Social Security recipients are likely already aware that their payments will be 8.7% higher starting in January. On average, this translates into a $140 monthly increase. Retirees had become used to miniscule Social Security cost of living increases which were often largely offset by increases in their Medicare Part B premiums.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. >> Atrium Health, the largest hospital system in North Carolina, has declared publicly that in 2019 it provided $640 million in services to Medicare patients that were never paid for, by far the largest“ community benefit” it provided that year. and an additional $37.2 million in profits from Medicare Advantage in a federally required financial…
Brandon A. Williams, 37, filed the $4.6 million federal lawsuit last month in U.S. District Court in Norfolk, alleging his constitutional rights were violated by a January 2020 trespassing case and a car wreck investigation nine months later. Williams’ interactions with Norfolk police began about 11 p.m. on Jan. 8, 2020, when he stopped his white Mercedes sedan at…
Kansas City- based James B. Nutter& Co., one of the nation’ s largest private mortgage lenders that since its founding in 1951 helped hundreds of thousands of Americans buy their first homes, has announced that it is going out of the home loan business. The alleged misconduct occurred from 2008 to 2010, the suit said, and resulted in the Federal Housing…
The Federal Reserve of St. Louis has released a paper on pandemic unemployment benefits, focusing on effects by age group. In many states, including Nevada, governors ordered certain businesses to close. The Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program boosted jobless checks by $600 a week.
To help fellow Floridians get their lives back together in the wake of Hurricane Ian, Magazine Law Group has officially announced it will be directing its considerable legal resources towards representing those families whose homes were damaged in the hurricane. Primarily, Magazine Law Group will relentlessly advocate for homeowners whose insurance…
Unite to combat health care costs. As a physician, I have seen firsthand the devastation that results from inadequate health insurance coverage. The U.S. spends more money per capita than any other country on health care, yet life expectancy is shorter.
–Financial institutions have looked forward to the return of a higher interest rate environment for some time, but the swift pace of rate increase by the Federal Reserve has sparked recessionary fears and turmoil in the markets, according to a new S&P Global Market Intelligence report released today. The newly published, 2023 Financial Institutions Industry…
Solera, the global leader in vehicle lifecycle management, will join insurance industry leaders at Connected Claims USA 2022 for a panel discussion on redesigning and digitizing the auto Direct Repair Program claims process. Solera Vice President of Industry Relations, Bill Brower, will take part in the discussion covering how insurers can transform the…
-Ahead of American Diabetes Month in November, Foresters Financial™, the fraternal life insurer boldly redefining the industry through innovation, purpose and wellness, proudly announces a content partnership with diaTribe, a leading provider of insights and actionable tips for people living with diabetes. diaTribe Learn is a global educational platform…
Glancy Prongay& Murray LLP, a leading national consumer rights law firm, along with the Law Offices of Sean K. Collins a leading national insurance benefits law firm, today announced that it is investigating on behalf of elderly individuals insured by long term care insurance originally underwritten by Cigna Group Insurance units, which has been acquired by…
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., a global specialty property and casualty insurer, today announced that Steve Jennings has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Underwriting, to oversee its Nonprofits Practice, as well as a newly created dedicated Residential Real Estate Practice. He spent more than a decade with Philadelphia Insurance Companies…
–eHealth, Inc., a leading online private health insurance marketplace, today released results from a survey of more than 1,000 Medicare beneficiaries. "Your coverage needs can evolve each year, and this may be especially true for Medicare beneficiaries," said eHealth CEO Fran Soistman. Medicare's nationwide Annual Enrollment Period for 2023 coverage began on…
BOSTON– A former Fall River resident was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston yesterday in connection with a nationwide conspiracy to open fraudulent driver accounts with rideshare and delivery service companies. Caio Felipe Oliveira Dos Santos, 27, of Brazil, was indicted on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
LOS ANGELES– A Rhode Island man has pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges, admitting he defrauded investors out of more than $4.2 million in connection with the "Magic Mike Live" stage show in Las Vegas, the Justice Department announced today. From June 2016 to February 2020, Santilli raised funds from victims by soliciting investments in " Aloris Magic Mike…
The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron; Special Agent in Charge Kim R. Lampkins, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General, Mid-Atlantic Field Office; and Special Agent in Charge Michael McGill of the Social Security Administration- Office of Inspector General, Philadelphia Field…
EUGENE, Ore.- A man formerly residing in Newark, New Jersey was sentenced to federal prison today for his role in a scheme to deceive and cheat $1 million from an elderly man residing in Roseburg, Oregon. Once the victim expressed interest in the purported investment opportunity– and produced evidence he had $1 million to invest– Mack introduced him to Mautone, the…
A federal jury in Miami deliberated for less than a day last week before finding David Schwarz guilty in what was one of the biggest criminal real estate fraud cases in recent decades in the Florida Keys. In 2020, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta overturned the conviction of Schwarz on charges of conspiracy and bank fraud. Cay Clubs were major players…
The San Juan County Sheriff's Department responded to the following calls.. •A San Juan deputy stopped the driver of a vehicle and issued them a citation for speeding, 69 mph in a posted 45 mph speed zone. •In Friday Harbor, a deputy stopped the driver of a vehicle for expired registration and issued them a citation for expired registration and operating a motor…
