The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents issued the following news release on Nov. 19:. A public-private partnership is the best way to protect against the financial repercussions of a future pandemic, stated the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents in written testimony submitted today for a hearing of the House…
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The BCPP is a customer-focused proposal for a federal program tailored specifically to help meet the financial challenges from future pandemics and bolster the U.S. economy. “The BCPP is an affordable solution that can work for all businesses- small and large- to provide protection against widespread government-ordered economic shutdowns due to future…
Insuring the share deposits of members and safeguarding the Share Insurance Fund from losses are two of our most important duties on the NCUA Board. So, today's update that the balance of the Share Insurance Fund has grown to $19.2 billion is sure to be widely welcomed. What is more, we also know that growth in credit union assets seems likely to continue to exceed…
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued the following news release on Nov. 19:. The former business office manager at Penacook Place Nursing Home in Haverhill has been indicted in connection with stealing tens of thousands of dollars from elderly residents, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today. This week, Bridget Briand, age 48, of…
The Internal Revenue Service has issued a rule, published in the Federal Register on Nov. 19, entitled: “Guidance Under Section 529 A: Qualified ABLE Programs”. The rule was issued by Sunita Lough, Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement and David J. Kautter, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Concerning the final…
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20– The Investment Company Institute issued the following news release:. Americans overwhelmingly continued saving for retirement through defined contribution plans during the first three quarters of 2020, undeterred by the economic downturn brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to ICI's “Defined Contribution Plan…
Ron Wyden, D- Oregon, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news on Nov. 19:. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D- Ore., today asked health insurance company UnitedHealth to disclose details about its behavioral health business, which has been subject to ongoing class action litigation for improperly…
United States Senator Elizabeth Warren and Congresswoman Katie Porter sent a letter to the Department of Secretary Health and Human Services, the Department of Defense, the National Institutes of Health Director, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency…
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies issued the following news release on Nov. 18:. The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies today laid out a path for Congress to use the lessons of the economic devastation COVID-19 has inflicted on businesses and their employees to prepare for the next pandemic. Testifying at a virtual…
Massachusetts General Hospital issued the following news release:. Massachusetts General Hospital recently invested $3.4 million to fund community-based initiatives aimed at tackling the urgent health challenges of housing, increased access to behavioral health services through community health workers and workforce development.
Today, Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. introduced H.R. 8775, the Salton Sea Public Health and Environmental Protection Act with Rep. “My bill, the Salton Sea Public Health and Environmental Protection Act, will ensure an all-hands-on-deck approach that involves local, state, and federal coordination to address the urgent public health crisis at the Salton Sea.
SUMMARY: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation published an interagency final rule in the Federal Register on November 1, 2019, that revises the criteria for determining the applicability of regulatory capital and liquidity requirements for large U.S. banking organizations and the U.S. intermediate holding companies of certain foreign banking…
In support of President Trump's historic commitment to lowering drug prices for American patients, HHS Secretary Alex Azar announced a drug payment model through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation at the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services that will lower Medicare Part B payments for certain drugs to the lowest price for similar…
Fact Sheet: Trump Administration Finalizes Proposal to Lower Drug Costs by Targeting Backdoor Rebates and Encouraging Direct Discounts to Patients. Directed by President Trump's July 24, 2020 Executive Order on “Lowering Prices for Patients by Eliminating Kickbacks to Middlemen,” the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and the HHS…
WASHINGTON- The members of the Maryland congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes, Kweisi Mfume, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone, today called upon President Donald Trump to overturn the Oct. 14 decision to deny federal…
Office Address: State, Department of; STATE, DEPARTMENT OF; US EMBASSY BANGKOK; WASHINGTON, DC 20520. The Embassy of the United States in Bangkok, Thailand, launches the solicitation on beta.sam.gov website. This solicitation is for the Group Life Insurance Services to employees of the Government of the United States of America in Thailand.
2020 NOV 20– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company has been issued patent number 10,832,340, according to news reporting originating out of Alexandria, Virginia, by NewsRx editors. The patent’ s inventors are Mullen, Christina P.; Leise, William J.; Graff, Douglas Albert. This patent was filed on…
2020 NOV 20– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– According to news reporting originating from Alexandria, Virginia, by NewsRx journalists, a patent by the inventors Austin, Michael Paul; Knittel, Erika; Hadsall, Jacob L., filed on April 10, 2019, was published online on November 23, 2020. The assignee for this patent, patent number 10,831,908,…
2020 NOV 20– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company has been issued patent number 10,834,360, according to news reporting originating out of Alexandria, Virginia, by NewsRx editors. The patent’ s inventors are Little, Rebecca A.; Nussbaum, Bryan R.; Stockweather, Deanna L.; Summers, Nathan C.; Ho, An;…
