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School Nursing Group Helps Members Navigate EpiPen Price Increase

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The National Association of School Nurses is helping its members as they try to find solutions for students whose families can’t afford the steep price increase of potentially life-saving EpiPens. According to The New York Times , most of that increase has come in the last three years, as the cost rose to $609 from $265.

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New York City Taxi Drivers Launch Association in Response to Uber

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As ride-sharing services continue to flourish, New York City taxi drivers have formed their own association to ensure they don’t get run over. Equity in pricing and regulation among all services. Last month, Uber won a major battle in New York City, successfully fighting a cap on the number of drivers.

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Taxi Associations Struggle With Dropping Medallion Prices

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In New York City, an industry group is raising alarms, accusing the city’s taxi commission of making the problem worse by covering it up. At one point, a New York City taxi medallion cost more than $1 million, and they have regularly sold for six figures elsewhere.

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The Hidden Costs of Inefficiency

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When you’re losing a nickel here or a dime there, it doesn’t seem like a lot … until you do the math and realize it’s costing you a pretty penny. Just ask New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). a $1 fee goes to the MTA on new card charges. At a cost of $2.50

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Association Conference Becomes Center Stage for Drug-Price Debate

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At the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting last week, a prominent doctor called out drug makers for pricing cancer medicine at untenable levels. Insurers agree with that stance, but a leading pharmaceutical trade group says cancer drug prices are in line with their value. The high price of cancer treatments.

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Prediction: Increased Travel, Meeting Costs in 2014

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According to Carlson Wagonlit Travel’s newly released 2014 Travel Price Forecast, next year will bring “moderate” price increases worldwide for business travel and meetings. That’s according to Carlson Wagonlit Travel, which released its 2014 Travel Price Forecast earlier this week. hotel rates could inflate by up to 4.9

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Are San Francisco Nonprofits Getting Priced Out?

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The situation is similar for commercial rents, which Bloomberg Businessweek notes are expected to top New York City’s next year. The city of San Francisco has attempted to help nonprofits priced out of their current locations: This year, it launched a $4.5 The post Are San Francisco Nonprofits Getting Priced Out?