The AHCA would have switched Medicaid to block grants, which means states would receive a fixed amount of federal funding each year regardless
of changes in program enrollment and mandates.
He responded to director questions on costs and effectiveness of various programs, actions being taken to train staff and plans to make constituents aware
of changes in the programming.
Skill in the application of methods and techniques (e.g., cost - benefit analysis, amortization, depreciation, and prorating revenues and costs among customers) to analyze and evaluate the effects
of changes in program plans and funding.
This takes an immense weight off his clients» shoulders and makes them feel provided for by not only Schupp, but HSA's skilled and communicative sales reps. Schupp's local HSA rep, Kristen Moore, keeps his team informed
of changes in the program or plans, and helps him better explain the warranty process to his clients and customers.
Not exact matches
The real significance
of the Google Patent Starter
Program is instead more subtle, and should be seen against the backdrop
of other moves Google is undertaking to
change the economic incentives that have made patents such a problem for the tech sector
in the first place.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected
in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered
in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability
of new and maturing
programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development
programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787
program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing
programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost
of accommodating, announced increases
in the build rates
of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates
of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect
of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest
in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result
of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect
of economic conditions
in the industries and markets
in which we operate
in the U.S. and globally and any
changes therein, including fluctuations
in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution
of key milestones such as the receipt
of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain
in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation
of our announced acquisition
of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability
of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk
of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production
of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts
of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak
of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact
of future discount rate
changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition
of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect
of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both
in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect
of changes in tax law, such as the effect
of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and
changes to the interpretations
of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect
of such
changes; 21) any reduction
in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability
of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass
of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many
of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment
of interest on, and principal
of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness
of any interest rate hedging
programs; 28) the effectiveness
of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact
of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition
of Asco
in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse
changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result
of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing
program; 34) the risks
of doing business internationally, including fluctuations
in foreign current exchange rates, impositions
of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
«Major tax increases or policy
changes such as big hikes
in the minimum wage will probably do more harm than good,» says Dahlby
of the sort
of programs necessary to satisfy vocal public - health boards.
Perhaps
in recognition
of this reality, the medical
program is about to
change in a way that could lead to a boom
in licensed dealers and smokers.
To be the most successful Defy Ventures graduate
in the history
of the
program so I can employ the most number
of Defy graduates and give back to this community that has literally
changed my life.
It's running a
program for employers,
of which about 60 have signed on so far, called 100 % Talent, to help them uncover gaps
in pay and
in opportunity, and to make
changes where necessary.
«
In our 14 years in business we have never launched a program that changed the face and direction of the company more significantly than our free POS initiative.&raqu
In our 14 years
in business we have never launched a program that changed the face and direction of the company more significantly than our free POS initiative.&raqu
in business we have never launched a
program that
changed the face and direction
of the company more significantly than our free POS initiative.»
In particular, the way that social
programs are communicated and the emerging emphasis on the measurement and evaluation
of social
change.
Originally announced
in December by Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, the
changes to Canada's Federal Skilled Worker
Program aim to improve the economic suitability
of new Canadians.
The
changes, and the culture
of regular reinvention that enabled them, earned platinum status
in Deloitte's Canada's Best - Managed Companies
program, a recognition given to firms with seven or more years on the list.
«This is a year
of really being an influence and a
change maker
in an amazing city that's really at the forefront
of the revitalization efforts
in our entire country,» says Greene Groves concluding her pitch for the
program, ending with a paraphrase
of the Michigan governor's pitch for Motor City: «Yeah, you can go to another city, but if you want to make a difference, come to Detroit.»
Michael Pehl
of i - Cube has developed a
program that rewards employees
in ongoing quarterly and annual campaigns with progressive and
changing incentives.
Icahn owns an 82 % stake
in CVR Energy, which along with other refining companies, has called for
changes to the Renewable Fuel
Program to shift the burden
of blending biofuels into gasoline away from refiners and further down stream to marketers.
For those looking for a deep dive into the subject, there are long lists
of skills to acquire or outlines
of multistep training
programs to follow, but if you're more interested
in simple but powerful
changes that you can make today, a recent post on blog Dumb Little Man is for you.
«A mystery shopping
program in and
of itself does not
change behaviors,» says Warzynski.
«We're now
in a position where we need to make
changes to the Scene
program,» said Pat Marshall, Cineplex's vice-president
of communications and investor relations.
Be sure to provide your cultural
change program communication
in a variety
of ways to improve understanding and acceptance among your people.
To that end, we have teamed up with the University
of North Carolina's Kenan - Flagler Business School — a recognized leader
in online business education — to create an innovative executive certificate
program called:
Change the World: Leading with Purpose.
These forward - looking statements include, among other things, statements about full - year 2018 guidance, project milestones, increased opportunities
in the market, backlog, bids and
change orders outstanding, target projects and revenue opportunity pipeline, to the extent these may be viewed as indicators
of future revenues or profitability, the expected impacts
of the F2G
program and progress toward completing the proposed combination with CB&I and the anticipated benefits
of that transaction.
There's an element
of psychology at work here
in that when we encounter crisis
in our lives, we're also
programmed to deal with
change in a way that,
in more normal times when everything seems fine, we tend to reject.
This weekend pays tribute to a specific era, 1985 - 89, and features a host
of initiatives like cars with old - school car paint schemes, commemorative ticket and
program designs, specially - designed apparel, retro food offerings at the track... unlike, say, baseball or football throw - back games where the only real
change is the team's uniforms, Darlington and its partners goes all
in.
The Boy Scouts
of America is
changing the name
of its
program for older youth — the Boy Scouts — to Scouts BSA
in February 2019, a move that reflects its decision to include young women.
The settlement also stipulates that the San Diego - based chip maker implement policy
changes and
programs to better promote female employees working
in the field
of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, known as STEM.
In the heat
of the battle for ratings and students, the traditional
programs are making
changes.
Pharmaceutical companies are concerned about an onslaught
of legislative proposals percolating
in state houses around the country, among them:
changes to Medicaid
programs to rein
in the high cost
of prescription drugs, intellectual property issues, and the fight over biosimilars.
«But all it takes is a couple
of dedicated teachers with a little support and guidance to run important research
programs that can produce winners
in this competition and more importantly kids who are going to go on to become scientists and
change the world.»
In a separate TriNet survey, 76 percent
of respondents said proposed
changes to that
program would have a negative impact on their companies.
The Disney CEO also noted that 83 %
of all multichannel households turned to ESPN
in the first quarter
of this year, and that 96 %
of all sports
programming is watched live, which he called «particularly valuable
in today's rapidly
changing advertising marketplace.»
Secondly, there could be
changes to the Optional Practical Training
program, which gives foreign graduates from U.S. colleges
in science and tech an additional two years
of work authorization.
For those looking to make a
change in their health
in 2017, it may be worth considering a more mindful fitness
program, as they have the potential to make you one
of the 8 %
of people who actually achieve their resolution goals.
Jason Hollett, the Environment Department's executive director
of climate
change, said Nova Scotia's
program would cover 80 to 90 per cent
of all emissions
in the province.
Bledsoe, at the University
of Georgia, said there's no need to wait for big
changes in the
program to start making progress.
While many organizations have invested more resources
in better training their customer service representatives, the recent wave
of artificial intelligence (AI)
programming is
changing the name
of the game, mainly through robotic messaging capabilities — a.k.a, chatbots.
Regulatory
changes had been
in the wind for some time as the evidence against the
program built up, yet employers relied on the lobbying efforts
of the Canadian Federation
of Independent Business to maintain the
program rather than taking steps to improve domestic recruitment and training efforts or adjust wages and benefits to attract workers.
In addition, Alaska Air still needs to rebrand all
of the Virgin America planes,
change their interiors and bring the two airlines» loyalty
programs together.
Many a desktop computer has been purchased specifically to take advantage
of these
programs, which allow even an unsophisticated computer user to
change a few critical assumptions and,
in the blink
of an eye, recalculate an entire financial model (see «How VisiCalc Works,» INC., November 1981, page 104).
The federal government announced initial
changes in April, scrapping an aspect
of the
program that allowed employers to pay foreign workers as much as 15 per cent less than the average wage for a job.
Michael Hostetter, director
of Boeing Co's Vertical Lift
Programs in Germany, told Reuters the
change was good news for Boeing, the largest U.S. exporter.
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 (t
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 (t
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 (t
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 (the SEC).
While the preferences
of millennials are
changing, requiring entrepreneurs to examine brand loyalty
in an entirely new way, retailers can still drive return sales by creating a transparent and value - added loyalty
program.
But
in a new e-book coauthored with Ross Walker, a 2005 graduate
of Stanford's MBA
program, they argue that networking ability is not just important for career success — «it is also crucial for getting things accomplished and making
change inside organizations
in both the public and private sector.»
«
In order to accelerate meaningful corporate and market impact, many corporations are expanding their CVC unit mandates to include traditional minority investments, majority equity investment more consistent with Growth PE, M&A and internal commercial piloting and incubation
programs; and compensation structures need to keep pace with these
changes,» said Heidi Mason, managing partner
of Bell Mason Group and co-founder
of CVI ².
Points expiration / losing points: Your points don't expire as long as your account remains open, however, you will immediately lose all your points if your account status
changes, or your account is closed for
program misuse, fraudulent activities, failure to pay, bankruptcy, or other reasons described in the terms of the Rewards Program Agr
program misuse, fraudulent activities, failure to pay, bankruptcy, or other reasons described
in the terms
of the Rewards
Program Agr
Program Agreement.
You may recall that on last quarter's call, we cautioned that the launch
of the new Rewards
program could result
in some noise
in our comp figures as customers and partners adapted to the
program changes.
From what we see coming out
of the top levels
of China's leadership
in the past few weeks, we should be reasonably encouraged that some
of the targets
of these complaints are
programmed for
change.
«We do nt foresee the ECB making any
changes at all until September, when the QE
program officially ends,» said Alfonso Esparza, senior currency strategist at Oanda Corporation
in Toronto, Canada, referring to the bank's purchases
of bonds.