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My name is Grace-Marie Turner, and I am president of the Galen Institute, a non-profit research organization focusing on patient-centered health policy reform. I served as an appointee to the Medicaid Commission from 2005-2006, as a member of the Advisory Board of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality from 2005 to 2007, and as a congressional…

My name is Grace-Marie Turner, and I am president of the Galen Institute, a non-profit research organization focusing on patient-centered health policy reform. I served as an appointee to the Medicaid Commission from 2005-2006, as a member of the Advisory Board of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality from 2005 to 2007, and as a congressional…

Thank you so much for inviting me here to testify on the work of the Civil Division of the Department of Justice. The Civil Division represents the United States, its agencies, Members of Congress, Cabinet officers and other Federal employees. This litigation reflects the diversity of government activities, involving, for example, challenges to Acts of Congress…

May 22– Greensburg Salem School District is looking for more ways to cut costs in a budget year that is tighter than ever. Expenditures in the proposed budget are about $1 million more than they were in the 2014-15 fiscal year, but health insurance premiums, retirement costs and other mandated expenses are responsible for about $1.2 million in added costs, which…

Watjen becomes the chairman of the board of directors for a two-year term, Unum Group said in a news release after the company's shareholder meeting in Chattanooga, Tenn.. “His strategic insight and commitment to excellence has not only produced steadily improving operating results and shareholder returns under challenging conditions, but also built Unum…

Amica Mutual Insurance Co. reported that it received the highest ranking in car insurance customer satisfaction, according to the 2015 Credio U.S. Amica noted its high customer service satisfaction score follows a strong year for the 108- year-old company– the company reported a 3.3 percent growth rate and increase in net income at its annual meeting on Feb….

Allianz Global Assistance reported that it has launched a partnership with San Diego- based LBF Travel to provide travel insurance to LBF Travel customers. The companies said that LBF Travel will offer Allianz Travel Insurance products to consumers booking travel through its 10 direct- to-consumer websites, including SmartFares, Travelation and HotelWiz.

May 21– Rio Vista ISD Superintendent Tim Wright met with insurance adjusters almost every day this week and kept an eye on the weather with his principals. During Monday's board meeting, trustees received a storm damage update from Wright. Wright spent most of Tuesday morning on the high school gym roof with insurance adjusters examining damage caused by the…

May 21– Ken Janke, the Aflac executive who appeared to be in line to become chief financial officer, has bowed out of the running for the key position with the supplemental insurer headquartered in Columbus. Aflac Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dan Amos broke the news Thursday during a briefing in New York with financial analysts who follow the company.

Gold Coast is a publicly-funded system that provides government Medi-Cal insurance to more than 180,000 Ventura County residents. Investigations ordered by the Ventura County Medi-Cal Managed Care Commission, which governs Gold Coast, focused on the treatment of employees and financial practices. A Gold Coast lawyer said the investigation on employee…

May 22– The other morning I was standing in the lobby of the Goodman Theatre when a bike messenger glided past without a word and disappeared into the bathroom. The lobby was mostly empty at 11:30 am on a Wednesday and the few who were there didn't seem to notice or care. The quasi-kosher, Starbucks- esque, not-so-public public toilet!

May 21– James R. Weir Insurance Agency, which started in Mankato in 1967, was bought by Arthur J. Gallagher& Co., the companies announced Thursday. Jay Weir, president of James R. Weir Insurance Agency, said the sale closed on Wednesday after a lengthy process. “Mankato has gotten a lot of attention recently because of its growth,” he said.

—A Connecticut state board has ruled that Newtown must pay long-term disability to a police officer who developed anxiety and depression after responding to the 2012 shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The Hartford Courant reports the State Board of Mediation and Arbitration ruled Monday that the police contract requires the town to pay Bean…

For a woman in her late 80 s and her four grown kids, the situation began some five years ago with mom's back surgery, recalls advisor Wendy Spencer of Spencer Capital Strategies in Arvada, Colo. “Mom goes home then has spasms and pain, and her daughters took her to the hospital.” When she came in for back spasms, though, the hospital admitted her only for observation…

May 22– PROVIDENCE– Charlestown recently became the eighth Rhode Island community to join the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Community Rating System, which can earn residents discounts on their flood insurance premiums, according to the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency. Many Charlestown residents and businesses that are located in a high…

–Insurance Claim Recovery Support LLC, a leading licensed public insurance adjusting firm in Austin, Texas urges policyholders dealing with storm damage property in the Counties of Harris, Travis, Brazoria, Montgomery, Fort Bend, Tarrant, Dallas, and Johnson from weather related events occurring April 16, 2015 through April 19, 2015 to be aware of the following…