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HHS to insurers: Don't blame us for your ratesThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 9:22PMPresident Barack Obama's top health official on Thursday warned the insurance industry that the administration won't tolerate blaming premium hikes on the new health overhaul law.

Find Fun, Adventure (And a Job) in Foreign LandsThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 9:15PMRemember back when you had a job? Did you used to gaze out the window on company time and dream of running off to live and work in a foreign country? Maybe you’re having a tough time figuring out “What now?”

Pasco lays off 43 county workersThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 8:08PMBy Jodie Tillman, Times Staff Writer Thursday, September 9, 2010 Pasco government officials handed out pink slips to 43 employees this week, a result of budget cuts, department reorganizations and outsourcing. Nearly half of the laid-off workers are custodians whose jobs are being eliminated due to outsourcing janitorial services. The contractor, O,R&L Facility Services of Winter Park, has said ...

Health reforms cause bump in spending: reportThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 8:07PMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Reforms will slightly accelerate the rise in healthcare spending, according to a survey released on Thursday, handing Republicans more ammunition as they attack the Obama administration's legislative victory.

HHS Explicitly Threatens the Insurance LobbyThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 7:31PMAfter claims from insurance companies that they plan to dramatically increase premiums this year because of the Affordable Care Act, the White House fired off a threat to the industry's main lobbying group today. Writing to the head of America's Health Insurance Plans, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said insurers that hike rates [...]

Briefly: September 3, 2010Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 7:24PMICBC cuts rates Vehicle owners will see a modest decrease in insurance rates starting November 1. ICBC (Insurance Corporation of BC) has been ordered to reduce basic rates 2.4 per cent.

Duckwall-ALCO Stores Reports Operating Results for First Half of Fiscal 2011Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 7:05PMABILENE, Kan. -- Duckwall-ALCO Stores, Inc. , which specializes in providing a superior selection of essential products for everyday life in small-town America, today announced operating results for its second quarter ended August 1, 2010.

Sebelius Calls on Health Insurers to Stop Misinformation and Unjustified Rate IncreasesThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 5:40PMWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius wrote America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the national association of health insurers, calling on their members to stop using scare tactics and misinformation to falsely blame premium increases for 2011 on the patient protections in the Affordable Care Act. Sebelius noted that the consumer ...

County Council completes budget hearings; six positions cutThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 5:37PMThe 2011 Greene County General Fund budget has been reviewed in three days of hearings and is now ready for formal adoption on Feb. 27.