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During a joint House-Senate hearing on June 23, postal labor unions and some of their customers voiced their objections to the proposed five-day delivery schedule. American Postal Workers Union President, William Burrus, saw some flaws in the USPS projections that [...] Read More

SOURCE: help.senate.gov by Kate Cyrul & Bergen Kenny Washington, D.C. Monday, June 28, 2010 . . .Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today announced the panel will hold a hearing titled [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.ins.state.ny Hearing will help decide if Cinergy, known for late night commercials offering health coverage for ‘little more than $5 per day’ should be allowed to keep selling insurance. Cinergy which advertised limited benefit health plans on late night [...] Read More

On Wednesday, VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki visited the Mursfreesboro VA hospital in Tennessee where nearly 6,500 veterans could have been infected with Hepatitis or HIV.  The hospital used dirty colonoscopy equipment which was reported to the VA a few [...] Read More

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