Burdette& Rice, the largest probate litigation law firm in Dallas and North Texas, is proud to announce that attorney Ellen Bennett has recently been certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the State Bar of Texas Board of Legal Specialization. This certification builds on Bennett’s practice as an effective trust, estate, probate, and guardianship…
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In a new special report, titled“ Western European Insurers Enjoy Stability but Diverse Pressures Persist,” A.M. Best shows that modest alterations were made to Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings in 2016, compared with a year earlier. Greg Carter, managing director, analytics, said:“ In A.M. Future pressures are likely to come from the fallout of political events, such…
The Morgan Park mom wants to ensure Dayna is taken care of day to day, and the family’s Medicaid benefits help cover that. Some fine print in benefit programs like Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income means the family can only squirrel away so much money. Illinois is forming a coalition with 13 other states to allow people with a disability or blindness and…
Paul Willis hopes today’s “prayer walk” down Alder Street won’t turn into a political demonstration. Today at 1:30 p.m., local abortion foes will walk from Amazing Grace Church, 717 E. Alder Street, to St. Patrick Catholic Church. And it usually takes place on or around Jan. 22, the anniversary of the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision known as Roe v.
The crux of the problem, as Baker sees it: Massachusetts taxpayers are spending $1 billion a year to provide health coverage to more than 300,000 people who might otherwise obtain it through their employers. Under the Massachusetts health reform law enacted in 2006, workers who had access to insurance through their employer were ineligible for MassHealth.
—Ocean rise already is worsening the floods and high tides sweeping California this stormy winter, climate experts say, and this month’s damage and deaths highlight that even a state known as a global leader in fighting climate change has yet to tackle some of the hardest work of dealing with it. The critical steps yet to come include starting to decide which…
Jan. 30– The first executive order that President Donald Trump signed after taking office Jan. 20 gave federal agencies broad powers to change, delay or waive provisions of the Affordable Care Act that regulators deem too costly or burdensome. The vague order was short on specifics. At first, it seemed like a gimmick aimed only at fulfilling Trump’s campaign…
Jan. 30– NEW HAVEN– Michael Wishnie has been down this road before. While Trump also signed an order temporarily banning refugee entry, a federal judge issued an emergency order Saturday night temporarily barring the U.S. from deporting people from nations subject to the travel ban, the Associated Press reported. The order barred U.S. border agents from removing…
The firm, based in San Diego, started brokering all such rides for Medicaid on July 1. “It makes me mad when I drive through town and I see these Veyo drivers, yet I send two of my single moms home because I don’t have enough work to give them any more,” said Kleeta Newby, owner of KDN Transport in Boise. Jenna Dewitz, a social work intern with a Boise agency, told the lawmakers, “We…
As of Jan. 14, 8.8 million consumers nationally, including 413,000 Pennsylvanians, had selected plans for 2017 through the federal marketplace website, healthcare.gov, according to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The numbers closely match those of last year, suggesting that talk of repealing the ACA has had little effect on consumers’…
Debbie Williams of Eau Claire, who retired two years ago when she became eligible for Social Security, worries about the possibility of losing the affordable policy she carries now through the ACA– the reason she was able to retire in the first place. After consulting with a financial adviser, she decided to retire from full-time work, dramatically cut her…
Agency Marketing Machine of Miami, FL celebrates a milestone in their groundbreaking’ Agents of Change’ movement, which has been creating buzz in the insurance industry. Since its inception just 3 years ago, the 241 agencies participating in the movement have now raised a whopping $505,934 and contributed almost 2400 volunteer hours to local charities.
Jan. 30– WASILLA– The Matanuska-Susitna Borough could be on the hook for millions of dollars spent to repair a failing barge dock at the borough’s little-used port– a repair that failed again months later. The borough last week learned its $2.36 million insurance claim on the original damage has been denied, even as officials gear up for a permanent fix expected to…
The term “regulation” is often used incorrectly to refer to an actual statute passed by Congress- for example, the Affordable Care Act. The term is correctly used to refer to rules created by government agencies implementing statutes passed by Congress- for example, Regulation B, implementing the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. Read more on Colorado Springs…
Kevin Fixler reported in the Summit Daily this week that several pieces of legislation are in the works to address “cost, choice, quality and transparency” with built-in consumer protections. Diane Mitsch Bush, a Democrat from Steamboat Springs, told Fixler. Bob Rankin, of Carbondale, Democratic Read more on Colorado Springs Gazette.
The Boca Raton startup’s big-data solution predicts a potential culture fit between job seekers and employers without the need for surveys. Since then, the company has hit a number of milestones, said Chris Daniels, founder and CEO of the company. Candidate.Guru earlier this month completed a $950,000 equity financing round, predominately from Florida- based…
Jan. 29– TUPELO– The people who take care of Medicaid recipients are watching both state and federal lawmakers closely. For the longer term, they are watching debates at the federal level, where shifting Medicaid funding to federal block grants could significantly reshape the money available. In Mississippi, Medicaid touches one in four people, including poor…
Their anxiety stems from uncertainty over what sort of replacement Republicans plan to adopt. President Trump has said the replacement would provide coverage for everyone, but many Republicans in Congress seem to be hedging on this issue. Republicans had an easy time preaching about repeal when they knew their votes to repeal would amount to nothing under…
