Kansas City, Kan. (July 27, 2015)Kenyan runner Moninda Marube has a big mission—one that will take him 3,700 miles on foot across the U.S.

Moninda grew up in Kenya. A lack of steady money and political violence contributed to a difficult life as a youth. But, his talent for running allowed him a way out, and his journey landed him in the United States.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (August 3, 2015)—As part of its commitment to regularly evaluate and improve its certification examinations, the Board of Certification/Accreditation (BOC) recently convened a group of subject matter experts (SMEs) to review and update the content for all of BOC’s exams. The SMEs analyzed and revised test questions, working in exam-specific groups. Exam content was validated by referencing current student textbooks.

ALLENTOWN, Penn. (August 3, 2015)—Handicare announced that Tom Rolick, formerly with Permobil, is joining the Handicare U.S. organization as CEO effective August 3. During his more than 20 years at Permobil, Tom built one of the industry's most respected and successful sales teams and helped Permobil grow into an industry leader in the manufacture and provision of power and manual mobility products. Hans Sigvardsson will remain with the company focusing on key accounts.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 27, 2015)—Today, Covered California announced a modest proposed 4 percent statewide weighted average rate increase for plans offered in 2016 on their Health Insurance Marketplace, which is lower than last year’s increase of 4.2 percent. This is the second year in a row that Covered California has achieved single-digit rate increases.