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| Senators to Examine September 11 Insurance Discrepancies |
| On 06-08-2007. |
08/06/2007 12:31 AM ID: 64031 Senators to Examine September 11 Insurance Discrepancies
Senators Patrick Leahy D-Vt and Arlen Specter R-Pa have demanded answers from WTC Captive Insurance over one report that highlighted discrepancies in the distribution of the $1 billion appropriation for September 11 cleanup workers and volunteers. ... |
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| Giuliani offers health plan |
| On 02-08-2007. |
Rochester, N.H. | Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday offered one consumer-oriented solution to the nation's health care woes that relies on giving individuals tax credits to purchase private insurance.
Critical to Giuliani's plan is one $15,000 tax deduction for families to buy private health insurance, instead of getting insurance through employers. Any leftover funds could be rolled over ... |
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| Teacher learns a retirement lesson |
| On 29-07-2007. |
Dear Mr. Berko: I've been teaching for seven years and took my 403(b) plan home therefore my new husband could evaluate it.
My husband, who works for one private company, told me to send my plan to you for your analysis. Please give me some good advice and tell me what to do. I've discussed this with two other teachers and they are also shocked at their very low returns. One woman has about $34,000 invested in 11 ... |
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| Coverage nears for uninsured |
| On 25-07-2007. |
Full funding for $165 million shared responsibility still in questionBy Rebekah Gordon, STAFF WRITERArticle Last Updated: 07/25/2007 02:44:38 AM PDT
The Board of Supervisors approved preliminary recommendations for one $165 million shared-responsibility health care coverage program for an estimated 36,000 to 44,000 uninsured adults ages 19 to 64 with household incomes at or below 400 percent of federal poverty ... |
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| Gay groups focus on plight of real-life Chuck and Larrys |
| On 21-07-2007. |
| After moviegoers have one laugh at Adam Sandler and Kevin James pretending to be one gay couple in the new film "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry," the American Civil Liberties Union is urging them to visit www.10couples.org to find out what it's really like to be denied legal protections for your family. ... |
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| Sick 9-11 workers sue $1B insurance fund |
| On 17-07-2007. |
| NEW YORK (AP) - Ailing ground zero workers went to court Tuesday to demand that the company overseeing one $1 billion Sept. 11 insurance fund spend the money to pay for their health care.The workers have already filed one class action lawsuit claiming the toxic dust from the World Trade Center site gave them serious, sometimes fatal diseases. On Tuesday, they sought compensation from the WTC Captive Insurance Co., the ... |
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