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Angela Craig, D- Minnesota, issued the following news release:. “Families across Minnesota are facing skyrocketing healthcare costs and some are struggling to find health insurance plans that meet their needs without breaking the bank,” said Rep. Craig. Rep. Craig’s support for the bill, authored by Rep.

Lamar Alexander, R- Tennessee, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news release:. The Senate health committee today approved by a vote of 20-3 the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019, legislation that includes 54 proposals from 65 senators– 36 Democrats and 29 Republicans. “The Lower Health Care Costs Act will…

OneAmerica Financial Partners, a provider of insurance and financial services, issued the following news release:. “Plan sponsors and consultants point to our flexibility, commitment to service, and administrative capabilities in addition to competitive pricing, and now we’ve significantly enhanced their participants’ experience,” said Andrew Wilkinson,…

Today, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer joined a letter led by U.S. Congressman Darren Soto to the Trump Administration requesting the disbursement of funds, which were already appropriated, to improve and build a more resilient electric grid in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. After more than two years since Hurricane Maria devastated the electric…

The Association of British Insurers issued the following news:. The Association of British Insurers has written to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, saying it believes there is a need to change the law on limitation for child sexual abuse claims. The letter, sent to inquiry chair Professor Alexis Jay and signed by ABI Director General Huw Evans,…

Ariana Fajardo Orshan, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Miami Field Office, made the announcement. One Stop was an approved agent of Progressive Insurance Company, Castle Point and Lloyds of London and authorized to write insurance policies underwritten by…

Tim Scott, R- South Carolina, issued the following news release:. Today, U.S. Senators Tim Scott and Ben Cardin introduced the Provide Accurate Information Directly Act to allow the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to provide information directly to non-health insurers when settling overlapping claims of Medicare Advantage insurers.

The Government of India, Government of Andhra Pradesh and the World Bank Executive today signed a loan agreement of USD 328 million to help improve the quality and responsiveness of public health services in Andhra Pradesh. The World Bank loan will support the Government of Andhra Pradesh as it scales up its efforts to bring better health care to all its…

Phil Roe, R- Tennessee, issued the following news release:. Phil Roe, M.D., Bradley Byrne, Terry Sewell, Bradley Wenstrup, D.P.M, Jodey Arrington and Jason Smith led 90 colleagues in a letter to Secretary Alex Azar of the Department of Health and Human Services and Administrator Seema Verma of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in support of finalizing…

The World Bank issued the following news release:. People in developing countries spend half a trillion dollars annually– over $80 per person– out of their own pockets to access health services, and such expenses hit the poor the hardest, according to a new report by the World Bank Group launched ahead of the G20 Summit. The World Bank report will inform a first-ever…

U.S. President Donald Trump talked trade, military and Iran with world leaders Friday all with a smile and a joke or two during the first day of the two-day G20 summit in Japan. Following a meeting on the sidelines of the summit in Osaka between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, reporters asked the U.S. president if he would issue the Russian leader a…

*Chairman Rouda announced in his opening statement that the Deputy Administrator of FEMA, Dr. Michael Mann dismissed misinformation that climate change is not impacting the frequency and severity of natural disasters and James Lee Witt, the Former Director of FEMA, pressed the Trump Administration to reconsider their policy of not taking into account…

Elijah E. Cummings, D- Maryland, chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, issued the following news release:. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter to the Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, requesting his testimony on the decision by the Trump Administration to…

Jun. 28– A second set of 10 Democrats who think they should be president got scrappy Thursday night, sparring over the best way to improve health care, solve the immigration crisis on the southern border and who is part of the right generation to lead the nation. Early in the debate, former Vice President Joe Biden, at 76 the oldest on stage, traded barbs with California…

Frank Pallone Jr., D- New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release:. Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr sent a detailed letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar today reminding the Secretary that the Department does not have legal authority to implement a block grant or per capita cap…

Tennessee emergency managers, firefighters, and first responders now have expanded certification and training options in hazardous materials response through a new agreement between the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency and the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy. “This agreement helps ensure first responders are being taught…