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SOURCE: www.va.gov WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is working to significantly reduce the average time needed to obtain health-care records from private physicians with the help of a private contractor and the Internet to speed claims decisions. [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration today announced a proposed rule that will help America’s workers better understand target date retirement funds and other similar investments offered in 401(k)-type pension plans. The proposed [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration today announced that the owner of Philadelphia Pension Planning Corp., formerly located in Montgomery County, Pa., was sentenced to 15 months in prison and three years of [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $517,197 grant to provide an estimated 210 jobless workers in Utah with partial premium payments for health insurance coverage. “The challenges associated with a job search are daunting [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov $290 Million in new funding for the National Health Service Corps will help primary care clinicians repay student loans while serving communities HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced the launch of the new application cycle for the National [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.va.gov Expansion Makes Fort Worth the Largest VA Clinic Nationwide WASHINGTON – The expanded Fort Worth Outpatient Clinic is open for business at its new location at 2201 Southeast Loop 820, south of downtown Fort Worth. It is now [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.opm.gov Dramatic Movement Made in Overhauling How the Federal Government Hires Its Workforce Washington, DC – Today, representatives from across the Federal government gathered at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to share their stories as to [...] Read More

SOURCE: akaka.senate.gov Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii), Chairman of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, held an oversight hearing today on the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES).  This evaluation system, recently [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov New medical loss ratio regulations make insurance marketplace more transparent and require insurers to spend premium dollars on care New regulations issued today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) require health insurers to spend 80 [...] Read More

SOURCE: lieberman.senate.gov Lieberman, Udall, Gillibrand Urge Colleagues To Pass Defense Bill In Lame Duck WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Joe Lieberman (I-CT), Mark Udall (D-CO), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) issued the following statement today urging the Senate to pass the National Defense Authorization Act and [...] Read More