Not exact matches
Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact
of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits
of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial
level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects
of new laws or regulations or changes in
existing laws or regulations; the outcome
of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in
government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security
of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts
of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits
of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration
of the businesses
of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion
of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency
of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability
of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects
on the businesses as a result
of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report
on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports
on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available
on the Investor Relations section
of www.cigna.com as well as
on Express Scripts» most recent report
on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports
on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available
on the Investor Relations section
of www.express-scripts.com.
A number
of good examples already
exist, whether that is Marine Stewardship Council's longstanding focus
on regional fisheries as the certification unit, the Alliance for Water Stewardship's approach to watershed -
level management, Rainforest Alliance measuring conservation outcomes across regions with a prevalence
of certified enterprises, or the Roundtable
on Sustainable Palm Oil partnering with state -
level governments to move whole jurisdictions towards certifiable production.
Short - term fixes
Existing disposal facilities have adequate capacity for most low -
level radioactive waste and are accessible to waste generators in the short term, but constraints
on the long - term disposal
of class B and C wastes have become clear, according to a report by the
Government Accountability Office last year.
All employers can offer
existing members
of staff the chance to go
on to an apprenticeship programme to develop their skills at a higher
level, including leadership, but the levy means that for the first time organisations such as NHS Trusts,
government agencies and local authorities are offering apprenticeship opportunities to school leavers.
In this installment, we describe a particularly egregious fault that
exists in at least one
of the prominent models used by the federal
government to determine the SCC: The projections
of future sea -
level rise (a leading driver
of future climate change - related damages) from the model are much higher than even the worst - case mainstream scientific thinking
on the matter.
The
government's energy poverty eradication programme was 8 years old by 2008, and neither it nor any
of its
existing or new climate policies were having any positive effect
on the
levels of fuel poverty.
What's really the unnecessary toll
on Costa Rica's reputation here, the very curiously timed and executed arrest
of Paul Watson or the continued illegal shark fin trade (which only
exists because
of government corruption at some
level) that Watson and Sea Shepherd put themselves in harms way to prevent?
The Indian finance minister, Arun Jaitley's budget speech
on February 1st, stating that «the
government does not recognize cryptocurrency as legal tender or coin and will take all measures to eliminate the use
of these crypto - assets in financing illegitimate activities or as part
of the payments system,» added to the
existing FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) in the market for cryptocurrencies, sending major crypto - assets down to bargain
levels.
There was a strong focus
on building
on the
existing structures at a regional and state
level, and also
on providing an opportunity for the participation and representation
of Non
Government Organisations through a State Congress.
«Strengthening Aboriginal Governance» also includes a commitment by the Canadian
government to working with aboriginal peoples, other
levels of government and other partners to improve
on the
existing federal policy and negotiation process with particular regard to building governance capacities.