Disability Insurance News
- Calendar of Events Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 6:44AMFirst Baptist Church - Hempstead Beginning Wednesday, Jan. 7 a 10-week Bible Study for women “Esther: It’s tough being a woman”, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. All ladies welcome. Childcare provider. $15.00 for workbook.
- Briefly in Tompkins Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 5:28AM* Today through Thursday, Jan. 15:
- Cash for the memories Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 1:47AMAs a child in foster care bouncing from home to home, from one caretaker parent to the next, David Mendes had one thing that he prized above all, one thing that he took with him when his life inevitably uprooted - a suitcase containing 5,000 meticulously kept sports cards, each in its own protective plastic sleeve.
- Teen, 15, faces charges after accident Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 1:06AMA teenager faces adult charges after allegedly taking his father’s Ford pickup and becoming involved in an accident Friday. The good news is, no one was injured.
- Mobile home owners taken for a ride Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 12:11AMBetty Dorff thought things couldn’t get worse. The 55-year-old, who suffers from heart and lung disease, was facing eviction on the heels of a divorce.
- Some key numbers to keep in mind about taxes and savings for 2009 Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 8:34PMA new year brings a bunch of numbers, many of them new, for a variety of issues, such as contributing to a 401(k) retirement-savings plan, making gifts to someone other than your spouse and figuring the taxes you’ll pay under the federal Social Security program and Rhode Island’s Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) program.
- More veterans turn to the VA for health care Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 7:18AMMarshall Wood was a successful businessman for years. He sold medical supplies, did consulting and lived comfortably in Amherst.
- VA medical care on rise Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 5:50AMMarshall Wood was a successful businessman for years.
- GCC salaries and Recruitment Initiatives under the Scanner - the Aftermath of the Financial Meltdown Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 5:21AMMany GCC firms across the board are viewing salary rationalization as a cost cutting solution.
- Unemployed in RI Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 4:43AMOver the years, George and Denise DiScuillo have offered their home to help a half-dozen people get back on their feet.
- Ex-educator worries about fate of services Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 4:15AMDemocratic Rep. Sara Lampe plans to resist any attempt next year by the Republican-controlled legislature to institute a school vouchers program, while seeking more funding for gifted students and children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
- Coping At Christmas: Economic Woes Mean Families Simplify Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 4:08AMIt’s difficult to gauge exactly how the economic downturn has affected people in Northwest Arkansas, but many say they have cut back because they fear what’s to come. Others are already struggling.
- Adopt-a-Family program has record participation Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 3:21AMCherita Jones and her six children are looking forward to their first "normal" Christmas since their house burned down two years ago in Mississippi.
- Flying J to Reorganize Under Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 1:14PMOGDEN, Utah -- Travel center chain Flying J Inc., its Big West refining and Longhorn Pipeline subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions yesterday to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court in Delaware.
- Mixed feelings surround local job market Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 12:32PMUnemployment rates continue to rise across the country. But, how serious is the problem here? According to Iowa Workforce Development, Union County had 104 unemployment recipients in November.
- Debt Settlement Company Lands Toughest License in Industry: Greenspoon Marder Instrumental in Gaining State Approval Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 12:24PM Greenspoon Marder, P.A. is the first law firm in the country to secure licensing for a debt settlement company, in the toughest state in the country. This month, the Office of the Attorney General of Colorado registered Century Negotiations, Inc. to operate within the state.
- Canada Post support workers end strike, accept deal Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 12:16PMSupport workers at Canada Post have voted to accept a deal that will put an end to a more than month-long strike.
- Too sick to work? Need health care? Take a number Tuesday, December 23, 2008 @ 12:12PMToo sick to work? Need health care? Take a number
- European Environment, Health & Safety Forum - Is Unprecedented Success Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 2:01AM Cardinus team up with National Safety Council to host first Health & Safety Forum in London - 4th December 2008.
- Paulson says Congress needs to release last half of $700B Saturday, December 20, 2008 @ 1:10AMWASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Friday that Congress will need to release the last half of the $700 billion rescue fund because the first $350 billion has been committed.
- Some gifts take more than they give Friday, December 19, 2008 @ 10:48PMWhose heart isn’t touched by the picture of a young child suffering from some rare disease?
- Recession Survival: You were laid off, now what? Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 5:57PMMore than half a million people lost their jobs in November, and the layoff announcements keep coming from companies in almost every industry.
- Bill on social security for unorganised workers passed Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 4:43PMIt’ll cover 34 crore workers in the next five years
- Marlette man in need of kidney transplant Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 4:03PMMARLETTE -- Marty Smith is in desperate need of a kidney donor. The 51-year-old former truck driver has been suffering with increasingly bad health for the past two years.
- Staying on Track During Troubling Times Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 3:23PM(ARA) - The recent market volatility has forced almost all Americans to take a closer look at their own financial situations. While many of us are finding ways to cut costs in our day-to-day budget, the need to keep a long-term view of your financial picture is as critical as ever.
- Insurers seek presence at health care sessions Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 2:15PMPublished: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 5:17 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 12:56 p.m.
- Aetna Announces Targeted Job Eliminations Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 2:00PM HARTFORD, Conn.----Aetna today announced it will reduce its workforce by approximately 1,000 positions, or less than 3 percent of the company’s 36,208 employees. This action is designed to align administrative expenses with the company’s growth outlook for 2009 and redirect resources to areas with a greater potential for future growth.
- Aetna and North Shore-Long Island Jewish Announce Three Pay-for-Performance Agreements Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 12:22PM NEW YORK----Aetna and the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System’s Faculty Practice have entered into three pay-for-performance agreements which will provide financial incentives and support totaling more than $3.6 million to help the North Shore-LIJ hospitals and Faculty Practice improve care quality, safety and patient satisfaction.
- Spout Off Friday, December 12, 2008 @ 6:16AMfirst - teachers do not get disability and need the accumulated sick days for serious illnesses. second - another reason for higher taxes is the freeze that the state and some local govts. put on taxes for seniors.
- Unemployment: Gray Skies Over Greensboro Friday, December 12, 2008 @ 5:58AM
- What price does White County pay for protection? Friday, December 12, 2008 @ 5:15AM[Editor’s note: See the Dec. 15, 2008, edition of The Expositor for another story about county salaries.] After years of struggling to bring the salaries of White County deputies to a higher level, law enforcement officials’ pay at the sheriff department still ranks lower than the national average.
- Cleveland Cavaliers Team Report Friday, December 12, 2008 @ 4:47AMWhen the NBA put out its instructional video discussing the block/charge call, there always seems to be a floppy-haired guy they use an example. Coach Mike Brown said whenever he attends league meetings, the league tries to make an example of Cavs forward/center Anderson Varejao. Believe it or not, some people think he flops.
- Beebe announces 29 appointments Friday, December 12, 2008 @ 3:53AMLITTLE ROCK - Gov. Mike Beebe announced 29 appointments to state boards and commissions Thursday. -John Baine of El Dorado replaces Bobby Newman on the Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources Advisory Committee. His appointment expires July 31, 2010.
- Ann Fisher commentary: Many suffer during wait for Medicaid coverage Friday, December 12, 2008 @ 3:52AMAsk Julie Seymour where it hurts, and the Columbus woman will flutter the reedlike fingers of her right hand, then gently bend her wrist and turn her arm. The 40-year-old points to her legs, knees and feet, and then lifts her head to speak, revealing eyes haunted with chronic pain.
- Beebe Announces 29 Appointments Friday, December 12, 2008 @ 3:37AMLITTLE ROCK -- Gov. Mike Beebe announced 29 appointments to state boards and commissions Thursday.
- Calendar of Events Sunday, December 7, 2008 @ 3:11AMBrookwood Open House The Brookwood Community located at 1752 FM 1489 in Brookshire is hosting its annual Open House complete with tours of the campus, holiday snacks and performances by the Brookwood Community citizens. Open house is Friday, Dec. 5 and Saturday, Dec. 6; 10 a.m.to 3 p.m. Citizen performances will be held at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on both days. Additionally, guests will receive ...
- Cover for terror Sunday, December 7, 2008 @ 3:02AMMost life insurance policies cover terrorism. Even the process is often simpler. In the last few days, terror has grabbed more headlines than anything else. The Mumbai incidents have left citizens badly hurt and many dead.
- Five Simple Steps to Boost Your Financial Confidence Sunday, December 7, 2008 @ 2:51AM(ARA) - Women are more involved than ever in financial decisions affecting their families. Today, they are taking the leading role in money matters for their households.
- Cop hurt on job told to pay premiums Sunday, December 7, 2008 @ 2:37AMSCARSDALE - In what union officials describe as a case of adding financial insult to physical injury, a village police officer who was hurt in the line of duty has been told that he must pay the full cost of his health insurance coverage until he returns from disability leave.
- Poor economy spurs re-enlistments Sunday, December 7, 2008 @ 2:16AMSgt. Ryan Nyhus spent 14 months patrolling the deadly streets of Baghdad, where five members of his platoon were shot and one died. As bad as that was, he would rather go back there than take his chances in this brutal job market.
- Pursuing disability insurance can be long wait Sunday, December 7, 2008 @ 2:09AMLuAnn McAuliffe’s job was all about lifting. Lift heavy hospital trays, put them on a rack. Lift more trays, put them on a rack.
- Local telephone retirees in federal court to retain benefits Sunday, December 7, 2008 @ 1:33AMPeople who retired from Aliant and Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph Co. are countersuing Windstream, the successor to those phone companies, to prevent its changing any of their retirement benefits in January, as planned.
- Business Calendar Sunday, December 7, 2008 @ 12:57AMMonday: Pittsburgh/Allegheny County CareerLink
- Neighbors in Need campaign under way Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 11:37AMAfter years of frigid winters and scorching summers in Wyoming, Janice Heath thought a move to Longview would offer her family a much-needed break. She and her son Robert looked forward to living in a larger city with better medical care. Robert, 17, suffers from chronic asthma, and Heath is a diabetic and has heart and arthritis problems.
- Wish Book lets MiamiHerald.com users help those less fortunate Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 11:30AMLast Thanksgiving Day, with his pregnant wife sitting by his bedside at Memorial Hospital West in Pembroke Pines, Darío Martinez was waiting to die from the leukemia that had overtaken his body.
- Philadelphia Inquirer Series Examines Medicaid Income Eligibility Limits Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 11:04AMThe Philadelphia Inquirer on Wednesday, as part of its series titled "Falling Through: Casualties of the Health Insurance Crisis," profiled a New Jersey man who became ill and lost his job and health insurance. The man receives $1,988 per month in disability from Social Security, but he was denied Medicaid coverage because his income is $77 over the eligibility limit.
- Stonington plans series of budget forums Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 9:20AM Stonington - First Selectman Ed Haberek Jr. will hold a series of public forums on the 2009-10 budget beginning next week. The forums are
- Poverty is corrosive Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 9:07AMNiagara residents were taught that local communities are guardians of poverty reduction. About 60 people visited regional council chambers yesterday to learn how to put [...]
- Sleep Apnoea Frequently The Cause Of Long-Term Sick Leave And Even Loss Of Employment Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 9:06AMPeople with sleep apnoea have an increased risk of needing to take long-term sick leave or give up working completely. So concludes a major Norwegian study on over 7,000 subjects, to be published in the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ), the scientific publication of the European Respiratory Society (ERS).
