Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is exploring options for salvaging the battered Republican health care bill, even keeping some of the ACA tax hikes in a bid to soften the impact on the poor.
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‘Senators and the White House are continuing discussions on the path forward for bringing relief from Obamacare and its collapsing markets. WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today regarding the Senate Republican health care plan:. “Senators and the White House are continuing…
THE VICE PRESIDENT: First of all, thank you all. I want to thank Mike Gordon and everyone at Tendon Manufacturing for hosting us today. How important would it be for us to have the Congress pass legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare?
Karen Dale, market president of AmeriHealth Caritas District of Columbia, a Medicaid managed care plan serving the District of Columbia and a member of the AmeriHealth Caritas Family of Companies, has been named to the 2017 DC Powermeter 100 list by El Tiempo Latino.. Pictured above: AmeriHealth Caritas District of Columbia Market President Karen Dale…
Jerry Moran’s Olathe office Wednesday, a day after the Kansas Republican came out against a controversial health care bill backed by Republican leadership. Every Republican House member from Kansas and Missouri voted for the House version, and U.S. Sens. Pat Roberts of Kansas and Roy Blunt of Missouri have indicated support for the Senate version.
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NFP, a leading insurance broker and consultant that provides employee benefits, property& casualty, retirement and individual private client solutions, announced today that Evan Michael will assume the role of General Counsel. In his new role, Evan, who will become an Executive Vice President, will be responsible for overseeing NFP’s legal, compliance and risk…
June 29– Nearly a half-century into the “war on drugs,” with a new wave of opioid addiction at crisis proportions, a handful of commercial health insurers are beginning to cover methadone maintenance, the oldest and best-researched treatment for addiction to heroin and prescription pain relievers. Independence Blue Cross, the Philadelphia region’s largest…
Mitch McConnell, the U.S. Senate majority leader from Kentucky, went behind closed doors to craft a health care reform bill that would pass Congress after President Trump pronounced the House version “mean.” Yes, both plans would cut the deficit– which, by the way, didn’t explode under the Affordable Care Act, which Republicans prefer to call “Obamacare,” after the…
June 29– SUMTER COUNTY, S.C.– A Sumter man who is facing arson charges for allegedly setting his house on fire with four children inside was arrested Wednesday. Timothy Ricky Browder, 36, is being held at the Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center on charges of second-degree arson, seven counts of unlawful conduct toward a child, burning property to defraud insurer…
June 29– NEW HAVEN– Although the American Health Care Act, a federal bill meant to repeal and replace the current health care laws, was beaten back this week as U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell delayed the vote until after July 4 facing unpopularity with the public and some members of his own party, a coalition of progressive groups rallied outside the…
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Mediktor, a European health technology company, is announcing today their launch in the U.S. of the first scientifically validated health checker based on artificial intelligence. Introduced at the Health 2.0 conference in Barcelona this May, Mediktor is a pre-diagnosis tool that identifies a patient’ s symptoms through an easy-to-use step-by-step…
The BCRA has been offered as the Senate’s version of the American Health Care Act passed by the House of Representatives. In the proposed BCRA bill, penalties for both the individual mandate and the employer mandate would be reduced to $0 effective immediately. Just days after releasing the BCRA, the Senate revised their ACA replacement bill allowing an…
Over 100 Executives, practitioners and industry suppliers gathered at the prestigious Banking Hall in the City of London last Tuesday evening, 20th June 2017, for a spectacular Charity Fashion Gala and Auction, to help raise funds for the Haven House Children’s Hospice. Amongst those dressing up on the night, was former Saracens rugby star, now Starstone…
In Case You Missed It…NRF in USA Today: Pass Obamacare Repeal and Continue Fixing Health Care Policy
The National Retail Federation today praised congressional efforts to replace former President Obama’ s Affordable Care Act in an op-ed published in the newspaper USA Today, but added that further actions are needed to provide relief for employers from Obamacare’ s compliance burdens. “To suggest that Congress must choose between fixing the Affordable Care…
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A.M. Best will host an Insurance Market Briefing on the state of the industry on Wednesday, October 11, at WeWork Bryant Park in New York City, NY. Look forward to hearing in-depth discussion of highly relevant insurance industry topics from A.M. Best’s unique perspective. A.M. Best is the world’ s oldest and most authoritative insurance rating and information…
National Life Group member company Life Insurance Company of the Southwest, introduces the Financially Independent for Tomorrow series of single premium deferred annuities and Guaranteed Lifetime Income Riders to help Americans build, grow and protect their retirement savings. “With Americans living longer in retirement, providing more innovative…
