Sentences with phrase «other substantial benefits»

Though it primarily does political advocacy for the elderly, the AARP offers its membership a number of other substantial benefits, including life insurance.

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Over the coming year, lower energy costs (and other comodity costs) will benefit consumers and as oil prices rise, 80 % of U.S. oil production will move to breakeven then substantial profit.

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.

They conferred substantial financial benefits on Retrophin's already highly - compensated founder at Retrophin's expense and provided no benefit to Retrophin other than a release of claims relating to actions that Shkreli undertook in his capacity as the manager of the MSMB Funds.

He excludes Social Security payments, unemployment benefits and other government transfer payments, which are more substantial today than before the Great Depression.

Social Security represents a substantial share of income for the bottom quintile but is less important for higher - earners — reflecting the progressive nature of the benefit formula and the fact that higher - earners have many other sources of income — whereas private retirement income is less important at the low end but is more important for middle and upper - income groups (those at the very top mostly rely on investment or business income).

But looking further out, as housing and other construction markets fully recover, we believe USG will be earning considerably more and producing substantial free cash flow as the company benefits from large tax assets that help to shelter earnings.

While it's true that some people don't have to pay taxes on their Social Security income, benefits are taxable if you have, in the words of the Social Security Administration, «other substantial income.»

Asparagus makes it a more substantial dish, and benefits nicely from the dry red wine and other seasonings.

Public health emphasis on reducing saturated fat consumption without considering the replacement nutrient or, more importantly, the many other food - based risk factors for cardiometabolic disease is unlikely to produce substantial intended benefits.

CBS is also reporting that SDSU's violations could be Level 1 which,» seriously undermine or threaten the integrity of the NCAA collegiate model as set forth in the Constitution and bylaws, including any violation that provides or is intended to provide a substantial or extensive recruiting, competitive or other advantage, or a substantial or extensive impermissible benefit.»

If substantial paternity / parental leave were made available to UK fathers and were paid at reasonable rates and if this were taken up by substantial numbers of fathers this would require a revolution in thinking by government, employers, trades unions and others about the work / care nexus which could benefit not only fathers but mothers and children too (Green & Parker, 2006; Lewis & Cooper, 2005)-- and, ultimately, employers too.

Small boys seemed to benefit in other ways from substantial paternal care, however — in gross and fine motor skills, and in behaviour.

In Japan, a system of lifetime employment in many big businesses, a tradition of employer provided benefits such as housing in many cases, and a wage system in those kinds of businesses where workers receive a substantial share of their annual income in the form of an annual bonus whose size can be used to buffer good and bad years for a company sharing risks and rewards with workers instead of limiting the risks and rewards to an investor class, have contributed to low levels of income inequality in the Japanese economy relative to comparably developed countries with comparable levels of government spending on welfare state type programs in other countries.

The report acknowledged that such networks could ease congestion between cities and in London, with «real and substantial» benefits, but warned: «Crucially though, these goals could be achieved by other solutions, and perhaps at much lower cost.»

[6] Others claim that at that point in time Blair preferred short - term ideas to anything more substantial, [4] and it was another decade before the inception of Blair's major reform to welfare — the replacement of Incapacity Benefit by Employment and Support Allowance.

Taxpayers will receive the same net benefit, but SOF spending growth appears lower.3 Other substantial changes include shifts in workers from payrolls in the general fund to those paid by capital funds, reclassifying the Sales Tax Asset Receivable Corporation (STARC) funds from a miscellaneous receipt to an offset against spending, and shifting expenses off - budget as shown in Table 3.

This is a «substantial achievement» noted NAO head Sir John Bourn, who says Britain is ahead of other countries in measuring and understanding benefit fraud as a result.

The NPP argue that Ghana has a very high tax regime and that a further reduction in corporate income tax rate and abolition of other indirect taxes could generate substantial benefits to the country.

«The benefits seen in COMPASS are on the top of other effective therapies such as statins, aspirin, ACE inhibitors and beta blockers, and so their collective impact is substantial.

Virginia's ban on public employers providing family health coverage and other family - based fringe benefits to gay and lesbian employees creates «a substantial incentive for our gay and lesbian faculty and staff to leave the Commonwealth's public universities and colleges,» Trammell says.

Besides increasing awardees» stock on the job market, applying for and winning K99 / R00 grants can offer other, equally substantial — if less obvious — benefits.

Some studies suggest that branched - chain amino acids may reduce post-exercise muscle soreness, known as DOMs while other studies fail to show a substantial benefit.

While more substantial research is needed to differentiate the specific digestive benefits of oats in comparison to other whole grains, one study analyzed secondary data and found that 14 studies carried out demonstrated that oats or oat bran can significantly increase stool weight and decrease constipation.

Regarding carbohydrate source, a diet with a low versus high glycemic index can be used to reduce HbA1c moderately (by ∼ 0.5 %).13 Case series and pilot studies reveal more substantial improvements in HbA1c and other benefits (less hypoglycemia and reduced glycemic variability) with a very low — carbohydrate diet (VLCD).14 — 21 Although varying to some degree among studies, a VLCD is typically defined as ≤ 20 to 50 g per day of carbohydrates or ≤ 5 % to 10 % carbohydrates as a proportion of calories.22 — 24 In T1DM, small sample sizes and methodological issues limit the significance of VLCD benefits, and little is known about prevalence, practice, and sustainability.

In other words, these bonuses provided a substantial monetary benefit to most recipients.

Some are small, to be sure, but others are substantial enough to benefit many thousands of kids.

Among them are deleterious effects on children of unregulated and often substandard childcare; [9] lost productivity for employers due to parents missing work to handle gaps in childcare or to care for a sick child; [10] lost wages and reduced retirement benefits for parents who have to drop out of the labor market to provide at - home care for their young children; [11] a substantial downward pressure on the wages of childcare workers with effects on the quality and stability of the childcare workforce; [12] and lost opportunities for further education, [13] college savings, and other investments that working parents could make in themselves and their children but can not afford because they are spending most or all of their disposable income on childcare.

Since most of the measures required to slow the warming, from greatly increasing energy efficiency to land reform in poor nations, would carry other great benefits, and since the probability of unprecedented change appears to be in the vicinity of 50 percent, a very large social effort, one incurring substantial costs, seems to us not simply justified but virtually mandatory.

VISA and Mastercard both offer extremely similar benefits, and choosing one over the other will not make a substantial difference.

This usually happens only if you have other substantial income (such as wages, self - employment, interest, dividends and other taxable income that must be reported on your tax return) in addition to your benefits.

If they do all this, when they retire at 60, they'll have a paid - off home, a paid - off rental property with a healthy income stream, topped - up TFSAs, substantial RRSPs, a good defined benefit pension plan for Colin, as well as other savings.

Australian, British, Dutch and other foreign banks will offer substantial diversification benefits to Canadian bond portfolios.

While it's true that some people don't have to pay taxes on their Social Security income, benefits are taxable if you have, in the words of the Social Security Administration, «other substantial income.»

«In other words, from the perspective of a participant, the Nationwide Trust Company agreement establishes to a substantial extent where and how his or her benefits were going to be invested and who would be managing and administering his benefits account,» Gardner wrote.

If you travel frequently on Delta Air Lines or its SkyTeam partners, then this card will be able to offer you some substantial rewards in the form of travel and other benefits.

To do so, please name Angels Among Us Pet Rescue as the beneficiary of your paid life insurance policy, 401 (k), IRA, TSA or other retirement account, you can make a substantial future gift to benefit our rescue pets.

If you travel frequently on Delta Air Lines or its SkyTeam partners, then this card will be able to offer you some substantial rewards in the form of travel and other benefits.

«This new research confirms what has been concluded in previous research; that is, the Torpedo Factory Art Center is the most significant single visitor attraction in Alexandria and that, in combination with other attractions in Old Town, together they generated a substantial level of visitor spending to the benefit of the City» says Fuller.

There's been a growing awareness in the Pentagon and State Department that substantial benefits can accrue from an expanding role for military forces in humanitarian work, disaster response and «stability operations» that, among other things, can improve north - south relations in turbulent regions.

Photovoltaic panels are catching on, as well, mostly where governments offer rebates or other incentives or wealthy individuals are willing to make a substantial investment up front for benefits that will take decades to accrue.

[* In the other post, Frank O'Donnell, a seasoned clean - air campaigner in Washington, describes the substantial potential benefits of public methane monitoring.]

The other side of divestment is investment, and we believe it would greatly benefit Ontario's climate legacy if your government were to create a substantial Green / Climate Bonds initiative as a way to raise funds.

Already cost - competitive with thermal coal and natural gas power generation — not to mention its numerous other often ignored and unaccounted for social and ecological benefits and cost savings, which are substantial — GE's looking to drive the cost of wind energy down further, pushing the envelope outward by incorporating «industrial Internet» capabilities and short - term, grid - scale power storage in the Brilliant 1.6 - 100 systems platform.

And as this other study indicates, that extra CO2 has provided substantial benefits to the biosphere.

«Other countries including the US and Australia have reviewed this issue and not found substantial safety benefits.

Substantial benefits would accrue directly for developing countries, as well as indirectly for other countries concerned with global security, by applying advanced research and technologies to support:

One of the more famous studies that has been cited by the National Institute of Health, among other research papers, is Melanie Dreher's «Prenatal Marijuana Exposure and Neonatal Outcomes in Jamaica,» published by the University of Massachusetts and the American Academy of Pediatrics, which also found no significant difference in birth weight, and actually found substantial benefits to children who were born.

This finding suggests that the use of interlock devices among more Alabama offenders could offer substantial benefits for other drivers.

Taft's attorneys have substantial experience in cases asserting pension plan design allegations, cash balance pension plan design claims, including claims of whipsaw, wearaway and anti-cutback, retiree insurance claims, fiduciary duty claims, issues peculiar to pension plan mergers, other claims relating to employee welfare benefit plans, issues concerning summary plan descriptions and also claims concerning the efficacy of ERISA 204 (h) notices.