2019 DEC 19– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx journalists, a trademark application has been made for“ TRV MARKETPLACE” by Robin R. Fuller, representing Travelers Companies. This application was made available to the public on December 05, 2019.
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2019 DEC 19– By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News– International Business Machines Coproration has been issued patent number 10,503,911, according to news reporting originating out of Alexandria, Virginia, by NewsRx editors. The patent’ s inventors are Chari, Suresh N.; Kundu, Ashish; Molloy, Ian M.; Pendarakis, Dimitrios; Rao, Josyula R..
A federal appeals court panel in New Orleans dealt another blow to the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday, agreeing with a lower-court judge that the portion of the health law requiring most people to have coverage is unconstitutional now that Congress has eliminated the tax penalty that was intended to enforce it. The case is widely expected to end up at the…
A federal appeals court ruled that an Affordable Care Act requirement that mandated Americans to purchase health insurance was unconstitutional, but did not rule on whether to overturn the act, known as Obamacare. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday agreed with a lower court ruling in 2018, but it referred the question on whether the act can survive…
We’ ve seen this before. In the early 1960 s, the American Medical Association raised the specter of“ socialized medicine” in an unsuccessful effort to stop Medicare. Politico reports that insurers, big pharma and hospitals have joined together in a“ multimillion-dollar cooperative designed to overwhelm not just the swelling Medicare for All movement, but every…
The Trump administration Wednesday announced plans that would pave the way for Americans to begin purchasing lower priced prescription drugs imported from Canada. In anticipation of Trump's policy reversal on importation, some states already had taken steps that would allow them to begin importing medications from Canada once they received federal…
—More than a million California homes are now protected under a new law that temporarily bans insurance companies from dropping customers in areas affected by recent wildfires, officials announced Wednesday. Lara extended those protections this week to more than 200,000 additional homes in burn areas in San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura, Solana and Contra…
The new deadline is 8 p.m. Dec. 30 to secure coverage that would start Feb. 1 through Washington Healthplanfinder. As a result, Yakima Neighborhood Health Services will be open until 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays to help those who need assistance. Appointments can be made by calling 509-853-2377 or stopping by the Hinman Building, 610 E….
Dec. 18– An elderly York County man with a history of beating his wife has now admitted to killing her in 1981 when they lived in Bucks County. Police said the investigation into the disappearance of Gloria Korzon had been ongoing since 1981, when the Korzons lived in Bucks County. Shot wife in the head: Prosecutors on Wednesday read a nine-page statement into the…
Dec. 18– Two pigs, several goats and a few chickens were saved from a fire Wednesday at a mobile home that had been converted into a shelter for livestock on Coal Hollow Road in Buffalo Township. Firefighters were still battling the blaze an hour after getting the first call at 9:45 a.m. from Butler County 911.. Among the units assisting Buffalo were Sarver,…
Dec. 18– As the year comes to a close, the cost of damage from flooding in Davison County has climbed above $15 million. Much of that damage came through the 7- plus inches of rain the Mitchell area received Sept. 11-12, which represents more than one-fifth of the total precipitation received so far in 2019, according to the National Weather Service office in Sioux…
Dec. 18– A Niagara Falls man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to two felony charges stemming from a $13,000 auto insurance claim that Niagara County prosecutors say was bogus. Jean W. Charelus, 28, of Linwood Avenue, was indicted on charges of third-degree insurance fraud and attempted third-degree grand larceny. Assistant District Attorney Joel M. Grundy said that…
*The hearing will also examine the costs of rising greenhouse gas emissions on specific sectors of the U.S. economy, including homeowners' insurance, disaster insurance, real estate, and agriculture. The U.S. Government Accountability Office found that, as of December 2018, climate change has cost U.S. taxpayers approximately $430 billion in disaster…
“If the Cavs don't improve soon,” writes Dick Gillman, a retired funeral director in Rittman, “are they going to change' Rocket Mortgage' to' Rocket Morgue'? Two of my favorites: Tioga Falls and Cargo Falls. The arrival of the 78th anniversary of Pearl Harbor earlier this month triggered a memory for Cargo Falls resident John Malene.
Dec. 18– LIVERMORE FALLS– Residents voted Tuesday to transfer $25,213 from the undesignated fund to cover an increase in the town's workers compensation insurance premium. The estimated contribution for the 2020 renewal is $48,703, factoring in a 3% dedicated member credit of $1,670, according to an email Town Manager Stephen Gould received from a senior…
Dec. 18– PALMER– The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly voted this week to move ahead on repairs to Houston Middle School, damaged in the November 2018 earthquake. The assembly decision came after several officials, including Houston's mayor, expressed dismay at the slow pace of action miles from the “core area” around Palmer and Wasilla, where most of the…
The 2-1 ruling handed down by a panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans means the ultimate fate of the rest of the Affordable Care Act including such popular provisions as protections for those with pre-existing conditions, Medicaid expansion and the ability for children under the age of 26 to remain on their parents' insurance remains…
TALLAHASSEE– With President Donald Trump's impeachment before Congress, a top administration official Wednesday joined Gov. Trump's Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said the administration is going forward with efforts to allow Florida and other states to import prescription drugs from Canada, potentially reducing costs for consumers and…
—US Court:‘ Obamacare’ individual mandate unconstitutional; other parts of law need further review.
