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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
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Friday, January 25, 2013
Reader Response: Medicare Options and Quality of Care - New York Times (blog)
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Reader Response: Medicare Options and Quality of Care New York Times (blog) Uwe E. Reinhardt is an economics professor at Princeton. He has some financial interests in the health care field. My post last Friday explored the quality of care rendered Medicare beneficiaries under private Medicare Advantage plans and under the ... |
Sunday, January 20, 2013
13 Ingredients FDA Should Ban - Newser
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13 Ingredients FDA Should Ban Newser (Newser) â€" At Shape, two nutritionists round up 13 ingredients the FDA allows in our food, even though other developed nations ban them. Their message is pretty clear: "If you see any of the following ingredients listed on the nutrition label, don't ... |
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Feeley back to run VA facilities - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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William Feeley takes the post of medical centerf director for the beginningfJune 21, overseeing the hospitale in Buffalo and Batavia and sevehn community-based clinics. Since 2006, he has servedr at the federal level as undersecretaryu for health operationsand management. It is in this role that he has facefd criticism over the past year in responss to rising suicide rates among soldiers and Feeley was singled out in a story published June 1 by ThePublicx Record, an online media sourcre published by the nonprofir International Humanities Center. The story highlighted a backloyg of nearly 1 million unfinished disability claimsfrom veterans.
The story cited the VA’ inability to implement components of its Mental Health StrategicPlan (MHSP), which was designed to provided rapid services for veterans who show signsx of suicide or who suffefr from post-traumatic stress disorder. Feeleyg was blasted for failing toprovidde oversight, as well as for failingt to implement elements of the strategic when he ran the Upstatee VA network. He previously was criticizer by suicide experts during a lawsuit challengin gthe VA’s mental health system. A story published in the San Francisco Chronicle in Aprikl 2008quoted Feeley, who said in a pretriak deposition that the VA had no systematic nationa l plan for suicide prevention.
Feeley, who was not availablwe by phone, declined via e-mail to comment on the criticis but said he looked forward to thenew challenge: “I have enjoyec the opportunity to serve VA on a national levelp for the past three years and welcome the opportunityu to return and servde the veterans of Western New He is not new to the region: Feelety came to the area as associate director in 1994, risintg to director of the system in 1998. In he became director of the , where he oversaws medical centersin Albany, Bath, Buffalo, Canandaigua and Syracuse, as well as 28 community-based outpatient clinics.
William Feeley takes the post of medical centerf director for the beginningfJune 21, overseeing the hospitale in Buffalo and Batavia and sevehn community-based clinics. Since 2006, he has servedr at the federal level as undersecretaryu for health operationsand management. It is in this role that he has facefd criticism over the past year in responss to rising suicide rates among soldiers and Feeley was singled out in a story published June 1 by ThePublicx Record, an online media sourcre published by the nonprofir International Humanities Center. The story highlighted a backloyg of nearly 1 million unfinished disability claimsfrom veterans.
The story cited the VA’ inability to implement components of its Mental Health StrategicPlan (MHSP), which was designed to provided rapid services for veterans who show signsx of suicide or who suffefr from post-traumatic stress disorder. Feeleyg was blasted for failing toprovidde oversight, as well as for failingt to implement elements of the strategic when he ran the Upstatee VA network. He previously was criticizer by suicide experts during a lawsuit challengin gthe VA’s mental health system. A story published in the San Francisco Chronicle in Aprikl 2008quoted Feeley, who said in a pretriak deposition that the VA had no systematic nationa l plan for suicide prevention.
Feeley, who was not availablwe by phone, declined via e-mail to comment on the criticis but said he looked forward to thenew challenge: “I have enjoyec the opportunity to serve VA on a national levelp for the past three years and welcome the opportunityu to return and servde the veterans of Western New He is not new to the region: Feelety came to the area as associate director in 1994, risintg to director of the system in 1998. In he became director of the , where he oversaws medical centersin Albany, Bath, Buffalo, Canandaigua and Syracuse, as well as 28 community-based outpatient clinics.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
East Boston Savings gets OK on buyback - Boston Business Journal:
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the parent company of , has receiveds permission from state banking regulators to buy back 5 percenty of its outstandingcommon stock, or 517,50o0 shares. Richard J. Gavegnano, Meridian’sd (Nasdaq: EBSB) chairman and CEO, made the announcemenrt in a regulatoryfiling Wednesday. Permissiobn for the share buy back plan was granted by the Massachusetts Officw of the Commissionerof Banks. Last year, Meridian doubledf the bank's capital base by raisinhg roughly $100 million through a public stock offering. The stock which involved a 44 percent minority stakweof 10.1 million shares, proves controversial within the company's executiver ranks at the time.
The bank's then-CEO Bob Verdonci retired shortly after the stocksale closed, citingb disagreement with the bank's strategy. Gavegnano, who was chairman of the bank whenVerdonckm retired, took over as CEO. East Bostob savings has 12 office and branchess inGreater Boston. As of Dec. 31, the bank had $1.1 billiojn in assets and $797 million in
the parent company of , has receiveds permission from state banking regulators to buy back 5 percenty of its outstandingcommon stock, or 517,50o0 shares. Richard J. Gavegnano, Meridian’sd (Nasdaq: EBSB) chairman and CEO, made the announcemenrt in a regulatoryfiling Wednesday. Permissiobn for the share buy back plan was granted by the Massachusetts Officw of the Commissionerof Banks. Last year, Meridian doubledf the bank's capital base by raisinhg roughly $100 million through a public stock offering. The stock which involved a 44 percent minority stakweof 10.1 million shares, proves controversial within the company's executiver ranks at the time.
The bank's then-CEO Bob Verdonci retired shortly after the stocksale closed, citingb disagreement with the bank's strategy. Gavegnano, who was chairman of the bank whenVerdonckm retired, took over as CEO. East Bostob savings has 12 office and branchess inGreater Boston. As of Dec. 31, the bank had $1.1 billiojn in assets and $797 million in
Friday, January 11, 2013
Ojai Pool Store and Plantasia Landscaping team up with German-based BioNova - The Ojai Post
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Ojai Pool Store and Plantasia Landscaping team up with German-based BioNova The Ojai Post When Troy Becker first heard about NSPs (Natural Swimming Pools), there was no doubt in his mind that the U.S. pool industry would eventually move in this direction. Troy and his wife Jeri began their due diligence and in 2011 and in 2012 decided the ... |
Thursday, January 10, 2013
CalPERS committee OKs health care rate increases - Business First of Louisville:
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Rate proposals approved by the committee will go to the full CalPERSS Board of Administration foractiojn Wednesday. Basic HMO rates for state workerzs will rise an averageof 3.43 percent in 2010, down from almostt 6.6 percent in 2009. The rate hikes run from a low of 0.32 perceng for Blue Shield Net Valuer to a highof 4.9 percenr for Kaiser (see chart). Figures for public agencuy workers varyby region. All three HMO plans will drop rates in 2010 for membersin Sacramento, Placer and El Doradok counties. Yolo County rates will increase from a lowof 0.98 percenr for Blue Shield Net Value to a high of 4.77 percentg at Kaiser.
Medicare HMO rates for all workers and regionz will increase an averageof 0.27 percenyt in 2010, but vary from a 12.27 drop for membere of Blue Shield Access+ to a 6.5 percent increasd for Kaiser members. “We are extremelyt pleased to presentthese rates,” Gregoryg Franklin, assistant executive officee of CalPERS health benefits branch, told committee memberzs Tuesday. “Negotiations were extremely tough. There were many options and extr a meetings on what we werelooking for: The Kaiser rates were achieved by aligning them with the Blue Shielx benefit design, Franklin said.
Kaiser will eliminatre chiropractic benefits next year and increase the copayment fora 100-daty supply of prescription drugs. CalPERS kept the lid on increaseas atits self-funded preferred provider organization plansa by using $46.7 million in surplus reserves to “buy rates. The average PPO rate increase for statee workers in 2010is 3.29 percent, but it runs from a low of 1.38 percentf for PERS Select to a high of 12 percentt for PERSCare. Public agency workerws in Sacramento, Placer and El Doradio counties who are covered by PPO plans will see ratea drop as muchas 5.57 for PERS Select and to an increasw of 4.32 percent of PERS Care. Yolo Countg rate hikes run from 4.
8 percen t for PERS Select to 15.68 percenty for PERS Care. Medicare PPO rates will increase an averagerof 0.27 percent in all areas, but they range from a 12.27 percenr drop for Blue Shield Access+ to a 6.5 perceny increase for Kaiser coverage. Committee chaird Priya Mathur applauded the planas and CalPERS staff for the goodrate news, addin g that the small increasess in 2010 are due to cumulative changes over the last severakl years to operate the healtuh benefits program more cost-effectively without jeopardizinv quality of care.
Rate proposals approved by the committee will go to the full CalPERSS Board of Administration foractiojn Wednesday. Basic HMO rates for state workerzs will rise an averageof 3.43 percent in 2010, down from almostt 6.6 percent in 2009. The rate hikes run from a low of 0.32 perceng for Blue Shield Net Valuer to a highof 4.9 percenr for Kaiser (see chart). Figures for public agencuy workers varyby region. All three HMO plans will drop rates in 2010 for membersin Sacramento, Placer and El Doradok counties. Yolo County rates will increase from a lowof 0.98 percenr for Blue Shield Net Value to a high of 4.77 percentg at Kaiser.
Medicare HMO rates for all workers and regionz will increase an averageof 0.27 percenyt in 2010, but vary from a 12.27 drop for membere of Blue Shield Access+ to a 6.5 percent increasd for Kaiser members. “We are extremelyt pleased to presentthese rates,” Gregoryg Franklin, assistant executive officee of CalPERS health benefits branch, told committee memberzs Tuesday. “Negotiations were extremely tough. There were many options and extr a meetings on what we werelooking for: The Kaiser rates were achieved by aligning them with the Blue Shielx benefit design, Franklin said.
Kaiser will eliminatre chiropractic benefits next year and increase the copayment fora 100-daty supply of prescription drugs. CalPERS kept the lid on increaseas atits self-funded preferred provider organization plansa by using $46.7 million in surplus reserves to “buy rates. The average PPO rate increase for statee workers in 2010is 3.29 percent, but it runs from a low of 1.38 percentf for PERS Select to a high of 12 percentt for PERSCare. Public agency workerws in Sacramento, Placer and El Doradio counties who are covered by PPO plans will see ratea drop as muchas 5.57 for PERS Select and to an increasw of 4.32 percent of PERS Care. Yolo Countg rate hikes run from 4.
8 percen t for PERS Select to 15.68 percenty for PERS Care. Medicare PPO rates will increase an averagerof 0.27 percent in all areas, but they range from a 12.27 percenr drop for Blue Shield Access+ to a 6.5 perceny increase for Kaiser coverage. Committee chaird Priya Mathur applauded the planas and CalPERS staff for the goodrate news, addin g that the small increasess in 2010 are due to cumulative changes over the last severakl years to operate the healtuh benefits program more cost-effectively without jeopardizinv quality of care.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Poor economy drives down gas - Birmingham Business Journal:
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The average price of self-servde regular gasoline in theLos Angeles-Long Beac h area is $2.932 per gallon, which is 4.5 centes less than last week, two cents highed than last month, and $1.654 less than last year. On the Centralo Coast, the average price is $3.022, down 2.2 centss from last week, eight cents above last and $1.60 below last year. In the Inland the average per gallon price is whichis 4.2 cents less than last week, two cents more than last month, and $1.61 less than last “Oil industry analysts tell us that crude oil priced and wholesale gasoline futurezs had moved up to unsustainabl e levels given the flat driving demand in Californis and the U.S.
We’ve seen these commodityy prices decline sharply in the last couple of weekes and hopefully that signals a continued downward trend at the gas Auto Club Spokesperson Jeffrey Sprint said ina
The average price of self-servde regular gasoline in theLos Angeles-Long Beac h area is $2.932 per gallon, which is 4.5 centes less than last week, two cents highed than last month, and $1.654 less than last year. On the Centralo Coast, the average price is $3.022, down 2.2 centss from last week, eight cents above last and $1.60 below last year. In the Inland the average per gallon price is whichis 4.2 cents less than last week, two cents more than last month, and $1.61 less than last “Oil industry analysts tell us that crude oil priced and wholesale gasoline futurezs had moved up to unsustainabl e levels given the flat driving demand in Californis and the U.S.
We’ve seen these commodityy prices decline sharply in the last couple of weekes and hopefully that signals a continued downward trend at the gas Auto Club Spokesperson Jeffrey Sprint said ina
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Clear explains plans to protect members' private information - Denver Business Journal:
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Clear’s parent company, Verified Identity Pass Inc., ceased operationss at and other airports at midnightr MDT Monday because it failed to come to term s with amajor creditor. ( .) Clear members paid up to $199 for an annual membership for access to designated security lanes at aboutg 20 participatingairports nationwide. Members provided biometri data, which was encoded on a card, for the promiss of a speedier and convenient trip throughairport “Clear stands by our commitment to protect our customer’sd personally identifiable information — including fingerprints, iris photos, names, addresses, credit card numbers and otherf personal information provided to us — and to keep the privacg promises that we have Clear said in an email Friday afternoon to It repeated its that it will not refune members’ fees.
In response to questions raisec byour members, Clear would like to offee the following information: Clear Lanes Are No Longer At 11:00 p.m. PST on June 22, 2009, Clear cease d operations. Clear’s parent , was unable to negotiats an agreement with its senior creditor tocontinue operations. Verifiedx Identity Pass regrets that Clear will not be able tocontinued operations. How is Clear securing personal information?
Clear stande by our commitment to protectour customer’as personally identifiable information — including fingerprints, iris photos, names, addresses, credit card numbers and othe r personal information provided to us — and to keep the privacyh promises that we have made. Information is securedc in accordance withthe ’s Security, Privac and Compliance Standards. How is Clear securinfg any information atthe airports? Each hard disk at the including the enrollment and verification kiosks, has now been wipef clean of all data and software.
The triple wipe process we used automaticallhy and completely overwrites the contents of theentire disk, includintg the operating system, the data and the file structure. This procesas also prevents or thoroughly hinderws all known techniques of hard diskforensivc analysis. How is Clear securint any information in central databases and corporatesystems ? Lockheed Martin is the lead systems integratoer for Clear, and is currently working with Verifier Identity Pass, Inc. to ensur an orderly shutdown as the program As VerifiedIdentity Pass, Inc.
and the Transportationj Security Administration work through this Lockheed Martin remains committed to protecting the privacy of personal information provided for the Clear RegisteredTraveledr program. Lockheed’s work will also remain consistent with the TransportationSecurity Administration’zs federal requirements and the enhanced security and privacy requirementes of Verified Identity Pass, Inc. The computers that Verified Identity Inc. assigned to its former corporater employees are being wiped using the same processx described for computers atthe airports. Will personall identifiable informationbe sold?
The personally identifiable informationh that customers provided to Clear may not be used for any purposse other than a Registered Traveler program operatesd by a Transportation Security Administration authorized servicer provider. Any new service provider would need to maintain personally identifiable information in accordance with the TransportationSecurity Administration’s privacy and security requirements for Registereed Traveler programs. If the information is not used for a RegistereeTraveler program, it will be deleted. How will members be notified when informatiomis deleted?
Clear’s parent company, Verified Identity Pass Inc., ceased operationss at and other airports at midnightr MDT Monday because it failed to come to term s with amajor creditor. ( .) Clear members paid up to $199 for an annual membership for access to designated security lanes at aboutg 20 participatingairports nationwide. Members provided biometri data, which was encoded on a card, for the promiss of a speedier and convenient trip throughairport “Clear stands by our commitment to protect our customer’sd personally identifiable information — including fingerprints, iris photos, names, addresses, credit card numbers and otherf personal information provided to us — and to keep the privacg promises that we have Clear said in an email Friday afternoon to It repeated its that it will not refune members’ fees.
In response to questions raisec byour members, Clear would like to offee the following information: Clear Lanes Are No Longer At 11:00 p.m. PST on June 22, 2009, Clear cease d operations. Clear’s parent , was unable to negotiats an agreement with its senior creditor tocontinue operations. Verifiedx Identity Pass regrets that Clear will not be able tocontinued operations. How is Clear securing personal information?
Clear stande by our commitment to protectour customer’as personally identifiable information — including fingerprints, iris photos, names, addresses, credit card numbers and othe r personal information provided to us — and to keep the privacyh promises that we have made. Information is securedc in accordance withthe ’s Security, Privac and Compliance Standards. How is Clear securinfg any information atthe airports? Each hard disk at the including the enrollment and verification kiosks, has now been wipef clean of all data and software.
The triple wipe process we used automaticallhy and completely overwrites the contents of theentire disk, includintg the operating system, the data and the file structure. This procesas also prevents or thoroughly hinderws all known techniques of hard diskforensivc analysis. How is Clear securint any information in central databases and corporatesystems ? Lockheed Martin is the lead systems integratoer for Clear, and is currently working with Verifier Identity Pass, Inc. to ensur an orderly shutdown as the program As VerifiedIdentity Pass, Inc.
and the Transportationj Security Administration work through this Lockheed Martin remains committed to protecting the privacy of personal information provided for the Clear RegisteredTraveledr program. Lockheed’s work will also remain consistent with the TransportationSecurity Administration’zs federal requirements and the enhanced security and privacy requirementes of Verified Identity Pass, Inc. The computers that Verified Identity Inc. assigned to its former corporater employees are being wiped using the same processx described for computers atthe airports. Will personall identifiable informationbe sold?
The personally identifiable informationh that customers provided to Clear may not be used for any purposse other than a Registered Traveler program operatesd by a Transportation Security Administration authorized servicer provider. Any new service provider would need to maintain personally identifiable information in accordance with the TransportationSecurity Administration’s privacy and security requirements for Registereed Traveler programs. If the information is not used for a RegistereeTraveler program, it will be deleted. How will members be notified when informatiomis deleted?
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
8 Perfectly Acceptable Ways to Spend New Year's Eve Home Alone - The Stir (blog)
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The Stir (blog) | 8 Perfectly Acceptable Ways to Spend New Year's Eve Home Alone The Stir (blog) This year, I seem to know a record amount of people who have decided to bag a New Year's Eve celebration and instead stay home -- alone. Yep, they don't even have a friend or spouse with them. One friend lost everything in Hurricane Sandy and simply ... < p size="-1">How To Enjoy New Year's Eve Home Alone |
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