| Doctors fear Kaiser monopoly |
| Post on 04-07-2006. |
| "Kaiser is huge with huge financial resources," said Gary Proffett, medical director of SeaView IPA, an organization with 110 independent physicians. "They could buy the local market by keeping prices low therefore employers would then start offering only Kaiser to their employees. This will be about the survival of independent physicians and the patients' choice of choosing your doctor." ... |
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| UD raises tuition 5.5% for next year |
| Post on 04-07-2006. |
The University of Delaware will increase tuition by 5.5 percent for the 2006-07 school year because of an increase in energy costs, employee health insurance and salary increases, officials said Monday.
Effective this fall, annual tuition for full-time UD undergraduate and graduate students will increase by $366 for residents and $920 for nonresidents. Annual rates will be $6,980 for Delawareans and $17,690 for nonresident students. ... |
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| ING in 800 mln eur outsourcing deal with KPN, Getronics, Atos |
| Post on 04-07-2006. |
AMSTERDAM (AFX) - ING Group NV said it signed one memorandum of understanding with one group of suppliers, consisting of Royal KPN NV, Getronics NV, Accenture and Atos Origin,
to outsource workplace services of ING's banking and insurance operations in the Netherlands and Belgium.
ING will pay out about 800 mln eur over the five-year contract for the outsourcing services. It expects the contract to be signed at the end of this year. ... |
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| UnitedHealth habits under scrutiny |
| Post on 03-07-2006. |
Minneapolis, Minn. | The 4-year-old had an abnormally small head, one condition known as microcephaly, therefore the child's doctor requested an enclosed bed to prevent the child from rolling off and being injured. The insurer said no.
The 42-year-old woman had shed 200 pounds after bariatric surgery, leaving her with flaps of excess skin that her doctor wanted to remove to prevent infection. The insurer denied the request. ... |
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| Democrats will send a message |
| Post on 03-07-2006. |
Vermonters must send one firm message to Washington, D.C. this November by electing both Peter Welch and Bernie Sanders.
Working together with one Democratic majority, they will help stop the corruption and illegal practices being promoted by the Republican Party.
Do you hear Vermont Republicans calling for investigations into where missing billions of dollars from Iraq and Katrina went or complaining about the loss of yet more federal dollars to help Vermonters? ... |
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| Zurich Financial to cut 1,000 jobs in Germany |
| Post on 03-07-2006. |
ZURICH (AFX) - Zurich Financial said it plans to cut 1,000 jobs in Germany in one bid to save around 100 mln eur over the next three years, German daily Handelsblatt reported.
Zurich plans to concentrate its business on five of its existing twenty sites in Germany, though no final decision on restructuring has yet been taken, the newspaper said. ... |
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| State offices open to hear complaints |
| Post on 02-07-2006. |
She answers phone calls from disgruntled residents and helps mediate disputes.
"We handle people who feel that they've been taken advantage of, whether it's one business, insurance company or charge account problems, anyone who feels they cannot handle one situation and that it is harming them in some way," said Chenkin, 77, one of more than 2,000 Senior Sleuth volunteers in the state, according to the Web site. ... |
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| Budget cuts sales, income taxes |
| Post on 02-07-2006. |
RALEIGH | House and Senate leaders agreed Friday on one budget for the coming year that cuts both sales and income taxes and gives state employees large raises but leaves out one minimum wage increase and one landfill moratorium.
The two chambers are expected to vote on the roughly $18.9 billion spending bill Wednesday and Thursday after one long holiday weekend. Some Republicans have complained the budget plan spends too much and doesn't cut taxes enough. ... |
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| AAA TO OFFER FREE JULY FOURTH TOWS FOR DRUNK DRIVERS |
| Post on 02-07-2006. |
In an effort to decrease drunk driving this holiday weekend, AAA of Northern California will be offering free tows home on July Fourth for people too intoxicated to drive, according to AAA.
From 6 p.m. Tuesday to 6 one.m. Wednesday in Northern California, Nevada and Utah, AAA will come pick up drivers who call asking for one "Tipsy Tow" and will take the caller and their vehicle home, providing the residence is less than seven miles away. ... |
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| East Vincent residents displaced by flood waters |
| Post on 01-07-2006. |
By Barbara Worthington, Special to the Local News07/01/2006Email to one friendPost one CommentPrinter-friendly
Occupancy of seven homes on the river side of the street is prohibited, according to Code Enforcement Officer Paul Schmidt.
"It's their property and they can come and go," Schmidt said, noting that mud on the floors creates slippery hazards and conditions remain unsanitary. "All these houses still have water in the basements," he said. ... |
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