EVENT: The Consumer Federation of America holds a conference call briefing, beginning at noon, to release “new research on the cost of auto insurance premiums in African American communities,” with a specific analysis on Baltimore, New York, Louisville, Washington, D.C., Detroit, Boston and Orlando.
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While the exact amount of money stolen in this way is unknown, it's estimated to be in the tens of billions; the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association puts the total at close to $100 billion per year.1. Figures from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services show that healthcare expenditures in the U.S. will reach $3.2 trillion in 2015, or about $10,000 per…
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2015/ PRNewswire-USNewswire/– As the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law examines competition “in the pharmacy benefit managers and pharmacy marketplaces,” policymakers should examine how greater use of pharmacy benefit management tools lower prescription drug costs, enhances access and…
Nov. 17– Shenango Township will get $400,000 from a bonding company for alleged missing funds in an ongoing criminal investigation. Township solicitor Lou Perrotta announced at the supervisors' meeting Nov. 12 that after months of negotiating, Selective Insurance Company, which held the fidelity bond for former township secretary-treasurer Brian Tanner,…
Nov. 17– It was a matter of trust for friends and colleagues of Roland Edward Steed. Discovery Insurance owner and CEO Stephen Hill said during his testimony in Lenoir County Superior Court it's his belief, after reading the statements from the other defendants and looking back over Steed's 19 years with Discovery, that Steed joined the firm with the express…
Nov. 17– KNOXVILLE– A 15- year-old Knoxville boy died Monday after he was struck by a car while trying to cross Oak Ridge Highway, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Connor Miles Slay was killed in the 9:26 p.m. incident near the intersection with Hackworth Road, according to a report filed by Highway Patrol Trooper John Capps. Oak Ridge Highway is reduced…
Pharmacy Billing Software Market- Global Industry Analysis and Forecast 2015- 2023 Albany, NY—- 11/17/2015– Pharmacy billing is the most vital part of every healthcare organization, where a medical service is translated into a billing claim and is submitted to a healthcare insurance company for reimbursement. It is a complex set of procedures which demands a…
Abacus's additional provider licenses will allow the company to purchase life insurance policies in the secondary market from policy owners residing in the states of Hawaii and Nevada. “Abacus Life Settlements looks forward to expanding our secondary market services to the more than 1.4 million residents in the state of Hawaii, 16 percent of whom are…
Protective Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Protective Life Corporation, today announced it has developed a new online portal for financial education. The“ Protective Life Learning Center” combines simple interactive tools with more than 500 informative articles and videos. To launch the Learning Center, Protective worked with social media…
Fitch Ratings has maintained the Rating Watch Negative for Cigna Corporation's' A-' Issuer Default Rating,' BBB+' senior unsecured notes and the' A+' Insurer Financial Strength ratings of certain subsidiaries. Fitch had previously placed Cigna's ratings on Watch Negative on July 24, 2015 following the company's announcement that it had entered into a definitive…
Asset Management Finance LLC, a subsidiary of Credit Suisse, agreed to sell its interest in RAA, and HBC's investment facilitated the repurchase. RAA and HBC are both Dallas- based companies. For example, he cited HBC founder and principal Joe Colonnetta's role as a trustee of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. “
Nov. 17– Four of the five most profitable mental-health hospitals in Pennsylvania are owned by Universal Health Services Inc., according to a report being published Tuesday by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council. The King of Prussia company, which is under federal criminal investigation for its Medicare and Medicaid billing practices at…
IVANS Insurance Solutions, a division of Applied Systems, today announced the launch IVANS Exchange 2016, the latest release of the online tool for carriers, MGAs and agencies to quickly view and manage their download connections and activity. “Agent demand for download is increasing, and carriers have lacked a mechanism to efficiently manage their agency…
Nov. 17– ASOTIN– A 65- year-old Clarkston man is facing 43 months in prison after pleading guilty to voyeurism and possession of child pornography charges. Dudley appeared in Asotin County Superior Court Monday wearing street clothes. Last month, he was released from the Asotin County Jail after posting a $250,000 bond.
The sector, which includes banks, credit unions, life insurance, health insurance and Internet investment services, falls 0.4 percent to 74.8 on ACSI's 100- point scale, its lowest score in a decade. “These are not happy times,” says Claes Fornell, ACSI Chairman and founder. Only Wells Fargo Bank improves, gaining 4 percent to an ACSI score of 75. The remaining three…
Gnome Diagnostics, LLC, a CLIA- certified personalized medicine company, announced the launch of its pharmacogenomic testing services- healthcare's newest forefront of personalized medicine for patients. Today, the FDA includes pharmacogenetic information on 137 prescription labels, such as Warfarin and Plavix, detailing the potential risks to taking a…
Office Address: Department of Labor; Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management; Office of Procurement Services; 200 Constitution Avenue, NWS-4307 Washington DC 20210-0001. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management. The Department of Labor, on behalf of Office of Worker's Compensation Programs, has a…
Nov. 17– PORT ORCHARD– Based on the Kitsap County fire marshal's documented evidence of a fatal fire last year that killed a 37- year-old man, and led to his surviving girlfriend standing trial for his murder, there is no way to determine it was arson, a fire investigation expert contended in Kitsap Superior Court. Dale Mann, a certified fire investigator, began…
Bartoletti serves as the pastor at both churches, spending the past 61/ 2 years at First Baptist and the past 11/ 2 years at Laurel Mountain. His congregation at First Baptist was around 150, with another 30 at Laurel Mountain. If all goes according to plan, Bartoletti believes members of the first Baptist Church could move into a new church at their old site at 955…
