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WellPoint to close northeast side facility
WellPoint announced Wednesday that it's closing one of its facilities on the northeast side. The closure will mean the layoff of more than 110 workers. The cuts will happen between the end of July and the end of September. The company said it's...
Tags: Job Layoffs, Health, Layoffs and Downsizing
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Obama releases 2 new ads: pro-veterans, pro-Medicare
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelPresident Barack Obama's re-election campaign is reloading its TV commercial firepower with two new ads, one touting veterans and mentioning the killing of Osama bin Laden, and one touting Medicare. Both ads are provided by Obama For America. Neither of... -
Alan Simpson pens scathing letter to 'greedy geezers' retiree group
WASHINGTON -- Former Sen. Alan Simpson has again unleashed his sharp tongue on critics, this time in the form of a scathing letter that accuses the California Alliance for Retired Americans of being “greedy geezers.” The Oakland-based retiree...
Tags: Public Finance, Politics, Social Security, Health, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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Ways to spend less on health care
Florida Jewish JournalMany people are shouldering a larger portion of their health care expenses. But using a few key strategies can cut your costs: 1. Spend less on drugs Switching to generic drugs is one of the easiest ways to save, especially now that some big-name...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Radiology, Insurance, Employment Opportunities, Lipitor (drug)
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Put a lid on debt ceiling debate
Last year's tussle over increasing the federal debt limit showed Congress at its worst, paralyzed by dueling ideologies and incapable of striking a grand bargain. The eventual compromise by lawmakers and the White House raised the debt ceiling enough to...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Health Insurance, Barack Obama, Medicaid, Politics
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Consumer index hints of lower COLA in 2013 for seniors
Seniors be warned: Your Social Security cost of living adjustment for next year may be less than half of this year's 3.6 percent increase. That's because the inflation rate that Social Security increases are pegged to is only 1.7 percent as of the...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Consumer Confidence, North Palm Beach, Prices, Economic Indicator
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It's the fiscal future, candidates
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are both smart and accomplished individuals. That's why it is so disappointing that neither candidate has taken a truly responsible position when it comes to the nation's fiscal future. That's not to say that both men haven't...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Barack Obama, Finance, Politics, Mitt Romney
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Crunch time
The 20 or so Percy Julian Middle School students seated in a half-moon around the governor Tuesday couldn't fully understand the financial crisis facing Illinois. At one point, an eighth-grader asked, "What's a pension?" He'll find out soon enough....
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Health Insurance Cost, Health Insurance, Executive Branch, Pat Quinn
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Kaine sits down with women voters during visit to Roanoke County
Jobs and economic growth were on the table today, as Democratic Senate candidate Tim Kaine sat down with a group of women in Roanoke County, but it was another issue that generated the strongest reaction. The Kaine campaign organized a roundtable on...
Tags: Primaries, Family Planning, George Allen, Abortion Issue, Politics
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Manchester Family Pushes For Expanded Autism Coverage For Military Families
The Hartford CourantFive-year-old Rachel Margaret Kenyon's father was serving with the Connecticut National Guard in Afghanistan when she was diagnosed with autism. Sgt. Maj. William Kenyon of Manchester is an active-duty veteran of Desert Storm — the early-1990s...Tags: Social Sciences, American Academy of Pediatrics, Family, Health Insurance, Afghanistan
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Baltimore County makes damaging cuts to Medicaid program
Either County Councilman David Marks and county Chief of Staff Don Mohler are untruthful or they are sadly misinformed about the Baltimore County budget ("Balto. Co. Council poised to adopt 'bare-bones budget,'" May 17). The county is laying off the...Tags: Long Term Care, Nursing Homes, Health Insurance, David Marks, Medicaid
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Larson To Visit Manchester Senior Center Wednesday
U.S. Rep. John Larson is to visit the senior center Wednesday to discuss the current state of Social Security and Medicare, according to a news release. "In March, House Republicans passed a budget, without a single Democratic vote, that will end...Tags: John Larson, Medicare, Health, Republican Party
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