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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Study: Downturn to fuel litigation - San Antonio Business Journal:
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The blame game will prompt many ofthesse suits, the study Of the U.S.-based companies participating in this year’s survey, 34 percent expect to see what the study callw a “run-up” in litigation involvin their firms over the next 12 By comparison, 22 percent of respondentsx to the 2007 survey expected to see an increaser in litigation. “This year’sw survey appears to mark an inflectiojn point for American business between the end of a prolonged period of prosperity and the start of a perio d of economic challenge that is likely to fuel litigatiohn over who is to blame and who should pay for the saidStephen Dillard, chair of Fulbright’s globapl litigation practice.
The latest litigation trends report is basecd on responses from 358 participating companies including company officials who serve as generaoor deputy-general counsels for their firms. Of that 251 respondents were U.S.-based firms. The survey was performed from May 22 througgh July 18 of this year during what Dillardcalls “the cusp of that transition” from economifc prosperity to the current economicf slump. The report coversx litigation practices over theprior 12-month period. Houston businesds research firm conducted the survey on behalgf ofFulbright & Jaworski. The litigation trends report providesz businesses with a snapshot of the current legal notes JohnWeber Jr.
, who is a partner in the litigationn practice of the San Antonio office of Houston-based Fulbrightg & Jaworski. Given the time frame in whichu the surveywas conducted, Dillard said that the 2008 reportr highlights “both the evident calm before the as well as the sense that disputee are on the The overall pace of activity in the U.S. declined during the 2007-089 survey period — with 21 percent of U.S. companies statiny that no new lawsuits had been filed against By comparison, 17 percent of the firms surveyer claimed there was no new litigation againsf them during the 2006-07 survey period.
The surve y also found that while size does smaller is better than bigger when it comew toavoiding lawsuits. Nearly half (47 percent) of companiese with less than $100 in revenue reported that they faced no new lawsuits in while 27 percentof middle-market companies ($100 million-$99o9 million in revenue) also avoiderd getting sued. Among billion-dollar companies, 89 percentt reported getting hit with leasf one new lawsuit in Ofthe U.S. companies responding to the 2008 litigationmtrends survey, 45 percent reporte spending at least $1 millio annually on litigation. In line with that 19 percent ofthe U.S.
-based firms statedd that they were more likelyt to increase their in-house litigation staff. Over the past 12 12 percent of the insurance companies surveyed had already engaged outsidew counsel regarding subprime lawsuitsor investigations. Eleven percent of the financial servicesa firms surveyed had done this over the past Looking ahead to the next 12 15 percent of theinsurance firms, and 22 percen t of the financial services respondents are, as the report “bracing themselves for a subprimd action or investigation.” The survey found that insurancs companies were most vulnerable to litigationj — with at least 66 percentt of these firms facing six or more new lawsuits.
Next was the retaipl industry, with 55 percent of this sector facing at least six new These top targets were followedby manufacturing, with 54 percenf of the companies facing six or more new lawsuits; and healt care providers, with 52 percent of its businessea facing at least six new lawsuits. As for the areass most ripe for lawsuits, the top threr were labor and employment matters, contract disputes and personalinjuryg cases. These areas also took the top three spots inthe 2006-067 and the 2005-06 surveys, Webedr says.
Product liability, intellectuakl property/patents, insurance, environmental-toxic tort, regulatory, class actionsd and professional services rounded out the top 10 categories of BizPulse Survey: Would Obama or McCain be bette for the economy?
The blame game will prompt many ofthesse suits, the study Of the U.S.-based companies participating in this year’s survey, 34 percent expect to see what the study callw a “run-up” in litigation involvin their firms over the next 12 By comparison, 22 percent of respondentsx to the 2007 survey expected to see an increaser in litigation. “This year’sw survey appears to mark an inflectiojn point for American business between the end of a prolonged period of prosperity and the start of a perio d of economic challenge that is likely to fuel litigatiohn over who is to blame and who should pay for the saidStephen Dillard, chair of Fulbright’s globapl litigation practice.
The latest litigation trends report is basecd on responses from 358 participating companies including company officials who serve as generaoor deputy-general counsels for their firms. Of that 251 respondents were U.S.-based firms. The survey was performed from May 22 througgh July 18 of this year during what Dillardcalls “the cusp of that transition” from economifc prosperity to the current economicf slump. The report coversx litigation practices over theprior 12-month period. Houston businesds research firm conducted the survey on behalgf ofFulbright & Jaworski. The litigation trends report providesz businesses with a snapshot of the current legal notes JohnWeber Jr.
, who is a partner in the litigationn practice of the San Antonio office of Houston-based Fulbrightg & Jaworski. Given the time frame in whichu the surveywas conducted, Dillard said that the 2008 reportr highlights “both the evident calm before the as well as the sense that disputee are on the The overall pace of activity in the U.S. declined during the 2007-089 survey period — with 21 percent of U.S. companies statiny that no new lawsuits had been filed against By comparison, 17 percent of the firms surveyer claimed there was no new litigation againsf them during the 2006-07 survey period.
The surve y also found that while size does smaller is better than bigger when it comew toavoiding lawsuits. Nearly half (47 percent) of companiese with less than $100 in revenue reported that they faced no new lawsuits in while 27 percentof middle-market companies ($100 million-$99o9 million in revenue) also avoiderd getting sued. Among billion-dollar companies, 89 percentt reported getting hit with leasf one new lawsuit in Ofthe U.S. companies responding to the 2008 litigationmtrends survey, 45 percent reporte spending at least $1 millio annually on litigation. In line with that 19 percent ofthe U.S.
-based firms statedd that they were more likelyt to increase their in-house litigation staff. Over the past 12 12 percent of the insurance companies surveyed had already engaged outsidew counsel regarding subprime lawsuitsor investigations. Eleven percent of the financial servicesa firms surveyed had done this over the past Looking ahead to the next 12 15 percent of theinsurance firms, and 22 percen t of the financial services respondents are, as the report “bracing themselves for a subprimd action or investigation.” The survey found that insurancs companies were most vulnerable to litigationj — with at least 66 percentt of these firms facing six or more new lawsuits.
Next was the retaipl industry, with 55 percent of this sector facing at least six new These top targets were followedby manufacturing, with 54 percenf of the companies facing six or more new lawsuits; and healt care providers, with 52 percent of its businessea facing at least six new lawsuits. As for the areass most ripe for lawsuits, the top threr were labor and employment matters, contract disputes and personalinjuryg cases. These areas also took the top three spots inthe 2006-067 and the 2005-06 surveys, Webedr says.
Product liability, intellectuakl property/patents, insurance, environmental-toxic tort, regulatory, class actionsd and professional services rounded out the top 10 categories of BizPulse Survey: Would Obama or McCain be bette for the economy?
Monday, March 26, 2012
Hospitals try for full ERs, with efficiency - Business First of Columbus:
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Their solutions include more observation fast-track units for less-urgent cases and involving doctors earlierf in theintake effort. All three come with upfrontf costs, but emergency physicians say they’ll bring payoffs for hospitala while often reducing bills for patients and In efforts that started a decadw ago or as recentlyas February, , and repor t reducing wait times by an hour or nearly eliminating the phenomenon of patients who leaved in frustration after incurring an intake charge, and sendiny patient satisfaction scores through the Emergency departments have become a prime target for reformersw intent on reducing use of the most expensive entrgy into the health-care system.
But emergency doctor say the efficiency programs are meant to help them handlde increasing volumes thatthey welcome. “The more patients we see, the bette it is for us,” said Dr. Bruce emergency department medical directorfor OhioHealth’se . Hospitals in northeast Ohio are explorintg triage systems to refeer nonemergenciesto urgent-care centers or other clinics, said Tiffanty Himmelreich, a spokeswoman for the . Columbus emergency departmentse are trying to avoidthat approach. A feverr that might be written off as a cold could insteadbe meningitis, and a sore throat can be a symptomj of a life-threatening abscess, said who’s reluctant to turn away anyone.
Reformers oftem paint a picture of patientsa clogging ERs with sniffles and minor A review of 2006 cases bythe found, that 12 percent of cases were even as the volume of visitas climbed. However, emergency departments statewide are reporting more casesz of people showing up because they lost insurance alonh witha job. “Sometimes thesw patients have nowhere elseto go,” said Dr. Mark Moselehy at Ohio State. “We’re open 24/7, and I don’t know of any ambulatorgy care clinics that say Creative approaches to prevent unneedec inpatient stays are positive if theycost less, said Kellgy McGivern, CEO of the insurers trade group.
“Ift can’t be just another way to charge the she said. “That’s what we’re looking for: lower-cosf alternatives in more clinicallyappropriate settings.” Doctorx Hospital broke its record for emergency departmentg volume in March with an average of 205 patients a day. A more typicalp pace is 190. Jones attributed part of the increas to word of mouth since physicians starteds seeing patients in the first minutesa of triagein June.
Before, a patient wouldn’y see a doctor until getting to a bed afte r three tosix Now, even if the wait is sometimes that the doctor can order tests or drugs so pain is controllesd in the interim and treatment begins as soon as a bed openes up. Also, 10 percent to 15 percent of patients can be dischargede straight fromthe lobby, increasing access to the unit’s 24 , a Canton-based practice that staffs Doctors and emergency roomws in nine states, added three full- and thre part-time jobs, including physician assistants and nurse practitionersa to free physicians’ time.
The practicw started the triage physician system a few years ago and is adopting it at all hospitalsxwhere it’s under contract. The practice also is sharingb its methodswith , the practice that staffs OhioHealth’s and Riversids and Dublin Methodist hospitals. At Ohio State’s main a 20-bed Clinical Decision Unit that openesd in Februarycost $1.9 millio n and added about 50 jobs, but couldx result in millions in savings and added revenue, said Moseley, unit medical director. Patientx in the unit stay for up to23 hours. The charge is more than the typicaol emergency room bill but much less than ahospitakl admission.
The new unit also freed six beds for speediet evaluations by doctors in the mainemergencgy department, similar to the program at Mount Carmel has used 23-hour observationb units for about 10 years, said Tammty Weidner, vice president for patient care services at St. Ann’x Hospital in Westerville and the system’s efficiency It also keeps adopting protocolsx to reduce time to diagnosisor treatment, she It’s important to ensure the processw doesn’t get rushed, leading to misses diagnoses or return visits in a few Weidner added. “The more efficient and appropriatedthe care,” she said, “the more cost-effective healthg care is for everyone.
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Their solutions include more observation fast-track units for less-urgent cases and involving doctors earlierf in theintake effort. All three come with upfrontf costs, but emergency physicians say they’ll bring payoffs for hospitala while often reducing bills for patients and In efforts that started a decadw ago or as recentlyas February, , and repor t reducing wait times by an hour or nearly eliminating the phenomenon of patients who leaved in frustration after incurring an intake charge, and sendiny patient satisfaction scores through the Emergency departments have become a prime target for reformersw intent on reducing use of the most expensive entrgy into the health-care system.
But emergency doctor say the efficiency programs are meant to help them handlde increasing volumes thatthey welcome. “The more patients we see, the bette it is for us,” said Dr. Bruce emergency department medical directorfor OhioHealth’se . Hospitals in northeast Ohio are explorintg triage systems to refeer nonemergenciesto urgent-care centers or other clinics, said Tiffanty Himmelreich, a spokeswoman for the . Columbus emergency departmentse are trying to avoidthat approach. A feverr that might be written off as a cold could insteadbe meningitis, and a sore throat can be a symptomj of a life-threatening abscess, said who’s reluctant to turn away anyone.
Reformers oftem paint a picture of patientsa clogging ERs with sniffles and minor A review of 2006 cases bythe found, that 12 percent of cases were even as the volume of visitas climbed. However, emergency departments statewide are reporting more casesz of people showing up because they lost insurance alonh witha job. “Sometimes thesw patients have nowhere elseto go,” said Dr. Mark Moselehy at Ohio State. “We’re open 24/7, and I don’t know of any ambulatorgy care clinics that say Creative approaches to prevent unneedec inpatient stays are positive if theycost less, said Kellgy McGivern, CEO of the insurers trade group.
“Ift can’t be just another way to charge the she said. “That’s what we’re looking for: lower-cosf alternatives in more clinicallyappropriate settings.” Doctorx Hospital broke its record for emergency departmentg volume in March with an average of 205 patients a day. A more typicalp pace is 190. Jones attributed part of the increas to word of mouth since physicians starteds seeing patients in the first minutesa of triagein June.
Before, a patient wouldn’y see a doctor until getting to a bed afte r three tosix Now, even if the wait is sometimes that the doctor can order tests or drugs so pain is controllesd in the interim and treatment begins as soon as a bed openes up. Also, 10 percent to 15 percent of patients can be dischargede straight fromthe lobby, increasing access to the unit’s 24 , a Canton-based practice that staffs Doctors and emergency roomws in nine states, added three full- and thre part-time jobs, including physician assistants and nurse practitionersa to free physicians’ time.
The practicw started the triage physician system a few years ago and is adopting it at all hospitalsxwhere it’s under contract. The practice also is sharingb its methodswith , the practice that staffs OhioHealth’s and Riversids and Dublin Methodist hospitals. At Ohio State’s main a 20-bed Clinical Decision Unit that openesd in Februarycost $1.9 millio n and added about 50 jobs, but couldx result in millions in savings and added revenue, said Moseley, unit medical director. Patientx in the unit stay for up to23 hours. The charge is more than the typicaol emergency room bill but much less than ahospitakl admission.
The new unit also freed six beds for speediet evaluations by doctors in the mainemergencgy department, similar to the program at Mount Carmel has used 23-hour observationb units for about 10 years, said Tammty Weidner, vice president for patient care services at St. Ann’x Hospital in Westerville and the system’s efficiency It also keeps adopting protocolsx to reduce time to diagnosisor treatment, she It’s important to ensure the processw doesn’t get rushed, leading to misses diagnoses or return visits in a few Weidner added. “The more efficient and appropriatedthe care,” she said, “the more cost-effective healthg care is for everyone.
”
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Spring Training Game Whatever: Nationals @ Orioles, 1:05pm - Camden Chat
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Spring Training Game Whatever: Nationals @ Orioles, 1:05pm Camden Chat by Eat More Esskay on Mar 24, 2012 12:30 PM EDT in Gamethreads The Orioles' record in the Grapefruit League coming into today's game is 8-9-4. This would matter a heck of a lot more if between one-third and one-half of all games were contested mostly ... |
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Public's help sought ID'ing bank robber - Press-Enterprise
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Press-Enterprise | Public's help sought ID'ing bank robber Press-Enterprise Police seek the public's help in identifying the man. BY STEVEN BARRIE Riverside police seek the public's help in identifying and locating a man who robbed an Arlington Avenue bank March 9. The man walked into the Premier Services Bank in the 3600 ... |
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Implications of Luke Donald Reclaiming Top Rank: A Fan's Take - Yahoo! Sports
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Implications of Luke Donald Reclaiming Top Rank: A Fan's Take Yahoo! Sports By Jim Arnold, Yahoo! Contributor Network Mar 19, 1:54 pm EDT It did not take long for Luke Donald to retake the top ranked position from Rory McIlroy. The 22 year old from Northern Ireland only held the title of top ranked golfer in the world for two ... |
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Dunkin
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The coffee and baked goods chain signede a deal with to develop 12 restaurantasin Dayton. The franchisee, Giant Oil, plans to open a locatiobn in 2011 and the remaining 11 within the next five Giant Oil, headquartered in the Tampaw Bay area, has a background in the retail industry, as well as management, ownership and operationb of convenience stores. Lynette McKee, vice president of franchisinbfor Dunkin’ parent company, Dunkin’ Brands Inc., said theres is demand for Dunkin’s productse in Dayton.
“These restaurants will satisfy a growing demand in the markegt for high quality coffeed and baked goods that are availablrall day,” McKee said in a news There is one Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskinh Robbins location in the Daytonj area, on Springboro Pike near the Dayton In addition to the 12 locations Giant Oil will Dunkin’ Donuts is lookin for additional franchisees to develop a minimum of threr locations in the surrounding areas of Tipp City, Middletown, Eaton and Lima. Dunkin' Donuts is lookingv for franchisees who have a net wortyof $1.
5 million and liquid assetds of at least $750,000, McKee In addition, the franchisee or management team shouled have restaurant experience. The averagew Dunkin' Donuts store employs between 20 and 30 McKeesaid Dunkin' has decideds to ramp up its presence in Dayton as a part of its growthg strategy of expanding in existing markets and findinh new markets across the country. Donuts, a subsidiary of Canton, Mass.-based Dunkin’ Brands has nearly 9,000 locations in 31 Dunkin’ Donuts’ global sales in 2008 were $5.5 billion.
The coffee and baked goods chain signede a deal with to develop 12 restaurantasin Dayton. The franchisee, Giant Oil, plans to open a locatiobn in 2011 and the remaining 11 within the next five Giant Oil, headquartered in the Tampaw Bay area, has a background in the retail industry, as well as management, ownership and operationb of convenience stores. Lynette McKee, vice president of franchisinbfor Dunkin’ parent company, Dunkin’ Brands Inc., said theres is demand for Dunkin’s productse in Dayton.
“These restaurants will satisfy a growing demand in the markegt for high quality coffeed and baked goods that are availablrall day,” McKee said in a news There is one Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskinh Robbins location in the Daytonj area, on Springboro Pike near the Dayton In addition to the 12 locations Giant Oil will Dunkin’ Donuts is lookin for additional franchisees to develop a minimum of threr locations in the surrounding areas of Tipp City, Middletown, Eaton and Lima. Dunkin' Donuts is lookingv for franchisees who have a net wortyof $1.
5 million and liquid assetds of at least $750,000, McKee In addition, the franchisee or management team shouled have restaurant experience. The averagew Dunkin' Donuts store employs between 20 and 30 McKeesaid Dunkin' has decideds to ramp up its presence in Dayton as a part of its growthg strategy of expanding in existing markets and findinh new markets across the country. Donuts, a subsidiary of Canton, Mass.-based Dunkin’ Brands has nearly 9,000 locations in 31 Dunkin’ Donuts’ global sales in 2008 were $5.5 billion.
Friday, March 16, 2012
TIF commission will consider payments for shopping center, symphony offices - Kansas City Business Journal:
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But the commission won't act on proposals from Brywoodr Centre's owner or philanthropist Shirley Helzberg, who wantzs to restore a building in the Crossroadsa Arts District along what was onceKansas City'e Film Row, because neither application was filed in of Chicago wants $5.6 milliobn of TIF reimbursements for a proposed $30 million investmenyt in Brywood Centre. The 36-year-old shoppingf center southwest of 61st Street and Blue Ridger Boulevard is anchored by a Prices Chopper supermarket and Big Lots discountdepartmentt store.
The proposed redevelopment calls forrehabbingy 150,000 square feet of existing space, buildinfg 112,000 square feet and demolishinv slightly more than 25,00p square feet. A public hearing is scheduled forJune 11. Helzbergh wants to rehab the historic Vitagraph Building at 1703Wyandotte St. and build a small, two-level parkinhg garage next door at 1711Wyandotted St. Steve Rinne, who's handling the case for the , whichj staffs the TIF Commission, said the symphony's officews would take half the building. A tenant hasn'gt been signed for remaining space, Rinne said.
The development, just soutyh of the , would become part of the proposed West 17th StreertTIF District, which also includes other properties owned by , Helzberg'sa development company, which earlier restored Blossom Hous e on Quality Hill. The TIF Commission's hearing on the Vitagrapg Building is scheduled forMay 27.
But the commission won't act on proposals from Brywoodr Centre's owner or philanthropist Shirley Helzberg, who wantzs to restore a building in the Crossroadsa Arts District along what was onceKansas City'e Film Row, because neither application was filed in of Chicago wants $5.6 milliobn of TIF reimbursements for a proposed $30 million investmenyt in Brywood Centre. The 36-year-old shoppingf center southwest of 61st Street and Blue Ridger Boulevard is anchored by a Prices Chopper supermarket and Big Lots discountdepartmentt store.
The proposed redevelopment calls forrehabbingy 150,000 square feet of existing space, buildinfg 112,000 square feet and demolishinv slightly more than 25,00p square feet. A public hearing is scheduled forJune 11. Helzbergh wants to rehab the historic Vitagraph Building at 1703Wyandotte St. and build a small, two-level parkinhg garage next door at 1711Wyandotted St. Steve Rinne, who's handling the case for the , whichj staffs the TIF Commission, said the symphony's officews would take half the building. A tenant hasn'gt been signed for remaining space, Rinne said.
The development, just soutyh of the , would become part of the proposed West 17th StreertTIF District, which also includes other properties owned by , Helzberg'sa development company, which earlier restored Blossom Hous e on Quality Hill. The TIF Commission's hearing on the Vitagrapg Building is scheduled forMay 27.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
During Sunshine Week, Justice Department urges changes to guard new category ... - Washington Post
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During Sunshine Week, Justice Department urges changes to guard new category ... Washington Post As first reported by Bloomberg, the White House declined to identify the name and vintage of wines it served during the June 2011 state dinner for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and it's unclear whether it will reveal the wine list for this week's ... |
Sunday, March 11, 2012
DMHC licenses first
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The Family Care plan will be callex California Choice inthe state, and offer discounte d access to a range of physician, outpatient (such as physical therapy and mentapl health), laboratory, radiology and imaging, chiropractic, vision and hearing-care services. California Choice will offefr membership to a household fora $99 enrollmenyt fee and a monthly charge of $99.95, accordingv to DMHC, with discounts ranginvg from 5 to 40 percent for most services. the Houston-based health plan’s initial license is only valix fortwo years, reflecting cautio n on the part of the Sacramento-based which previously has cracked down on various discount health-carre card companies in the state.
Familty Care is licensed to operatethroughout Alameda, Marin, San Francisco, San Santa Clara, Napa, Santa Cruz, Solano, Orange and San Dieg counties, as well as the most populated areas of Sacramento, Los Angeles, Riverside, San and 41 other counties, according to the department, and a number of local providers are already listed on its www.familycarecalifornia.conm web site. The DMHC said the economixc environment played a role in its decision to approvedFamily Care’s application for a license.
Thanks to the continuinv economic downturn, which has resulted in many individuals and families losinghealtg coverage, “it is in the best interesg of consumers to regulate and license legitimate discount health plans,” Cindy Ehnes, the DMHC’s said in a June 9 statement. She added that licensuree will ensure that consumerss will get promised discounts and “fully understand that these products are not health In the last six years, the agency’x Help Center has received more than 925 complaintw from consumers who were victim s of fraudulent discount health card companies, the DMHC Those consumers were misled into thinking they were purchasint regular health insurance or were unabld to find doctors who supposedly had contractec with the discount company.
The DMHC said it has issued severa Cease and Desist orders in an ongoing investigation into thisgrowinv industry, which in turn led to setting up a licensinv structure to protect consumers and provide states oversight. As a result, some companies decided to seek licensea proving they metregulatory standards. The current licensing requirements include verification ofdiscounts offered, legitimated contracts with doctors and other health care truthful advertising, and a process for consumers to resolve disputes with the according to DMHC.
Plans also must prominently disclosee that they are notoffering insurance, but rathefr a discount product through whicj members pay providers a discounted fee, usually at the time of Family Care’s web site displaysw such a statement at the bottom of each web
The Family Care plan will be callex California Choice inthe state, and offer discounte d access to a range of physician, outpatient (such as physical therapy and mentapl health), laboratory, radiology and imaging, chiropractic, vision and hearing-care services. California Choice will offefr membership to a household fora $99 enrollmenyt fee and a monthly charge of $99.95, accordingv to DMHC, with discounts ranginvg from 5 to 40 percent for most services. the Houston-based health plan’s initial license is only valix fortwo years, reflecting cautio n on the part of the Sacramento-based which previously has cracked down on various discount health-carre card companies in the state.
Familty Care is licensed to operatethroughout Alameda, Marin, San Francisco, San Santa Clara, Napa, Santa Cruz, Solano, Orange and San Dieg counties, as well as the most populated areas of Sacramento, Los Angeles, Riverside, San and 41 other counties, according to the department, and a number of local providers are already listed on its www.familycarecalifornia.conm web site. The DMHC said the economixc environment played a role in its decision to approvedFamily Care’s application for a license.
Thanks to the continuinv economic downturn, which has resulted in many individuals and families losinghealtg coverage, “it is in the best interesg of consumers to regulate and license legitimate discount health plans,” Cindy Ehnes, the DMHC’s said in a June 9 statement. She added that licensuree will ensure that consumerss will get promised discounts and “fully understand that these products are not health In the last six years, the agency’x Help Center has received more than 925 complaintw from consumers who were victim s of fraudulent discount health card companies, the DMHC Those consumers were misled into thinking they were purchasint regular health insurance or were unabld to find doctors who supposedly had contractec with the discount company.
The DMHC said it has issued severa Cease and Desist orders in an ongoing investigation into thisgrowinv industry, which in turn led to setting up a licensinv structure to protect consumers and provide states oversight. As a result, some companies decided to seek licensea proving they metregulatory standards. The current licensing requirements include verification ofdiscounts offered, legitimated contracts with doctors and other health care truthful advertising, and a process for consumers to resolve disputes with the according to DMHC.
Plans also must prominently disclosee that they are notoffering insurance, but rathefr a discount product through whicj members pay providers a discounted fee, usually at the time of Family Care’s web site displaysw such a statement at the bottom of each web
Friday, March 9, 2012
New president named to lead Harriman campus - The Business Review (Albany):
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Peter Wohl will now oversee the plannedc redevelopment ofthe W. Averell Harrimaj State Office Campusin N.Y. Wohl is currently the Capital Regionm regional director within Empire StateeDevelopment Corp., the state’s main economic Wohl will retain his job at Empir State Development while also runnintg the Harriman development Previously, Wohl was vice presidentt of the and executive director of the in Glens Falls. “Peter’s extensive knowledge and experiencew in business strategy and performance improvementt will be a tremendous assett for theHarriman campus,” said Marisqa Lago, president and CEO of Empire Statd Development.
Wohl replaces Michael Phillips, who resigne because he had only planned to stay in his Harriman job for two He was hired inAprilp 2007; his last day was May 29. Phillipsw was hired to oversee the transformationj ofthe 330-acre Harriman officd campus into a technology The redevelopment has not yet happened, but much of the planninvg and preparatory work has been done. Two teames of developers submitted proposals last fall to convertythe land, which is near the and into a high-tech office park with residentialp units and retail The board of the Harriman Research and Technologyh Development Corp.
made a recommendation to the governor’e office, but there has been no word yet onwhicjh team—if either—was chosen. State officials have said an announcementr willcome soon, without being more The of Colonie and are each heading up a team of engineers and builders interested in redeveloping the site. The state is targeting 139 of the 330 acresdfor redevelopment. The remainder will continuee to be used by state governmenr for agencies thatemploy 7,300 people.
Other staff remaininvg at the authority includeRicharc Usas, vice president, and Nathan Cohen, project
Peter Wohl will now oversee the plannedc redevelopment ofthe W. Averell Harrimaj State Office Campusin N.Y. Wohl is currently the Capital Regionm regional director within Empire StateeDevelopment Corp., the state’s main economic Wohl will retain his job at Empir State Development while also runnintg the Harriman development Previously, Wohl was vice presidentt of the and executive director of the in Glens Falls. “Peter’s extensive knowledge and experiencew in business strategy and performance improvementt will be a tremendous assett for theHarriman campus,” said Marisqa Lago, president and CEO of Empire Statd Development.
Wohl replaces Michael Phillips, who resigne because he had only planned to stay in his Harriman job for two He was hired inAprilp 2007; his last day was May 29. Phillipsw was hired to oversee the transformationj ofthe 330-acre Harriman officd campus into a technology The redevelopment has not yet happened, but much of the planninvg and preparatory work has been done. Two teames of developers submitted proposals last fall to convertythe land, which is near the and into a high-tech office park with residentialp units and retail The board of the Harriman Research and Technologyh Development Corp.
made a recommendation to the governor’e office, but there has been no word yet onwhicjh team—if either—was chosen. State officials have said an announcementr willcome soon, without being more The of Colonie and are each heading up a team of engineers and builders interested in redeveloping the site. The state is targeting 139 of the 330 acresdfor redevelopment. The remainder will continuee to be used by state governmenr for agencies thatemploy 7,300 people.
Other staff remaininvg at the authority includeRicharc Usas, vice president, and Nathan Cohen, project
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
UnitedHealth: e-payments could save billions, help pay for health reform - Nashville Business Journal:
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A report released Tuesdayu by the health insurance gianf claims the system couldsave $332 billion over the next 10 yearsx if health providers update their Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth estimated 50 percent of the savings wouldd go to hospitals and doctors, 20 perceng to the federal government’s Medicare and Medicaid programs, and 30 percenyt to commercial payers. But UnitedHealth believes the governmentr could institute policies to take a large share to help pay forreforkm programs. “The resulting administrative savings coul d help offset the subsidy cost of health care expansion for thenewlhy insured,” the report said.
UnitedHealth said it drew on its expertisw as one of the largest health technology companies in the United States to formulatewthe estimate. The number only includes administrative and doesn’t venture into how much could be saved in reducinvg wasteful medical costs — what many experts have pointec to as a culprit for driving up costs. Much of the $332 billiohn in savings would come from getting rid of paped records of all typesat providers. For UnitedHealth estimates morethan $108 billion would be savedr in printing, postage and administrative costse by shifting payments and remittances to an electronic format.
Nationa l information systems also could save UnitedHealth estimates morethan $47 billion couldr be saved if their was a national systejm to monitor and flag questionable healt claims. This is the second major report UnitedHealtnh has issued amid the healthreform debate, which President Barack Obama considers one of his top The health insurance gianrt said last month that the federap government could save $540 billion in Medicare costzs over the next 10 yearse with its own plans.
A report released Tuesdayu by the health insurance gianf claims the system couldsave $332 billion over the next 10 yearsx if health providers update their Minnetonka-based UnitedHealth estimated 50 percent of the savings wouldd go to hospitals and doctors, 20 perceng to the federal government’s Medicare and Medicaid programs, and 30 percenyt to commercial payers. But UnitedHealth believes the governmentr could institute policies to take a large share to help pay forreforkm programs. “The resulting administrative savings coul d help offset the subsidy cost of health care expansion for thenewlhy insured,” the report said.
UnitedHealth said it drew on its expertisw as one of the largest health technology companies in the United States to formulatewthe estimate. The number only includes administrative and doesn’t venture into how much could be saved in reducinvg wasteful medical costs — what many experts have pointec to as a culprit for driving up costs. Much of the $332 billiohn in savings would come from getting rid of paped records of all typesat providers. For UnitedHealth estimates morethan $108 billion would be savedr in printing, postage and administrative costse by shifting payments and remittances to an electronic format.
Nationa l information systems also could save UnitedHealth estimates morethan $47 billion couldr be saved if their was a national systejm to monitor and flag questionable healt claims. This is the second major report UnitedHealtnh has issued amid the healthreform debate, which President Barack Obama considers one of his top The health insurance gianrt said last month that the federap government could save $540 billion in Medicare costzs over the next 10 yearse with its own plans.
Monday, March 5, 2012
$10M boost expected from Hispanic Chamber convention in Denver - Denver Business Journal:
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Leaders of Colorado’s Hispanic business communituy and local officials gathered at the Colorado Conventiojn Center Tuesday to formally announce theconventionm — the third time the city has been host to the nationalk Hispanic chamber. The gatherintg will be at the Colorad oConvention Center, Sept. 16-19. Previous conventions were held in Denve in 1995and 1997. is a primed sponsor of the convention with a commitment of Jerry Natividad, co-chair of the event’s host committed and a board membee of the USHCC, said the convention will focus on four key sustainable growth and the greening of the U.S.
economy; growtnh of Hispanic businesses, especiallu among Hispanic women; the federapl economic stimulus program and refining economic survival and innovationb skills amongHispanic businesses. “Hispanic businese owners across the country are facing continuouse challenges onmany fronts,” Natividad “They need all the help they can get, making key gaining access to crucial information about access to new industries and other trends that will help lead our countr y out of the current recession. This year’sz national convention will provide suchan opportunity.
” Denvere Mayor John Hickenlooper said the convention is a chance to highlightt Denver’s successes before one of the fastest-growing business sectors in the U.S. “The timint couldn’t be more perfect,” Hickenlooper noting the city’s planned Biennialk of the Americas celebrationext summer, which includes a two-month-long curated event of contemporaryy art and ideas from throughout the Hickenlooper is meeting with diplomatss from South and Central America this week in Washington this week to promotwe the 2010 event. There are an estimated 15,00p0 Hispanic-owned businesses in Denver, Hickenlooper said.
Leaders of Colorado’s Hispanic business communituy and local officials gathered at the Colorado Conventiojn Center Tuesday to formally announce theconventionm — the third time the city has been host to the nationalk Hispanic chamber. The gatherintg will be at the Colorad oConvention Center, Sept. 16-19. Previous conventions were held in Denve in 1995and 1997. is a primed sponsor of the convention with a commitment of Jerry Natividad, co-chair of the event’s host committed and a board membee of the USHCC, said the convention will focus on four key sustainable growth and the greening of the U.S.
economy; growtnh of Hispanic businesses, especiallu among Hispanic women; the federapl economic stimulus program and refining economic survival and innovationb skills amongHispanic businesses. “Hispanic businese owners across the country are facing continuouse challenges onmany fronts,” Natividad “They need all the help they can get, making key gaining access to crucial information about access to new industries and other trends that will help lead our countr y out of the current recession. This year’sz national convention will provide suchan opportunity.
” Denvere Mayor John Hickenlooper said the convention is a chance to highlightt Denver’s successes before one of the fastest-growing business sectors in the U.S. “The timint couldn’t be more perfect,” Hickenlooper noting the city’s planned Biennialk of the Americas celebrationext summer, which includes a two-month-long curated event of contemporaryy art and ideas from throughout the Hickenlooper is meeting with diplomatss from South and Central America this week in Washington this week to promotwe the 2010 event. There are an estimated 15,00p0 Hispanic-owned businesses in Denver, Hickenlooper said.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
AT&T Caps Unlimited Data Plans to Cope With Rising Traffic on Its Network - Bloomberg
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Bloomberg | AT&T Caps Unlimited Data Plans to Cope With Rising Traffic on Its Network Bloomberg AT&T Inc. (T) will start slowing the data speeds of customers with unlimited wireless plans once they reach a certain threshold, a sign of the industry trying to cope with soaring traffic and limited network capacity. Customers will experience slower ... AT&T shifting techniques caps heavy users AT&T standardizes data throttling practices |
Thursday, March 1, 2012
New Study of Global Freshwater Scarcity - MarketWatch (press release)
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New Study of Global Freshwater Scarcity MarketWatch (press release) "Freshwater is a scarce resource; its annual availability is limited and demand is growing," said Arjen Hoekstra, professor in water management at the University of Twente and lead author of the report, Global Monthly Water Scarcity: Blue Water ... |
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