Archive for June, 2010
Statement Of Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) – Protecting Workers & Businesses Affected By Misclassification
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 that these are very difficult times for our economy, especially for working families. Millions of Americans are now [...]
VA Makes Filing Claims Easier & Faster For Veterans
SOURCE: www.va.gov
Simpler Forms And New Program Reduce Paperwork
And Speed Process
Washington, D.C. . . . As part of Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Eric K. Shinseki’s effort to break the back of the backlog, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is reducing the paperwork and expediting the process for Veterans seeking compensation for disabilities related to their [...]
Sebelius Announces New $250 Million Investment To Strengthen Primary Health Care Workforce
SOURCE: www.hhs.gov
News Release . . . Administration Investments Will Help Train &
Develop 16,000 New Providers
Washington, D.C. . . . U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced a series of new investments worth $250 million to increase the number of health care providers and strengthen the primary care workforce. The new [...]
Governor Paterson Signs Landmark Health Insurance Reform Legislation
SOURCE: www.ins.state.ny.us
Albany, NY . . . Governor David A. Paterson signed into law Governor’s Program Bill No. 278 that reinstates the New York State Insurance Department’s authority to review and approve health insurance premium increases before they take effect. Since 2000, New York had regulated health insurance premiums under a “file and use” law that [...]
U.S. Departments Of Health & Human Services, Labor, and Treasury Issue Regulation On “Grandfathered” Health Plans Under The Affordable Care Act
SOURCE: www.hhs.gov
News Release . . .
Allowing Americans to Keep Current Plans or Choose a New Plan While Extending Important New Benefits to All Consumers
The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury today issued a new regulation that makes good on President Obama’s promise that Americans who like their health plan can keep [...]
New TRICARE Online Feature Allows Users To Save Personal Health Data To Their Computer
SOURCE: www.tricare.mil
News Release
Falls Church, VA . . . A new feature on TRICARE Online now allows users to save their personal health data such as medication and allergy profiles, demographic information and a personal health summary to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file on their computers, Military Health System officials said on June 10th.
“The new [...]
VA Announces Change To Medication Co-pays For Some Veterans
SOURCE: www.va.gov
Washington, D.C. . . . As previously announced on January 7, 2010, the Department of Veterans Affairs froze prescription co-payment increases for six months. Veterans who generally have higher income and no service-connected disabilities – referred to as Priority Groups 7 and 8 Veterans – will now pay an additional $1 for each 30-day [...]
News Release From The VA
SOURCE: www1.va.gov
Washington . . . . The Fourth of July celebration in Denver takes on special importance this year when more than 500 wheelchair athletes who are all military Veterans begin competition at the 30th National Veterans Wheelchair Games. The event, presented each year by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Paralyzed Veterans of [...]
HHS, CMS & The Administration On Aging Launch Fraud Prevention Education Campaign
SOURCE: www.cms.gov
As eligible seniors who have entered the Medicare Part D donut hole this year begin to receive their tax-free, one-time rebate check for $250 starting this Thursday, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius and senior officials from the Administration on Aging and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services today launched a [...]
VA Announces Industry Innovation Competition
SOURCE: www.1.va.gov
$80 Million Available For Private Sector Innovations
Washington, D.C. . . . Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Eric K. Shinseki, announced today the opening of the Industry Innovation Competition by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the most recent effort under the VA Innovation Initiative. With this competition, VA seeks the best ideas from the private sector [...]
