Health care survey among Michigan manufacturers Saturday, September 06, 2003 Michigan Manufacturers Association has completed its 2003 health care survey. The data is on line, and it can help you in structuring your own health care survey. View the results. Some of the more interesting findings: 82% of the companies are "extremely concerned" about the rising cost of health care. Respondents overwhelmingly implicated "rising prescription drug costs" as a main cause of rising health care costs (more than 83%). Nearly half of respondents (48%) believe health insurance rates in Michigan impede their companies' competitiveness. posted by Ed Morrison |		This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. links Some Background on EDPro Weblog The purpose of this weblog is to help economic development professionals -- EDPros -- keep up with the changes sweeping our profession. Strap on your goggles. It's a whole new game. There are no experts any more. The only place to learn about economic development is from other EDPros who are doing it. One other point: the prevaling approach (paradigm, if you like) in economic development is shifting from competition to collaboration. There are a lot of reaasons underlying this shift, but here's the important insight: You, your community, and your region will do better by collaborating and sharing information. So, spread the word...Share the knowledge. Tell a friend about EDPro Weblog. If you are using a news reader, here is the link to syndicate this site: Here's the link if you are a bloglines subscriber: Speaking and workshops on Open Source Economic Development As the idea of Open Source Economic Development starts spreading, more people are asking about it. Visit the I-Open web site to learn more. My colleagues and I are happy to explain the basic concepts in a talk or a workshop. E-mail Susan Alshuler if you'd like to learn more about workshops and speaking. Background on Ed Morrison Download some background information on me here.

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