Sentences with phrase «number of government programs»

Murray, a former preschool teacher, put her foot down during the call — as she had done many times before — on one of her chief priorities: The bill had to include a pre-K program, which pained House Republicans» hankering to cut the number of government programs.

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Additionally, a number of states such as Colorado and Louisiana require contractors to use the program in order to receive government contracts.

But a pretty hefty number of Americans seem to signed up this year for a program that's ostensibly dead and rotting — about 11.8 million, in fact, according to final government numbers released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Tuesday.

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (tprograms; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (tPrograms (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (tprograms; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

Individuals who participate in an income - driven repayment program, work at a non-profit organization, or work for the federal government may qualify to have their loan balances forgiven after a set number of years on on - time, consecutive payment.

Within program expenses, major transfers to persons were up $ 1.1 billion, primarily due to higher old age security payments, reflecting an increase in the number of recipients and higher inflation, as benefits are indexed to quarterly changes in the consumer price index, major transfers to other levels of government were up $ 0.6 billion, reflecting legislative increases; while direct program expenses declined by $ 0.2 billion, as lower «other transfer» payments more than offset increases in departmental / agency operating costs.

NEW YORK (Reuters)- The number of consumers who signed up for 2018 Obamacare health insurance surpassed the 1 million mark in the second - to - last week of enrollment, the government said on Wednesday, but it did not appear to be enough to grow the program.

With regard to the challenge of improving Canada's long - term productivity growth, the government's response was to reduce the tax benefit of the Scientific Research and Experimental Tax credit and to reallocate the savings of only about $ 1 billion over five years to a number of small government programs, for which no details were provided.

«It's certainly very hypocritical for the Conservative government to say that a member of parliament that advocates on behalf of a business in his or her constituency who advocates in favour of temporary foreign workers who meet the criteria as set out in the program, if somehow that's illegitimate for a member of parliament to advocate for a temporary foreign worker permit in his constituency,» Mr. LeBlanc explained, «then the Conservatives should ask themselves why under their watch the number of temporary foreign workers has doubled.

Any search on this blog will show that there are a number of ways that the Federal government could lead development of targeted programs, without imposing price controls.

Ontario - based businesses can benefit from a number of government grant and tax incentive programs that drastically reduce the cost of performing research and development activities.

Obama has already doubled the nubmer of people on food stamps by increasing the salaries earned so he can get the manimum number of lazy deadbeats on government welfare programs.

the american government is rumored to have a new program any muslim who turns in or kills bin laden, will receive 100,000 converts to be sponsored by the muslim who turns in or kils bin laden or any of the muslims friends relatives can sponsor any of the 100,000 converts, a local NY Iman will confirm this call the 1 - 800 number today before another muslim takes advantage of the sponsoring of the converts.

The 500,000 temporary Census jobs that temporarily swelled the employment numbers are a minor distortion compared to a stealth government make - work program at least twice the size of the Census, uncovered by Washington Post reporters Dana Priest and William M. Arkin.

«In our cash - for - work program in 2010 - 11, several evaluations conducted by World Vision and our partners highlighted a number of issues in government - run camps; of nepotism, sexual exploitation and inaccurate record - keeping.

The Chef Corps is a network of chefs from around the country who participate in a number of official government programs that use food as a foundation for public diplomacy efforts at home and abroad.

Arcadian Organic and Natural Meat Co. received the Gold Award for Export Market Leader by reaching more markets with greater depth and number of export certificates issued (administered by ACO under the Australian government Organic Export Orders program) while creating a 10 year history, driving industry growth in Australia.

If you are involved in a private youth sports program which plays on publicly - owned fields, diamonds, rinks, or courts, or are in local government, you have probably been hearing a lot lately about what is being dubbed the «power of the permit»: the authority municipalities and towns around the country are using to condition use of their athletic facilities by private programs on compliance with state concussion safety laws from which they would otherwise be exempt, or, in an increasing number of instances, to fill gaps in their state's law.

The questions consist of basic contact information, number of children in need, living situation, laundry facilities and if presently on a government assistance program.

«The number of programs and proposals is likely to grow because free - tuition programs meet several policy priorities of governments, including increasing higher education participation rates to cultivate a trained workforce while maintaining affordability,» the report found.

Mahoney is also expected to talk about county government jobs, including a reduction in the number of employees, union negotiations and a pilot program for summer jobs for Syracuse teens.

Question topics included the estimated time for completion of all of the Sandy recovery home rebuilding, the implementation of new flood maps, whether de Blasio's reported future endorsement of Hillary Clinton is tied to a longterm need for federal government assistance, whether in Secretary Castro's view the City could do better on any element of Sandy recovery efforts, communicating an increased sense of urgency to City agencies, significant variations in the reported number of Build It Back applicants, how the City will continue its increased rate of repairs, details on the construction firms used in the program and praise for developer Gerry Romski.

New City — In a productive night for county government, the Rockland Legislature approved a number of major resolutions including a request that the New York Legislature allow a bonding and refinancing of county debt and a new program to encourage voluntary resignations from county positions to save money.

We are beginning to see a convergence of innovative anti-poverty programs in our region, including a number of programs and initiatives where Erie County government is leading the way and forging strong partnerships.

The Medicaid costs for Erie County residents enrolled in the government health care program are expected to soon crack $ 2 billion even though the number of local Medicaid recipients has leveled off after years of growth.

The 2006 solicitation closed in June, but the government's biomass program, operated jointly with Department of Agriculture, generates a number of related funding opportunities during the year.

Some of the programs funded by DRL focus on helping governments or other organizations carry out forensic investigations, while others provide accurate and reliable numbers on missing persons and locations of mass graves.

The good news is that a host of programs in government, academia, and industry are dedicated to increasing the numbers of African - Americans in science.

Perhaps the most tangible change to intelligence work addressed in Obama's speech is the end of the Section 215 program — which enables the government to collect large volumes of metadata, including phone numbers as well as the time and duration of calls.

With the party backing the program, provincial governments dove in, setting targets for the number of recipients they would attract and starting competitive local programs like the Leading Talent award.

Hoping to entice more foreign scientists to work in China, the Chinese government has unveiled regulations that greatly expand the number of talent programs, the recipients of which are eligible for favorable immigration status.

Dr. Rasch provides oversight to more than 90 researchers who lead and contribute to programs within a number of government agencies and industry.

This will require pursuing all development and certification work beyond the Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) base period through Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)-- based contracts; making strategic decisions about the number of industry partners to retain in the certification phase; and finding ways to incentivize greater private investment by industry partners in order to reduce the government's financial obligations for the program.

There was a detailed study done about this with a number of case studies by the founder of NLP (Neuro - Linguistic Programming), and this is used in many interrogation situations by governments and people in authority.

With the Commonwealth Government no longer controlling the maximum number of funded places in initial teacher education programs, there has been strong recent growth in the numbers of students enrolling in initial teacher education.

The large number of different programs funded by state and local governments makes it impossible to estimate the sources of divestment from higher education at a finer level than I have done above.

Though the program falls under the law's choice provisions, the federal government still considers magnets an important aspect of desegregation policy, defining a magnet school as one that «offers a special curriculum capable of attracting substantial numbers of students of different racial backgrounds.»

Starting with that program as a base, Grignano has branched out to work on obtaining a number of grants, including a magnet school grant from the federal government, which have helped make the school what it is.

First, to give parents more schooling options for their children, the government introduced a number of changes to its national voucher program, instituting a weighted voucher (more than 50 percent over the base voucher) to compensate for the higher costs of educating disadvantaged students and to provide schools with financial incentives to enroll low - income students.

Since 1998, the federal government has attempted to increase the accountability for preparation programs by requiring states to collect and report information about the programs, including completion rates, average scores on state and national teaching tests, and the number of student teaching hours required.

A commission chaired by the City of Chicago's Comptroller issued a report earlier this week which said that Chicago can no longer afford its subsidies for government worker retiree health care, which currently cost the city $ 109 million annually but would grow to nearly $ 500 million in a decade thanks to projected increases in the number of retirees and in health care costs.The commission offered Mayor Rahm Emanuel a series of suggestions on how to change the program to save money, including having workers pay a greater percentage of their own health care premiums in retirement, but it also concluded that the city might want to simply end the subsidy program, a move which almost certainly would be challenged in court.

In addition, the federal government reimburses costs for the dinner program under the Child Care and Adult Food Program and provides free surplus commodities based on the number of meals program under the Child Care and Adult Food Program and provides free surplus commodities based on the number of meals Program and provides free surplus commodities based on the number of meals served.

The government has shown this change in objectives in that «the number of magnet schools that receive MSAP [Magnet Schools Assistance Program] funding has declined in recent grant cycles because the overall funding level has remained stagnant and not adjusted for inflation at just over $ 100 million» (Frankenberg et al., 15).

Among the study findings: * 98 % of libraries provide free public access to Wi - Fi, up from 89 % in 2012; * 98 % provide technology training, ranging from internet safety and privacy to coding to using social media; * 98 % provide assistance completing online government forms; * 97 % provide online homework help; * 95 % offer workforce development training programs; * 90 % offer e-books, up from 76 % in 2012; * 56 % offer health and wellness programs regarding developing healthy lifestyles; * 50 % offer entrepreneurship and small business development programs; and * Average number of computers provided by libraries is now 20, up from 16 in 2012

With access to the Android ecosystem, members of the military will have access to information on their PCs or desktops, command and control programs, and a number of different powerful solutions that enable members in the military to operate with similar capabilities as those in controlled environments,» said Joe Ayers, an executive at Dell's government business.

The federal government offers a number of special programs, many of which provide flexibility during the repayment phase.

This program is a creature of the federal government, which means you must jump through a number of hoops to qualify.

If the borrower either does not take advantage of those program options or simply can not repay the debt, however, the federal government can engage a number of mechanisms to recoup that money — such as garnishing Social Security benefits.

Individuals who participate in an income - driven repayment program, work at a non-profit organization, or work for the federal government may qualify to have their loan balances forgiven after a set number of years on on - time, consecutive payment.

The Gathering, a year - long tourism extravaganza of events, festivals and programs designed to bring record numbers of visitors to Ireland, is being planned through a coordinated effort of the Irish government, local communities, private businesses, clubs and other organizations.