Jimmy Gomez, D- California, issued the following news release on Jan. 21:. Representatives Jimmy Gomez, Lauren Underwood, and Tom O'Halleran introduced the Health Care Affordability Act of 2021. The legislation- endorsed by Families USA- would lower health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs by making tax credits for Health Insurance Marketplace plans…
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–Roughly half of U.S. employees want more help from their employers to save for retirement, balance their work and life issues, and get the most value from their employee benefits, according to research from the Global Benefits Attitudes Survey by Willis Towers Watson.
America's Health Insurance Plans issued the following news release:. Health insurance providers are taking a lead role as the nation embarks on vaccinating Americans against COVID-19. Ensuring access to safe, effective COVID-19 vaccines is a public health imperative, and health insurance providers are working with national, state, and local leaders to help…
—Joe Biden's ambitious opening bid, his $1.9 trillion American Rescue economic package, will test the new president's relationship with Congress and force a crucial choice between his policy vision and a desire for bipartisan unity. Biden became president this week with the pandemic having already forced Congress to approve $4 trillion in aid, including…
The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry issued the following news release on Jan. 20:. The Arizona Chamber of Commerce& Industry congratulates President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on their inauguration and is looking forward to working with the new administration on several federal issues of importance to the state's job creators.
Frank Pallone Jr., D- New Jersey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 21:. House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. and top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Senator Tom Carper, filed an amicus brief today in the case of Competitive Enterprise Institute, et al. v.
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt issued the following news release:. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has nominated Steven D. Anderson to serve as inspector general for the Kansas Medicaid program. Anderson would replace Sarah Fertig who resigned the position in July 2020 to become director of the state's Medicaid program within the Kansas…
In response to the request for information by the Federal Insurance Office, published in the Federal Register on October 9, 2020, concerning the potential effects of the insurance capital standard on U.S. insurance markets, U.S. consumers, and U.S. insurers, Liberty Mutual Insurance Group respectively states as follows:. How would the adoption of the ICS affect…
Keesha-Lu Mitra, vice president for counsel at the State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., Bloomington, Illinois, has issued a public comment on the Department of the Treasury notice entitled “Federal Insurance Office Study on the Insurance Capital Standard”. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company respectfully offers these comments regarding…
Jeanne Shaheen, D- New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Jan. 21:. Senator Hassan, who leads the subcommittee overseeing emergency management, called for this step after FEMA officials in the Trump administration refused to reimburse New Hampshire schools for personal protective equipment. President Biden will also direct FEMA to fully…
Jonathan Porter, chair of the North American CRO Council, has issued a public comment on the Department of the Treasury notice entitled “Federal Insurance Office Study on the Insurance Capital Standard”. The North American CRO Council is a professional association of Chief Risk Officers from leading insurers based in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda.
The National Council on Disability- an independent, nonpartisan federal agency that advises the President, Congress and other federal agencies on disability policy- announces Andres J. Gallegos, of Chicago, Illinois, as its new Chairman. The designation of Mr. Gallegos as Chairman of the Council was made official by the White House on January 20, signed by…
Office Address: State, Department of; STATE, DEPARTMENT OF; U.S. EMBASSY BAMAKO; WASHINGTON, DC 20520. Subject: General Medical Coverage-Mali Locally Employed Staff Health Insurance Services. The base coverage shall be provided at prevailing levels by the Malian Government Mandatory Insurance called Assurance Medicale Obligatoire and that only coverage…
The proposed rescissions affect programs of the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, the Interior, Justice, Labor, State, and the Treasury, as well as the African Development Foundation, the Commission of Fine Arts, the Corporation for National and Community Service, the District of Columbia, the…
Office Address: Veterans Affairs, Department of; VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF; 247- NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 7; AUGUSTA, GA 30904. Place of Performance: Department of Veterans Affairs Atlanta VA Medical CenterBlood Bank- Room 2 B-168 1670 Clairmont Road Decatur. Description: Veterans Affairs, Department of.
WASHINGTON- On Friday, Chair Kathy Castor of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis applauded President Joe Biden's swift and immediate actions to undo the harmful and short-sighted environmental and climate policies of his predecessor. “In his first day in office, President Biden did more to act on climate and protect American communities than Donald…
Washington, D.C.- Today, U.S. Senators Bob Casey, Ranking Member of the Special Committee on Aging, and Ron Wyden, Ranking Member of the Finance Committee, called on the Trump Administration to make public data on vaccine distribution and administration to residents and workers in long-term care facilities across the Nation, which are among the most at-risk for…
While the Trump Administration granted similar requests to other Western states ravaged by wildfires this year, such as Oregon and California, thousands of Washingtonians who were forced to evacuate remain without aid after the Trump Administration refused to act on Governor Inslee's requests, even after multiple overtures from Washington state's…
WASHINGTON DC- Today, U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray, sent a letter to newly inaugurated President Joe Biden asking him to approve Governor Jay Inslee's request for a statewide federal emergency disaster declaration in response to this year's devastating wildfires. While the Trump Administration granted similar requests to other Western…
