BRIGANTINE, N.J.– Bob Huff was on the fast track, Sandy rebuilding-wise. “It's maddening,” he said Tuesday from inside his house on hard-hit Cummings Place in Brigantine. Home, even as all around him, latecomers seem to just file a few papers and get $150,000 elevation grants just like that, Huff, 60, can only shake his head at how decisions, bad timing, bad advice,…
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ACAExpress.com enrolled more than 140,000 customers into Obamacare health insurance plans during the 2015 Open Enrollment Period and are poised to do even more this year. Since the advent of the Affordable Care Act, customers have struggled to understand what insurance agents can offer them in the new marketplace exchange. Meanwhile, insurance agents…
WASHINGTON, D.C.- In advance of the Health Insurance Marketplace's open enrollment period starting next week, U.S. We should be doing everything we can to ensure Ohio's mothers and mothers-to-be receive the care that they need to have healthy pregnancies and healthy infants. ” “Early prenatal care is critical to achieving healthy outcomes for pregnant women and…
–On Wednesday, October 28, 2015, Congressman Al Green released the following statement on H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015:. “While I have some serious concerns about how we are redirecting Social Security Trust Fund money to ensure the short-term solvency of Social Security Disability Insurance, I do believe that this legislation is critical to…
WASHINGTON, DC- After voting against the Bipartisan Budget Act, Congressman Bob Gibbs released the following statement:. Additionally, we cannot continue a shell game with Social Security and Disability Insurance. The House has passed a majority of the spending bills this year.
Oct. 29– TUPELO– What the April 2014 tornado didn't destroy of former Fire Station No. 4, heavy equipment did Wednesday morning. The city delayed demolition of the damaged building more than a year as it sought funding through a Federal Emergency Management Agency pilot program that would have provided nearly $500,000 to help the city create a permanent storage…
SUMMARY: This final rule finalizes waivers of the application of the physician self-referral law, the Federal anti-kickback statute, and the civil monetary penalties law provision relating to beneficiary inducements to specified arrangements involving accountable care organizations under section 1899 of the Social Security Act, as set forth in the…
This action will improve the process of listing species by regulation as injurious wildlife and thereby help to prevent their introduction into and spread within the United States. ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of the new categorical exclusion, contact Susan Jewell, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS FAC, 5275 Leesburg Pike, VA 22041; telephone 703-358-2416. You…
SUMMARY: This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs medical regulations implementing section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014, which directed VA to establish a program to furnish hospital care and medical services through eligible non- VA health care providers to eligible veterans who either cannot be seen…
Maxim Global Wealth Advisors, an international financial planning and investment management firm, launched a new research report today that identifies a $6 trillion underserved marketplace of “Cross Border Families”. The Cross Border Family market segment consists of three sub-groups that include international professionals living in the United…
According to a new national study recently issued by the Insured Retirement Institute and the Center for Generational Kinetics, Millennials are falling short when it comes to planning for retirement, and this might have some big implications for their future financial security. Seven in 10 Millennials said they will spend less than $36,000 per year in…
Oct. 29– A former Anniston police officer is scheduled to appear in court Nov. 16 for lawsuit stemming from an accident that severely injured an 84- year-old man in 2012.. William Curry was flown to UAB Hospital in February 2012 after Thomas Anthony Gassaway's Ford Crown Victoria patrol car collided with Curry's 2000 Chevrolet Malibu, according to Star reports…
Six organizations received about $3 million in federal grants to try to enroll an estimated 340,000 uninsured Pennsylvanians who are eligible for either private insurance or Medicaid, according to state and federal agencies and a national nonprofit. The nonprofits said they are focused on enrolling an estimated 178,000 uninsured Pennsylvanians who are…
Oct. 29– Several years ago, Aiken County farmer Keith Evringham found what became his dream property nestled in a scenic wooded area of Salley. Evringham, a retired equine practitioner from Ohio, spent the last years of his career practicing at racetracks and farms in New Jersey but when it was time to retire, found his way to South Carolina. A horse trainer familiar…
Flood maps released by the county as part of its draft Local Hazards Mitigation Plan this month show areas in Felton and Paradise Park that have flooded in the past, as well as areas vulnerable to a 100- year flood along the Pajaro River in Watsonville and Soquel Creek in Soquel and Capitola. John Presleigh, the Santa Cruz County director of Public Works, said…
Oct. 29– Debo's Diners Inc. the local Steak N Shake franchisee offered health insurance for all of its full-time restaurant employees long before the Affordable Care Act mandated such benefits. The company operates five Steak' n Shake restaurants in the Chattanooga area and two Steak' n Shake restaurants in Knoxville which collectively employ about 450…
Braden Scott Leeds was arrested Monday by investigators with the El Dorado County District Attorney's Office after a nine-count felony complaint was filed with the El Dorado County Superior Court. One deputy district attorney and one investigator are dedicated to investigate and prosecute cases involving auto insurance fraud under a grant from the…
Oct. 29– The list of Minnesota brokers who are certified to arrange international medical tourism is a short one. The owner of Trip4Care in Minneapolis, Maldonado specializes in sending people to Spain, Portugal, Mexico, Costa Rica and Colombia for surgeries, dental care and fertility treatments. While procedures such as hip replacements still can be obtained…
In an effort to reach San Diego's large audience of retirees and Baby Boomers nearing retirement, Financial Advisor Jeremy Keating and Capital Income Advisors will launch a complimentary informational financial workshop series at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar Oct. 27, 28 and 29, 2015. The seminars were organized by Keating and CIA to present information and…
