A Columbia company that famously dropped employee health coverage two years ago in response to President Barack Obama’s health care law might reverse that decision. Walter Rowen, owner of Susquehanna Glass, is now considering resuming a company health insurance plan for 2017.. He worries that leaves them both unprotected and subject to the federal penalty…
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In a presidential campaign that has been much more about personality than policy, here’s some news: A lot of Americans really do care about health care.
The Star looked at the 2015 and 2016 inspections for the five Calhoun County nursing homes inspected by the state. Few of the deficiencies found at Calhoun County nursing homes in 2015 and 2016 put patients in immediate jeopardy, though. At Anniston’s Beckwood Manor on March 3, according to records, a patient called the facility’s administrator at home and…
July 24– SEBRING– For Donna Bryant, May 15 started out as a great day. She and her friend, David Armstrong, rode a motorcycle to Fort Pierce and enjoyed spending time with several other couples. As they reached her home in Desoto City, they planned to stop for something to eat.
July 24– CONCORD– Even though the state attorney general has joined a federal lawsuit to block the proposed merger of health insurance giants Anthem and Cigna, the state Insurance Department is continuing its review of the proposal. “The two proceedings are completely separate,” said Insurance Department attorney Jennifer Patterson. The immediate effect of…
The suit, filed this week in Superior Court State of California, County of San Francisco, alleges CenCal Health continued to receive Medi-Cal payments from the state for these members while engaged in a scheme that the suit describes as shifting “the cost of their medical care to the other insurance carrier, allowing CenCal Health to limit its financial…
–Kansas City Life Insurance Company announced today that it has engaged BKD, LLP as its independent auditor for 2016. Further, KPMG did not resign or decline to stand for re-election, and none of KPMG’s reports on the financial statements of the Company contained an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, or was modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or…
–Elephant Auto Insurance is pleased to announce being a supporting sponsor of the Richmond Kickers in their upcoming soccer match against Swansea City AFC of the English Premier League. “We’re proud to sponsor our hometown soccer team, and supporting the local sports community is one of the most Richmond things we can do,” said Greg Minkler, Marketing Director of…
July 23– People who meet Duke James McDonald at the office will tell you that he smiles a lot. At GL Group, a children’s book wholesaler on Macklind Avenue, Duke lies down on the job. The Parenting in the Workplace Institute counts about 200 American companies nationwide that let parents bring babies to work.
ATLANTA and TAMPA, Fla., July 14, 2016/ PRNewswire/– In an effort to drive quality and improve health outcomes for its members, WellCare of Georgia, a subsidiary of WellCare Health Plans, Inc. formed a new value-based care partnership with Oakhurst Medical Centers. Under the partnership, WellCare of Georgia will collaborate with Oakhurst health care providers to…
Engel started his career in 2002 with Marsh and held various positions of increasing responsibility in the Americas, EMEA and the U.K. In his new role, he will leverage his deep understanding of the niche to drive profitable growth by providing unique customer solutions. Engel holds his Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Politics from the University…
Larry Bucshon, R- Ind., has introduced legislation to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to change the permissible age variation in health insurance premium rates. For more information about this legislation, contact Rep. Bucshon in Washington at 202/ 225-4636; or in the district office at 610 Main St., 2nd fl., Jasper, IN 47547; 812/ 482-4255..
July 23– PLATTSBURGH– Mikey Bruley, owner of Cheechako Taco, has started a GoFundMe account to get his restaurant back up and running and help his upstairs neighbors get back on their feet. A fire early on July 8 gutted the 24 Oak Street restaurant, displaced tenants of four apartments and caused smoke damage to adjacent businesses. He will give 10 percent of any…
July 22– ST. LOUIS– A federal judge here has sided with a Missouri state senator in his fight to opt out of family birth-control coverage through the state health insurance plan. District Judge Jean C. Hamilton said the federal government cannot compel Sen. Paul Wieland, R- Imperial, and his wife to pay for group health insurance that includes contraception coverage…
July 23– There’s a new sheriff in town. OK, not so much a new sheriff as a new president of Penn State’s board of trustees. That man is Ira Lubert.
Every month, the County Board gets a long list of bills– mostly regular payments including utility bills, health insurance premiums, recycling fees and contract work done for the county– that require their authorization, according to the agenda. The county’s Finance and Budget Committee has discussed at its recent meetings the role the County Board has in…
July 22– FELTON– When a grease fire broke out in the hood of the kitchen grill June 5, Trout Farm Inn owner Kelly McGuire battled the blaze with three fire extinguishers in a failed effort to stop it from consuming his restaurant. En masse, they crossed East Zayante Road to watch the building he and wife Yvonne had leased for five years burn. Nearly seven weeks later, the…
Naresh Purohit needs to hire two staffers and replace a physician at his pediatric clinic in Anniston. Alabama Medicaid is set Aug. 1 to initiate payment cuts to primary care physicians– with other cuts potentially to follow– to make up for an $85 million shortfall in the program’s budget. Along with the payment reductions, Medicaid is considering eliminating…
July 22– Six legislative candidates took the stage of the Historic Fox Theatre in downtown Hutchinson on Thursday night, but the real drama will unfold on primary dlection day, Aug. 2. Terry Bruce, Nickerson, after the event attended by about 320 people. He also attacked Brownback’s stand– shared by Bruce– against expanding Medicaid.
