Nov. 23– A jury in the criminal trial against former local insurance agent and Glynn County Commissioner Bob Coleman declared Coleman not guilty of all charges Friday. A Glynn County grand jury handed down a six-count indictment against Coleman in June, charging him with two counts of insurance fraud and four of violating the Georgia Insurance Code's…
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Sherrod Brown, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, led a letter with five Senators, opposing a proposed rule by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation that could eviscerate state laws that limit the interest rates on loans and allow unregulated predatory lending…
LeAnne Zumwalt, group vice president of purchasing and public affairs at the DaVita Inc, Denver, Colorado, has issued a public comment on the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services's rule entitled “Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Programs: Program Integrity Enhancements to the Provider Enrollment Process”. DaVita Inc. and its related…
The Risk and Insurance Management Society issued the following news release:. For its achievements in developing and implementing Enterprise Risk Management strategies that proactively identify risks, enhance mitigation efforts, and help achieve business objectives, RIMS, the risk management society (R), presented Cognizant Technology Solutions with…
-New York City Council, the Queens Borough President, NYC Health+ Hospitals, and New York State's DSRIP program provided funding for the expansion. NYC Health+ Hospitals/ Elmhurst today hosted a kickoff ceremony for the future construction of its Emergency Department expansion. Funding for the project was provided by the New York City Council, the Queens Borough…
Debbie Stabenow, D- Michigan, issued the following news release:. U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Jeanne Shaheen led a group of 23 Senators in sending a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services, requesting that the agencies answer for the Trump administration's efforts…
The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news:. Representative Dylan Roberts and Senator Kerry Donovan will be two of the sponsors of legislation in the coming 2020 legislative session to fully implement Colorado's state health insurance option, the first of its kind in the nation. “HB19-1004 was a major bipartisan victory for Colorado last…
U.S. Senator Angus King joined a group of 23 Senators in sending a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services, requesting they address their apparent efforts to promote “junk plans”, insurance plans that lack protections for people with pre-existing conditions and would…
Rep. Sanchez Issues Statement on Metrolink Train, Recreational Vehicle Collision in Santa Fe Springs
Linda T. Sanchez, D- California, issued the following statement after another collision between a Metrolink train and a recreational vehicle near the intersection of Rosecrans and Marquardt avenues in the Santa Fe Springs:. The California Public Utilities Commission rates the Rosecrans/Marquardt grade crossings as the most dangerous in California…
Low-income individuals in Michigan, represented by a coalition of state and national health care advocates, sued the Trump administration challenging its approval of Michigan's Section 1115 Medicaid waiver project. The National Health Law Program, the Michigan Center for Civil Justice, and the Michigan Poverty Law Program represent the plaintiffs in the…
The California Association of Realtors issued the following news release:. The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS (R) issued the following statement in response to California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara's request for the expedition of claims handling for California's wildfire victims:. President Jeanne Radsick, a second-generation REALTOR…
The Florida Department of Financial Services issued the following news release:. Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis announced today that since August 2019, $4.1 million in insurance claims checks have been cut at four insurance villages for nearly 750 residents impacted by Hurricane Michael. CFO Jimmy Patronis said, “While I'm pleased we've been able to…
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Nov. 23– Michigan State University issued the following news release:. Expanded Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act prompted more low-income women of reproductive age to sign up for health insurance, seek medical care and report improvements in their health, a study led by a College of Human Medicine researcher found.
New York's immunity law shields fraud fighters from defamation suits by medical providers who insurers report in good faith to the state medical board for suspected scams, New York's highest court ruled this week in a major victory for fraud fighters. New York's highest court agreed with an amicus brief the Coalition and NICB jointly filed to defend the…
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Ariana Fajardo Orshan, issued the following news release:. U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan for the Southern District of Florida and Special Agent in Charge George L. Piro of the FBI' s Miami Field Office announced that Michael Jerome Atkins, 60, was arraigned today by U.S. Magistrate Judge Patrick M. Hunt, in…
-Environment America and partners petition to keep the EPA from rescinding states' rights to determine their greenhouse gas emissions standards. Environment America and other advocacy groups filed a lawsuit today against the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA' s action also prohibits other states from adopting California's standards.
Health care leaders, state legislators and medical professionals from across the region gathered in Fresno on Friday to highlight two new programs that have already directed more than $110 million in state tobacco fee revenues across the state which specifically help improve access to health care in the Central Valley. With 30 percent of the statewide…
New York's immunity law shields fraud fighters from defamation suits by medical providers who insurers report in good faith to the state medical board for suspected scams, New York's highest court ruled this week in a major victory for fraud fighters. New York's highest court agreed with an amicus brief the Coalition and NICB jointly filed to defend the…
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies issued the following statement by Jimi Grande, senior vice president of government affairs, on the Senate Banking Committee approves the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act extension legislation:. “NAMIC commends the leadership and bipartisanship of the Senate Banking Committee for taking up and passing S….
