Minggu, 24 April 2011

Political motive seen as HHS expands quality bonuses to health plans facing election-year cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Millions of seniors in popular private insurance plans offered through Medicare will be getting a reprieve from some of the most controversial cuts in President Barack Obama's health care law.


In a policy shift critics see as political, the Health and Human Services department has decided to award quality bonuses to hundreds of Medicare Advantage plans rated merely average.


The $6.7 billion infusion could head off service cuts that would have been a headache for Obama and Democrats in next year's elections for the White House and Congress. More than half the roughly 11 million Medicare Advantage enrollees are in plans rated average.


Sabtu, 23 April 2011

House Democrat files suit forcing donor disclosure

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A top House Democrat is taking legal steps to force the names of political donors to be disclosed.


Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen filed a lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission Thursday, challenging a regulation allowing independent groups spending money on political campaigns to shield the identities of their donors.


Van Hollen's lawsuit was filed in federal district court in Washington.


Jumat, 22 April 2011

Iran: Computer worm could have caused huge damage

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- A senior Iranian military official involved in investigating a mysterious computer worm targeting Iranian nuclear facilities and other industrial sites said Saturday the malware could have caused large-scale accidents and loss of life.


It first emerged in September that Iran was battling a powerful computer worm known as Stuxnet, which has the ability to send centrifuges - used in nuclear fuel production - spinning out of control. Its appearance and the suspicion that Israel and the U.S. might have been involved raised the prospect of covert attempts to thwart a nuclear program that the West fears is aimed at weapons production.


Minggu, 17 April 2011

How Health Insurance Can Help You

Health insurance plans may seem like an added expenses that you might not really want. However, health insurance may be helpful for a list of argues. You can search through health insurance plans to get the greatest one for you, whether it is something that only covers the some and far-between doctor's visits you might want throughout the year, or disability coverage that takes into account any serious health issues that you must have. Health insurance, if it is the good plan, can assist as a hugely good separate of maintaining you healthy.


Sabtu, 16 April 2011

Smugglers find creative ways to move contraband

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- The package surprised even veteran law enforcement officials used to seeing all kinds of contraband smuggled into prisons: It was a child's coloring book, dedicated "to daddy" and mailed to a New Jersey inmate, with crayon-colored scribbling made from a paste containing drugs.


The discovery of the book last month prompted the Cape May County sheriff to warn others in law enforcement that smuggling techniques were reaching new levels.


In Pennsylvania last month, prosecutors disrupted a prescription drug smuggling ring that was mailing narcotics into prisons concealed under postage stamps.


Sabtu, 09 April 2011

A Consumer's Head to Health Care Modernize

The six-month capable age 26 on your health plan if he or she can not get coverage done a job. Recently policies can not refuse coverage for children capable age 19 based on pre-existing medical specifies. "Grandfathered" plans can, however, they also can adjust annual dollar circumscribes on coverage and ask patients to aid pay for a few preventive avails.


Most people in the individual market are anticipated to move to new plans by 2014. Analysts say most plans in the group market will belike have missed their "grandfathered" status because of alterations fixed to them.