FEMA had received 2,912 registrations for tornado damage assistance as of Friday morning. Of those– 2,473, or about 85%– were submitted by Montgomery County residents, according to FEMA. Already, about $1.9 million in assistance through FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program has been approved for 731 victims, said Leo Skinner a FEMA spokesman.
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Jun. 29– Mabel Barnfield, the 101- year-old woman who was forced to leave Sonoma County in April when she ran out of money and was evicted from a local assisted living facility, has died two weeks after advocates banded together to return her to Santa Rosa. The story of her plight prompted the creation of a group, dubbed Mabel’s Angels, that found a Santa Rosa skilled…
Jun. 29– Two weeks weren’t enough for Sutter County’s insurers and Hilbers, Inc. to hash out the details for a project to reconstruct the Casa de Esperanza facility in Yuba City that was heavily damaged by fire in 2016.. Discussions during that time saw Hilbers reduce its original bid of $1.4 million down to $1.255 million. Portions of Casa’s building were…
Jun. 29– Phoenix Ridge, one of Plumas Street’s newest businesses, rose from the ashes of the Camp Fire. As the fire pushed closer to their Paradise home last November, owners Mike and LoRee Lampke and their 2- month-old son, Thomas, narrowly made it out with the clothes on the back, a small bag of belongings and what they had in their vehicle. When we moved into our rental in…
The Ireland Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection issued the following news release:. The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty, T.D., has published the Bill providing for a new social insurance scheme of Jobseeker’s Benefit for the Self-Employed. Earlier this week the Minister received approval from…
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 29– Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news:. Against this background, a new study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and US Acute Care Solutions sought to determine how the nature of visits to emergency departments changed for previously uninsured patients who gained Medicaid insurance expansion…
Rep. French Hill, R- Arkansas, issued the following news release:. This week, Congressman French Hill and U.S. Senator Tom Cotton introduced companion legislation, the ” Social Security Disability Insurance Return to Work Act.” I’m proud to work with Senator Cotton on this commonsense bill to ensure the responsible stewardship of program funds and strengthen a…
U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Tom Cotton introduced the Return to Work Act of 2019, legislation that would save Social Security Disability Insurance from bankruptcy. This bill would help Social Security Disability Insurance beneficiaries to return to work, if they are able to, while also preserving the program’s long-term sustainability for the…
Jeffrey Howard, commissioner of the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services came to Owensboro on Friday to discuss health care issues with the heads of two regional health departments. Guthrie and Howard met with officials from the Green River District and the Barren River District health departments. Guthrie, who helped preside over hearings on…
Jeffrey Howard, commissioner of the state Cabinet for Health and Family Services came to Owensboro on Friday to discuss health care issues with the heads of two regional health departments. Guthrie and Howard met with officials from the Green River District and the Barren River District health departments. Guthrie, who helped preside over hearings on…
U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R- Ga., and David Perdue, R- Ga., wrote this week to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to encourage the administration to work with the Georgia Department of Agriculture to ensure that farmers affected by Hurricane Michael receive needed aid as soon as possible. The senators were joined in sending the letter by U.S. Representatives…
California Association of Health Plans issued the following statement by President and CEO Charles Bacchi after California Gov. “California’s health plans commend the State Legislature for passing and the Governor for signing a state budget deal that strongly promotes better health care access and affordability for all Californians.
Minnetonka- based UnitedHealth Group announced Friday the retirement of Steve Nelson, chief executive of the company’s UnitedHealthcare health insurance business, and a reshuffling of C-suite executives at Minnesota’s largest company. Dirk McMahon, currently the chief operating officer at UnitedHealth Group’s Optum division for health care services,…
Jun. 29– Twelve current and former Miami-Dade County Public Schools bus workers used children’s information to make false insurance claims with payouts totaling over $400,000, state officials say. Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis announced the arrests in a press release Friday. According to her arrest form, Veal submitted a claim on June 24,…
Bill Pascrell, Jr., Moonachie Mayor Dennis Vaccaro, New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy, and state officials unveiled the new Moonachie Borough Hall at 70 Moonachie Road. After the building was severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy, Rep. Pascrell helped Moonachie officials negotiate with the Federal Emergency Management Agency over the cost for substantially…
The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents issued the following news release:. The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents has announced a call for nominations for four prestigious awards in its fall 2019 awards program. Nominations are being accepted now through August 9, 2019 for the association’s 2019 PIA National…
U.S. Senators David Perdue and Johnny Isakson wrote this week to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to encourage the Trump administration to work with the Georgia Department of Agriculture to ensure that farmers affected by Hurricane Michael receive needed aid as soon as possible. The senators were joined in sending the letter by U.S. Representatives…
Jun. 29– HOPE MILLS– Investigators with the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board continue working to determine what caused a small twin-engine plane to crash Thursday night into a home near Hope Mills, killing two people and injuring another. On its website, the Federal Aviation Administration says a Beechcraft E55…
MetLife, a provider of insurance, annuities and employee benefit programs, issued the following news release:. MetLife announced today that it has joined the Catalyst CEO Champions For Change, a transformational diversity and inclusion project launched by Catalyst, a leading organization dedicated to accelerating the progress of women at work.
