Archive for December, 2010
States get bonuses for boosting enrollment for uninsured children in Medicaid
SOURCE: www.hhs.gov
States also cut red tape and simplified enrollment process
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today awarded $206 million to 15 states for making significant progress in enrolling uninsured children in Medicaid. This year’s bonuses are more than double the $75 million awarded to ten states last year.
“Today’s announcement highlights the ongoing and committed efforts by [...]
Congress Extends Stop-loss Application Deadline
SOURCE: www.defense.gov
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23, 2010 – The deadline for eligible servicemembers, veterans and their beneficiaries to apply for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay has been extended to March 4, Defense Department officials announced today.
The deadline extension is included in the continuing resolution bill that President Barack Obama signed Dec. 21, providing funding [...]
Freezing Federal Employee Pay Schedules and Rates That Are Set By Administrative Discretion
SOURCE: www.whitehouse.gov
On November 29, 2010, I proposed a two-year freeze in the pay of civilian Federal employees as the first of a number of difficult actions required to put our Nation on a sound fiscal footing. As I said then, Federal workers are not just a line in a budget. They are public servants who, [...]
Harkin Praises New Rules to Bring Transparency to Health Insurance Rate Hikes
SOURCE: www.harkin.senate.gov
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) released the following statement after today’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of new Affordable Care Act regulations to bring transparency and scrutiny to proposed health insurance rate increases:
“I applaud Secretary Sebelius for proposing a rule [...]
Former President of Title Insurance Agency Pleads Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court to Misappropriating Millions of Dollars Worth of Client Funds
SOURCE: www.ins.state.ny.us
PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that BRIAN H. MADDEN, the former president and co-founder of Liberty Title Agency, LLC (“Liberty Title”), one of the largest independently owned title insurance agencies in New York State, pled guilty in Manhattan federal court to defrauding his clients [...]
KEEPING YOUR INSURER UP-TO-DATE ON ADDRESS, OTHER CHANGES IS IMPORTANT TO SAFEGUARD LIFE INSURANCE COVERAGE
SOURCE: www.ins.state.ny.us
It’s always important to keep your mailing address updated, especially when it comes to insurance. That’s one lesson that was driven home when a New York City man almost lost his life insurance policy after a series of mix-ups which started because he wasn’t getting his mail.
“Consumers always need to be careful to let [...]
CITIGROUP INSURANCE AGENCIES PAY $2,000,000 FINE
SOURCE: www.www.ins.state.ny.us
Three Citigroup-affiliated insurance agencies have paid a $2,000,000 fine to New York to resolve insurance law violations committed from 2003 to 2007, New York State Insurance Superintendent James J. Wrynn announced today.
An Insurance Department examination of Citicorp Insurance Agency, Inc., Citicorp Investment Services, and SBHU Life Agency, Inc., found violations of the Insurance Law [...]
DB Disability Law Ledger™ – November-December 2010
FERS: Going From Retirement To Disability Retirement
At DeHaan Busse, we’ve had several retired federal employees contact us about changing their retirement status to disability retirement. While this is possible, there are criteria you must meet and steps you must follow in order to receive disability benefits from the federal government.
First, remember that you have exactly [...]
APWU, USPS Announce Freeze on Excessing Parties Agree to Moratorium as Talks Continue
SOURCE: www.apwu.org
The APWU and the Postal Service have agreed to a freeze on excessing while contract negotiations continue, union President Cliff Guffey has announced. “Throughout the bargaining process, the APWU has sought to negotiate a contract that would protect jobs and lessen the pain of excessing for our members. We are pursuing those goals,” he [...]
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis appoints 5 new members to National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health
SOURCE: www.dol.gov
NACOSH meeting scheduled for Jan. 19-20, 2011
WASHINGTON — Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced appointment of five new members to the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health. The department’s emphasis on worker safety and health was enhanced by these new appointees, who will serve two-year terms, and are leaders in [...]
