application to accelerate and manage competencies the HealthStream Competency Center; and (3) a user-centric application to automate performance appraisals and drive organizational productivity the HealthStream Performance Center. Integrated in one, enterprise talent management platform, Baptist Health Care will benefit from having a single sign-on for its users and a unified, comprehensive solution to develop their workforce and achieve specific business and clinical outcomes.

Baptist Health Care is widely regarded as a progressive leader in the healthcare industry, having received numerous accolades in recent years, including the highly-respected Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Their commitment to their workforce is well known, as evidenced most recently by their recognition in Training Magazines 2013 ranking of Baptist Health Care at #39 out of the top 125 corporate institutions in the U.S. for team training and people development.

Service excellence has long been the hallmark of Baptist Health Careas provided by our world class employees. HealthStreams comprehensive talent management solution will support us in this commitment to our patients and communities, making them an outstanding partner for Baptist Health Care, said Brian Matson, Senior Vice President & Chief Strategy & Business Development Officer, Baptist Health Care. We look forward to working collaboratively with HealthStream in a similar manner that we have historically worked with Baptist Leadership Group. We are excited about the opportunities that we can address together with the continued use of our organizations Living Laboratory to road-test new innovations.

About HealthStream

HealthStream (HSTM) is dedicated to improving patient outcomes through the development of healthcare organizations greatest asset: their people. Our unified suite of software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions are used by, collectively, approximately 3.3 million healthcare employees in the U.S. for training & learning management, talent management, performance assessment, and managing simulation-based education programs. Our research solutions provide valuable insight to healthcare providers to meet HCAHPS requirements, engage their workforce, and enhance physician alignment. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, HealthStream has additional offices in Laurel, Maryland, Austin, Texas, and Brentwood, Tennessee. For more information, visit http://www.healthstream.com or call 800-933-9293.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties regarding HealthStream. Investors are cautioned that such results or events predicted in these statements may differ materially from actual future events or results. This information has been, or in the future may be, included in reliance on the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such results or events predicted in these statements may differ materially from actual future events or results. The Companys preliminary financial results, while presented with numerical specificity, are forward-looking statements which are based on a variety of assumptions regarding the Companys operating performance that may not be realized, and which are subject to significant uncertainties and potential contingencies associated with the Companys financial and accounting procedures and other matters referenced from time to time in the Companys filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Consequently, such forward-looking information should not be regarded as a representation or warranty by the Company that such projections will be realized.

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Paychex Outlines Key Health Care Reform Provisions Employers Should be Aware of Now

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ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

To help business owners stay on top of health care reform, Paychex, Inc., a leading provider of payroll, human resource, insurance, and benefits outsourcing solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses, has outlined below, provisions of interest to business owners and their employees that are expected to take effect in 2014 or sooner, and those delayed until 2015.

When the delay in employer shared responsibility was announced, there seemed to be a collective sigh of relief from many employers, said Paychex president and CEO Martin Mucci. Though there is some extra breathing room, employers cant afford to put health care reform, even the employer mandate, on the back burner for the next year. Employers need to take action now in order to comply with health care reform requirements.

Provisions Expected to Take Effect in 2014 or Sooner

At the time of this release, the following provisions are expected to take effect as planned in 2014 or sooner:

Provisions Delayed Until 2015

For more information about health care reform, a timeline of upcoming provisions, and how Paychex can help, visit http://www.paychex.com/health-reform.

About Paychex

Paychex, Inc. (PAYX) is a leading provider of payroll, human resource, insurance, and benefits outsourcing solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses. The company offers comprehensive payroll services, including payroll processing, payroll tax administration, and employee pay services, including direct deposit, check signing, and Readychex. Human resource services include 401(k) plan recordkeeping, section 125 plans, a professional employer organization, time and attendance solutions, and other administrative services for business. A variety of business insurance products, including group health and workers' compensation, are made available through Paychex Insurance Agency, Inc. Paychex was founded in 1971. With headquarters in Rochester, New York, the company has more than 100 offices serving approximately 570,000 payroll clients as of May 31, 2013. For more information about Paychex and our products, visit http://www.paychex.com.

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Health Care Stocks Steam Ahead Even as Sector Growth Slips

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Health care stocks are leading the S&P 500 this year despite slower growth in the sector, suggesting gains could be even more impressive if the trend reverses.

Despite a popular perception health care spending continues to rise inexorably, it has actually been on a downward trend since 2002 or 2009, depending upon which health care economist you choose to follow. The recent slowdown stands in contrast to growth that has consistently eclipsed gross domestic product, with few interruptions, since at least the mid-1960s.

Whether the slowdown in health care spending growth will continue, however, is up for debate, with "responsible people on both sides," said Brookings Fellow Henry Aaron.

Though Aaron is in the camp that believes the slowdown will endure, he nonetheless argued that the underlying fundamentals are good for the health care sector, which is why he conceded that he has "a significant fraction" of his savings in health care mutual funds.

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President Clinton Defends the Health Care Law (The Affordable Care Act, aka "Obamacare") Full Speech – Video

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President Clinton Defends the Health Care Law (The Affordable Care Act, aka "Obamacare") Full Speech
Former President Bill Clinton #39;s full speech highlighting the benefits of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the health care reform law that the ...

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