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Governor Patterson Announces State Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan Ready For Applications
Source: www.ins.state.ny.us
Health Insurance Coverage Will Begin October 1st
Governor David A. Patterson today announced the New York State’s Pre-existing Condition Insurance Program is ready to take applications now. The Program, called NY Bridge Plan, is available to people with pre-existing conditions, that is, who are already ill and who currently do not have health insurance. It [...]
Senators Launch Bipartisan Military Family Caucus
SOURCE: akaka.senate.gov
Washington, D.C. . . . U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka, a member of the Armed Forces Committee and Chairman of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, applauded the formation today of the Senate Military Family Caucus, a bipartisan group that will focus on issues facing the families of active and veteran service men and women.
“America’s military [...]
Governor Paterson Signs “Ian’s Law” to Enhance Health Insurance Protections
SOURCE: WWW.INS.STATE.NY.US
ALBANY, NY (08/19/2010)(readMedia)– Governor David A. Paterson today announced he has signed “Ian’s Law” into law, which will enhance protections for consumers in case a health insurer or health maintenance organization (HMO) discontinues a class of policies or contracts. Governor Paterson was joined by the Pearl family, Senator Eric Schneiderman and Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell [...]
Research May Lead To Better Treatment For ALS-Like Disease
SOURCE: www.va.gov
Research May Lead to Better Treatment for ALS-Like Disease
WASHINGTON — Researchers with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) at Boston University School of Medicine have provided the first pathological evidence of a link between repeated head injuries—such as those experienced by athletes in contact [...]
$46 Million In Grants To Help States Crack Down On Unreasonable Health Insurance Premium Hikes
SOURCE: www.hhs.gov
45 States And The District Of Columbia To Receive $1 Million Each To Make Health Insurance Markets More Consumer-Friendly And Transparent
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced grant awards of $46 million to 45 States and the District of Columbia. These Affordable Care Act grants will be used to help improve the oversight of proposed health [...]
Chairman Towns Opens Investigation Of Life Insurance Company’s Failure To Pay Cash To Families Of Fallen Soldiers
SOURCE: www oversight.house.gov
Towns Demands Extensive Information From Prudential
Washington, D.C. . . . Chairman Edolphus Towns (D-NY) today announced an investigation of Prudential Insurance Company, the company that provides life insurance for all U.S. armed forces under the Servicemembers Group Life Insurance program (SGLI) and the Veterans’ Group Life Insurance program (VGLI). Towns opened the investigation [...]
VA Obligates Last Of Its Recovery Funds To Help Veterans
SOURCE: www.va.gov
$1.8 Billion Investment Improves Care And Services For Veterans
Washington, D.C. . . . The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) committed the last of its $1.8 billion in Recovery Act funds July 31, one of the first federal agencies to achieve that milestone. Projects at more than 1,200 sites in all 50 states, the District [...]
Veterans Affairs Committee Approves Bills For Employment, Education, Claims Processing, And Health Care
SOURCE: veterans.senate.gov
Washington, D.C. . . . Today, the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, chaired by Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), approved comprehensive legislation to help veterans find jobs, simplify and improve the Post-9/11 GI Bill, get disabled veterans accurate and timely compensation, and make various improvements to VA health care.
“We must never forget that the [...]
Postal Service Ends Third Quarter With $3.5 Billion Loss
SOURCE: usps.com/news
Cash Shortfall Likely in 2011; Customer Service Scores Remain High
Washington, D.C. . . . The U.S. Postal Service ended the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 (April 1 – June 30) with a net loss of $3.5 billion, compared with a net loss of $2.4 billion for the same quarter last year. Third-quarter mail [...]
Lautenberg Calls On Defense Department To Detail Outreach Efforts On Retroactive Stop Loss Pay
SOURCE: www.lautenberg.senate.gov
Senator Concerned Thousands Of Troops Are Not Aware Of Eligibility For Bonus
Washington, D.C. . . . U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) has called on the Department of Defense to outline its efforts to reach out the the 145,000 service members, veterans and beneficiaries affected by the military’s stop loss policy who are entitled [...]
