Richmond, Va.- Congressman A. Donald McEachin issued this statement in celebration of the Virginia Senate’s vote to expand Medicaid:. “I am thrilled that my former colleagues in the Virginia Senate finally passed Medicaid expansion. Congressman McEachin served in Virginia’s General Assembly for close to two decades before serving in the United States House of…
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Tampa Electric issued the following news release:. Hurricane season starts June 1, and Tampa Electric is ready for whatever Mother Nature has in store. Tampa Electric invests more than $60 million annually in a 10- point plan to harden the system against severe weather, which includes infrastructure replacement, tree trimming and pole inspections.
TYSONS, Virginia, May 30– DXC Technology, an end-to-end information technology services company, issued the following news release:. DXC Technology, the world’s leading independent, end-to-end IT services company, today announced an agreement to provide insurance business process services to Brighthouse Financial, a major provider of annuities and life…
Phil Murphy signed a bill Wednesday to require most New Jerseyans to be covered by health insurance or pay a penalty, restoring a key provision of Obamacare. Joe Vitale, D- Middlesex, and a proponent of the bills, said. About 275,000 people in New Jersey were covered in the individual market, according to federal data.
May 30– Mother Nature, and not Donald J. Trump, was responsible for the horrors that wracked Puerto Rico last year. It’s a vast lowball, as experts and independent media analysts have long been insisting, due to the arcane and restrictive way Puerto Rico reports and certifies natural-disaster related fatalities. On his visit to Puerto Rico in early October, when who…
Groundspeed Analytics, Inc., the technology firm that unlocks value from unstructured insurance files, announced several executive leadership appointments. These key hires will fulfill the strategic direction of CEO Jeff Mason to:. Tom Wimberly– appointed as Chief Sales Officer. Wimberly will head global sales and marketing initiatives with focus on…
May 31– CRANSTON, R.I.– Rhode Island health insurers have filed requests to change their premium rates for 2019 with the state Office of Health Insurance Commissioners. Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, or NHPRI, is requesting a decrease of 0.15 percent for small-group insurance, and United Healthcare PPO is seeking a decrease of 0.6 percent for…
Portland, OR—- 05/31/2018– Cyber-attacks or data breaches are almost a daily occurrence in todays age. As modern businesses are more dependent on technology, they are always at the risk of cyber threats. Data breaches can have a major impact on ones business causing many small businesses to stop functioning.
On May 22, 2018, trial lawyer Jason Webster, founder and principal attorney of The Webster Law Firm, obtained a verdict in which his clients, Ginger Thompson and Brad Washington, received $7,635,000. The case stems from the death of Ginger’s and Brad’s 14- year-old daughter, Avery Washington, who committed suicide as a result of medical negligence.
Location: Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Acquisition Management, EPA/ Headquarters. Classification Code: R- Professional, administrative, and management support services. Subject: INSURANCE EXPERT SUPPORT FOR SUPERFUND ENFORCEMENT.
–Worldwide Facilities, LLC, a national wholesale insurance brokerage, program manager and managing general agency, announces that it is acquiring the assets of RIC Insurance General Agency, Inc., a wholesale insurance broker and managing general agent specializing in small to medium-sized commercial business as well as personal lines business.
–Worldwide Facilities, LLC, a national wholesale insurance brokerage, program manager and managing general agency, announces that it is acquiring the assets of RIC Insurance General Agency, Inc., a wholesale insurance broker and managing general agent specializing in small to medium-sized commercial business as well as personal lines business.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This final rule is effective from May 31, 2018 through September 30, 2018, except for 20 CFR 655.66, which is effective from May 31, 2018 through September 30, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regarding 8 CFR part 214: Kevin J. Cummings, Chief, Business and Foreign Workers Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration…
May 31– In a turnaround from the sharp partisan differences of the past few years, Illinois senators Wednesday evening overwhelmingly approved a new spending plan for the state, paving the way for the House to vote on the budget Thursday. The Senate voted 56-2 on the spending plan that senators from both parties said is balanced without raising additional taxes.
Sterling, one of the largest national insurance brokers and a leading provider of risk management services, acquired one percent of FitSafe’s shares for $250,000. Based in New York City, FitSafe is an innovative risk management and commercial insurance underwriting software platform that services the sports and fitness sector. David Sterling, CEO of…
A new poll shows older Americans and their caregivers want to give virtual health care a try, even though Medicare has been slow to pay. Nearly 9 in 10 would be comfortable using at least one type of telemedicine for themselves or an aging loved one. But they want to make sure that an e-visit or other remote care is just as good as they’d get in person, and that their health information stays private. The findings are from a survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
The Republican-controlled Virginia General Assembly has given final approval to a state budget expanding Medicaid coverage to the state’s poor. The House of Delegates voted its approval shortly after Senate ended years of partisan gridlock on the issue and approved the measure. The state’s Democratic governor is expected to sign the measure in coming day, making Virginia the 33rd state to approve Medicaid expansion.
May 30– The U.S. House committee investigating the ugly underbelly of addiction rehab in America told eight call centers to cough up details about their business practices– including whether they get paid for routing patients to specific treatment facilities, and if so, exactly how much. Those companies are American Addiction Centers, one of the nation’s…
May 31– Walmart Stores Inc. and its Sam’s Club division are paying $825,000 to settle allegations that they wrongly submitted claims for payment to Minnesota’s Medicaid program in violation of rules on automatic prescription refills. The settlement announced this week from Gregory Brooker, the U.S. attorney for Minnesota, and state Attorney General Lori…
