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Oct. 30– SANTA CRUZ– Medicare enrollment forums presented. Medicare open enrollment is Oct. 15 through Dec. 7. A Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program forum will be held from 9:30 -11 a.m. Thursday at the Live Oak Senior Center, 1777 Capitola Road.

-GOP- backed “junk plans” opposed by medical experts can have “catastrophic costs”& “deny coverage based on consumers’ pre-existing health conditions”. “Senate Republicans are once again showing why they have no credibility when it comes to protecting their constituents’ health care,” said DSCC spokesperson Stewart Boss. This is not the first time vulnerable GOP…

Oct. 30– A recent study ranked Indiana 47th among all states for the rate at which residents are vaccinated. Indiana ranked 44th for children and teenager immunization rates and 40th for adult and elderly vaccination rates overall, according to the study. Indiana ranked 40th for children aged 6 months to 17 years and 48th for adults for flu vaccinations.

Oct. 30– Delmont firefighters say an ongoing rift between themselves and borough council has stymied fundraising and recruitment efforts. In recent weeks, a dispute that raised the volunteers’ ire was a post on a Delmont community social media site that questioned the volume on the decades-old fire siren outside the Delmont station off Route 66 and the…

Oct. 30– Nine candidates are running for five seats on the Lehigh County Board of Commissioners. Democrat Bob Elbich, a retired manufacturing entrepreneur from Weisenberg Township: Lehigh County’s Cedarbrook homes comprise a jewel that needs to be protected on behalf of our vulnerable seniors. We have a community obligation to look after the generations that…

Oct. 30– North Carolina Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey announced this month that the Stantonsburg/Moyton Volunteer Fire Department will be receiving improved fire ratings in 2020.. According to a release from the office, an inspection by officials with the Office of State Fire Marshal was conducted as part of the North Carolina…

–Most companies will begin offering the opportunity to update or add new employee benefits for 2020 in this last quarter of the year during open enrollment. Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company, a national provider of insurance solutions for individuals and at the workplace, is sharing tips and advice so consumers can take advantage of this time to align their…

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–Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today announced the second quarter 2019 results of the Milliman Mortgage Default Index, which shows the latest monthly estimate of the lifetime default risk of U.S.- backed mortgages. The goal of the MMDI is to provide a benchmark to understand trends in U.S. mortgage risk. For Ginnie Mae loans, the Q2…

Jack Reed, D- Rhode Island, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Oct. 29, on the health insurance plans:. This week, the Senate will vote on a Congressional Resolution of Disapproval–CRA–on a Trump administration final rule that gives States broad latitude to ignore the consumer protections of the Affordable…

Benjamin Cardin, D- Maryland, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Oct. 29, on the health insurance plans:. Today I wish to discuss this administration’s perpetual actions to weaken protections for people with preexisting conditions. The actions of the administration cannot make this message any clearer:…

What is happening here is that the Democrats are trying to block the efforts Republicans are making to actually lower the cost of health insurance. We are working on ways to lower the cost of health insurance for American families, and the Democrats are trying to block it. Ironically, it is the Republicans who, today, are delivering on so many of the Democrats’ empty…

Parcion is led by partners Terry Cook, CFP ®, CIMA ®, and Kyle Caouette CFA ®, CFP ®, two financial advisors who previously led UBS’s The Cascade Group. Parcion is based in Bellevue, WA.. “Our concentration at Parcion is to diligently preserve and manage the wealth of the hardworking business owners and entrepreneurs that we serve, allowing them to stay focused on…

The U.S. economy grew by nearly 2 percent between July and October– slower than the first two quarters of 2019, but better than expected, the Commerce Department said in its quarterly report Wednesday. It projects U.S. growth of 3 percent for the rest of the year. Wednesday’s report was released hours ahead of an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.

Bill Cassidy, R- Louisiana, issued the following floor statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Oct. 29, on health care:. If you ask Bernie Sanders if he wants to get replace Obamacare, he raises his hand. If you ask Elizabeth Warren if she wants to replace Obamacare and force people to give up their employer-provided insurance, she raises her hand.

“Cleaned me out totally- of all my weapons,” Julian Barker said Tuesday. The burglar recently got away with $2,000 worth of weapons, including crossbows, guns and collectible knives, along with $1,800. “We had plans,” Judith Barker said.

Oct. 30– As New Mexico’s online health insurance exchange prepares to open its enrollment period Friday for 2020 coverage, officials said residents seeking policies will find a new provider in the mix and average rates close to those offered in 2019– including premium decreases for some plans. Two events will be held in Santa Fe in the next couple of weeks for…