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SOURCE: www.hhs.gov Statement From HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius On News That Second California Insurer, Aetna, Withdraws Rate Hike After Major Math Errors Discovered “I applaud California for its decision to shine more light on skyrocketing insurance rates and demand more accountability [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov U.S. Department Of Labor Clarifies FMLA Definition Of ‘Son & Daughter’ – Interpretation Is A Win For All Families No Matter What They Look Like Washington, D.C. . . . The U.S. Department of Labor today clarified the [...] Read More

The VA is using technology more and more to reach out to military personnel who have suffered post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as well as traumatic brain injuries. Says General Peter W. Chiarelli, Army vice chief of staff, “This generation sometimes [...] Read More

From: The White House Blog – President Obama’s remarks on the Patient’s Bill of Rights On July 1st, uninsured American who’ve been locked out of the insurance market because of a pre-existing condition will now be able to enroll in [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.ins.state.ny.us New York, NY, June 18, 2010 . . . The New York State Insurance Department will hold a hearing on June 28 to hear from the public on how to enhance Department procedures.  Comments are invited on the [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.ins.state.ny.us Department Fines AXA Equitable $1.9 Million New York State Insurance Superintendent james J. Wrynn today (3/26/10) announced that AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company has paid a $1.9 million fine for violations including making inaccurate or incomplete disclosures to [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov News Release From Department of Health and Human Services . . . The Office of the National Coordinator for health Information Technology (ONC) today issued a final rule to establish a temporary certification program for electronic health record [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.veterans.house.gov Opening Statement of Hon. John J. Hall, Chairman, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs: Hearings, June 15, 2010 . . . I welcome everyone here for today’s hearing entitled, “The State of the Veterans Benefits Administration.”  This [...] Read More

Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune has been in operation since 1942.  Forty years after its establishment, in 1982, volatile organic compounds, commonly referred to as VOC’s, were discovered in Camp Lejeune’s drinking water.  In fact, the Agency for Toxic Substances [...] Read More

SOURCE: helpsenate.gov Thursday, June 17, 2010 “I want to welcome everyone to today’s hearing.  We’re here today to talk about worker misclassification, an issue of critical importance to millions of working men and women across the country. “We all know [...] Read More