Jan. 29– The Tucson metro area has the fourth-highest percentage of people covered by health insurance among 12 peer communities in the West, according to MAP Dashboard, a project of the Economic and Business Research Center at the University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management. (c) 2017 The Arizona Daily Star. Visit The Arizona Daily Star at…
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Jan. 28– YORK COUNTY– Rock Hill officials will host a public meeting 4-7 p.m. Tuesday to discuss a Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan at Manchester Meadows. Winthrop University will host a panel discussion on the Affordable Care Act in South Carolina at 6:30 p.m. Monday in Dina’s Place in the DiGiorgio Campus Center. Panelists include Windsor W. Sherrill, Clemson…
Graham attended the 99th annual Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce’s dinner Friday night, where he spoke on Trump, taxes, Russia, Syria, the Savannah River Site and former S.C. Nikki Haley’s new role as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. He also stood behind GOP lawmakers’ efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, and agreed with Trump to put a hold on…
Jan. 28– More Minnesotans may be able to take advantage of a recently passed discount on health insurance premiums purchased through MNsure. The extension will allow people to take advantage of $312 million allotted to provide discounts on insurance premiums for people who do not already qualify for a subsidy. Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner…
Jan. 29– With the clock ticking down to the end of the open enrollment period, some Western New Yorkers are scrambling to get their health insurance in place. The open enrollment period ends Tuesday for coverage under the Affordable Care Act, also referred to as Obamacare. Jeremy Wilson of Getzille enrolled Saturday.
Ed Rynders, R- Leesburg, had seen images of the devastation before, but Saturday was the first time the two lawmakers visited the parts of their district in Worth County that were hit Jan. 22 by an EF3 tornado that packed 150- mph winds. The storm left nearly 4,000 of the county’s residents without power, forcing the people of Worth County, much like residents in Baker…
Jan. 28– Marie Stallworth learned she had ovarian cancer last June. Within two weeks, the 32- year-old Columbia resident had surgery. Now, as Republicans in Congress and new President Donald Trump work to repeal and replace the health care law, Stallworth fears her insurance will go away, forcing her to shop for insurance in a market where she may not be able to afford…
Jan. 28– It’s too early to tell how repealing and replacing the federal health care law would affect Mercy Hospital Ada, President Lori Wightman said Tuesday. Republicans in the U.S. House have led a four-year effort to abolish the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, and replace it with a new health care law. President Donald Trump and the…
Jan. 28– WILKES-BARRE– Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale and state Treasurer Joe Torsella this week warned Congress that eliminating the Medicaid expansion provision in the Affordable Care Act could jeopardize health care for more than 675,000 Pennsylvanians and push the state’s structural budget deficit even higher.
New York Life Insurance, a mutual life insurance company, issued the following news release:. Optimism reigns for Maturing Millennials when asked about being more financially secure and in better shape for retirement in 2017, while Generation X and Baby Boomers have lower expectations for financial security according to a New York Life survey of more than…
According to a forthcoming report from the Economic Policy Institute, repealing the Affordable Care Act would cost Kentucky’s economy $3.4 billion and 56,000 jobs by 2019. Kentucky will lose more jobs as a share of its under-65 population than every state but New Mexico. Should the ACA be repealed, Kentucky would lose $259 million in subsidies to help working…
Jan. 28– Abigail Martin is grateful for the life-saving drugs her 22- month-old son Aston takes for his epileptic seizures, but the listed price– $180,000 for an eight-week treatment– leaves the Miami Twp. mother shaking her head. The treatment for skin cancer costs more than $92,000 per user annually, or more than $250 a day. For example, the Food and Drug…
Jan. 28– The City of Kilgore’s credit score helped save the community about $240,000 on existing debt service Tuesday while securing a low interest rate on $4.1 million in bonds to fund utility improvements. According to Dusty Traylor of Traylor& Associates, “For a city this size to have a AA rating is very, very good,” he said Tuesday evening. The funds will be…
Jan. 28– After six years of service, Woodward County Commissioner Tommy Roedell has submitted a formal letter of resignation/retirement to be reviewed by the Board of Woodward County Commissioners Monday. Roedell worked for the Corporation Commission as an oil and gas field inspector for 19 years before taking on the role of county commissioner in January…
Jan. 28– An advocacy group for lowering Monroe County’s property-insurance rates now offers a guide to the complex world of Florida Keys policies. Fair Insurance Rates for Monroe provides free downloads of the six-page overview of the types of policies that may be required. It also details the “take out” program intended to move policy holders away from the state…
Regionally, actions were taken toward health care workers in Thurston, Grays Harbor, Pierce, and Clark counties. Stanton Geo Miller Jr. was charged with unprofessional conduct by the Nursing Commission in May after he allegedly admitted to diverting controlled substances from the facility where he was employed. And Lauren Bukovi was placed on probation for at…
Jan. 27– The Port of Chehalis is looking into whether it should provide an allowance for health insurance premiums for employees who have health care coverage from a provider outside of the port’s insurance plan. Randy Mueller, chief executive officer of the port, brought the item up for discussion at the port’s Thursday meeting. Commissioners Mark Giffey and…
Jan. 28– President Donald Trump’s federal hiring freeze, and his related statement calling health care and pension costs for civilian employees “unsustainable,” are of high interest in Hampton Roads, where more than 35,000 people hold federal jobs and veterans are given preferential treatment for new openings. “Nobody is setting their hair on fire,” but…
Jan. 28– MONROE– Safety services are a top priority for the city of Monroe in 2017, and residents will see the city take steps to deal with growth that has affected police and fire and may culminate in a tax levy request. The 2016 budget for fire was $4.3 million and $4 million for police. Assistant City Manager Kacey Waggaman said two current levies for fire brought in…
