Sentences with phrase «over health care funding»

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As Wallerstein sees it, there's only one for corporations: «The way the IRS's rules are set up for health - care reimbursement FSAs, an employee could decide to contribute, say, $ 2,000 over the course of a year, spend that money on medical procedures during the first two months of the year, and then quit, leaving his company holding the bag for any funds that hadn't yet been deducted from his paycheck.»

Now saving for a rainy day has to compete with saving for retirement, for increasingly expensive college educations for kids and for health care, and there's not always enough left over to make it into an emergency fund.

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.

Listed below are over 130 mutual funds, index funds and ETFs that track the health care industry or specific sub-industries, such as medical equipment or biotechnology.

And such groups provided Catholic support for the president in 2009, when he faced conservative Catholic criticism over his commencement address at the University of Notre Dame, and in 2010, when the bishops opposed Obama's health care law, alleging that it left the door open to taxpayer - funded abortion.

The recent fight over taxpayer funding of abortion in the national health - care bill revealed not only that pro-life Democrats exist in the U.S. Congress but also that they come in three distinct types: stalwarts, sellouts, and snakes.

Medicare: People over 65 can receive taxpayer - funded health care.

DiNapoli declined to pick sides in the latest fight between Cuomo and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio over funding for NYC Health + Hospitals, the nation's largest municipal public hospital system and New York's largest provider of safety - net care.

A former aide to Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonTrump Jr. met with Gulf adviser who offered help to win election: report Voters Dems need aren't impressed by anti-waterboarding showboating After year of investigation, Trump can rightly claim some vindication MORE criticized Sen. Kirsten GillibrandKirsten Elizabeth GillibrandOvernight Health Care — Sponsored by PCMA — Trump hits federally funded clinics with new abortion restrictions Dem senators ask drug companies to list prices in ads Gillibrand to publish children's book about suffragists MORE on Thursday after the New York Democrat became the first of many senators to join a successful push to force the resignation of Sen. Al FrankenAlan (Al) Stuart Franken100 days after House passage, Gillibrand calls on Senate to act on sexual harassment reform Eric Schneiderman and #MeToo pose challenges for both parties Senate confirms Trump judicial pick over objections of home - state senator MORE (D - Minn.).

Gov. David Paterson last Thursday proposed $ 5 billion in cuts over the next two years to fill a growing state budget deficit, and the plan makes deep reductions in funding to education, health care and state agencies.

[66] He has advocated a «National Care Service», integrating care services into the National Health Service [67] Burnham's key economic policies in his leadership bid included a new levy to fund social care, extending the higher minimum wage to all ages (it currently only applies to those over 25), and banning zero - hour contraCare Service», integrating care services into the National Health Service [67] Burnham's key economic policies in his leadership bid included a new levy to fund social care, extending the higher minimum wage to all ages (it currently only applies to those over 25), and banning zero - hour contracare services into the National Health Service [67] Burnham's key economic policies in his leadership bid included a new levy to fund social care, extending the higher minimum wage to all ages (it currently only applies to those over 25), and banning zero - hour contracare, extending the higher minimum wage to all ages (it currently only applies to those over 25), and banning zero - hour contracts.

But he said the uncertainty over what will happen in Washington on health care funding and on major tax changes is making it hard to plan.

Considering, that spending on health and social care is going to have to rise remarkably over the next decade or two, the need to de-bureaucratize our publicly funded health and social care systems is all the more important, to avoid mistrust and to retain popular support for funding these systems.

Over the next two years, the funding plans for the NHS will see health care spending per person fall.

«I think we understand some things happened that should not have happened,» said Senate Democratic Whip Dick DurbinRichard (Dick) Joseph DurbinOvernight Health Care — Sponsored by PCMA — Trump hits federally funded clinics with new abortion restrictions Dem lawmaker spars with own party over prison reform Dem senators ask drug companies to list prices in ads MORE (Ill.).

The resolution also preempts a number of plans in Cuomo's own budget, on taxes, free college courses for prison inmates, and spending authority over federal health care funds.

The state's comptroller is siding with Governor Cuomo over concerns that federal health care cuts will damage New York's budget, but he says the governor's budget experts should have saved more money in rainy day funds.

What started out as a small, off - budget, temporary surcharge on insurance to help pay for charity care, hospital debt and graduate medical education as New York hospitals deregulated in the late 1990s, has ballooned over 19 years into a multibillion - dollar all - purpose revenue fund that supports dozens of public health programs, and plugs billion - dollar holes in the state's general budget.

Cuomo also says the state budget, which is due next week, may now be held up over the uncertainty over federal funding for health care and other items.

The challenge for Cuomo and lawmakers, also in a re-election year, would be to close the deficit without spurring a high stakes fight over education and health care funding.

SILVER used this immense power — including, in particular, his power over the real estate industry and his control over certain health care funding — to unlawfully and corruptly enrich himself.

The battle for increased reimbursement will play out over the next 90 days as the budget is negotiated, and against the backdrop of a state - imposed Medicaid cap, uncertainty over the future of federal Medicaid funding and cries from long - term care facilities and home health care providers, which are also pleading for higher reimbursements.

That seemed to constitute Mr. de Blasio's only certainty about how the Trump administration would affect the city's finances, although he also predicted tumult in health care funding and expressed confidence that the city would withstand Mr. Trump's threat to strip billions in federal funding from the city over its refusal to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

Ratcheting up the pressure in a bitter battle between New York City and the state over health care costs, the city's public hospital system is planning on suing New York State officials over a payment of some $ 380 million in federal funding it says the state is unlawfully withholding.

Cuomo and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio are at odds again, this time over $ 1 billion worth of federal health care funding cuts that the mayor says the governor is «turning into a political football.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has repeatedly floated a special session of the Legislature over the last several weeks to consider several issues ranging from health care funding issues for public welfare hospitals, children's health insurance and a package of flood relief aid for Lake Ontario property owners.

Clinton on Saturday announced a proposal to expand mandatory health care funding by $ 40 billion over the next 10 years, highlighting the influence that Sanders has had on her campaign.

New York state's comptroller is siding with Governor Andrew Cuomo over concerns that federal health care cuts will damage New York's budget, but he says the governor's budget experts should have saved more money in rainy day funds.

Republicans point to legislation already in effect under Democratic health care reform that cuts Medicare funding by some $ 700 billion over a period of years.

Cuomo says even if Congress is gridlocked over funding for the federal health care act, New York will still be going ahead on October 1st with the required health care exchanges.

WHEREAS, research shows that women are substantially less likely to self - select or be recruited for elective office, this gender gap in political ambition persists across generations and over time and that qualified female candidates who are equally or more qualified than men are often seen as less qualified or less viable than male candidates; and WHEREAS, research confirms that the presence of more women in a governing body leads to greater transparency and a focus on progressive policies such as closing the funding and achievement gaps in education, closing gaps or loopholes in contraception coverage and affordable health care, closing the wage gap, and removing obstacles that contribute to poverty of women & children; and

The BMJ also found concerns among health professionals about fragmentation of care and a lack of transparency over where NHS funds were being spent.

The Australian Government has committed $ 12 million over three years from the Indigenous Australians» Health Programme to implement the health component of Connected Beginnings, plus around $ 10 million per year from the Community Child Care Fund to support the education compHealth Programme to implement the health component of Connected Beginnings, plus around $ 10 million per year from the Community Child Care Fund to support the education comphealth component of Connected Beginnings, plus around $ 10 million per year from the Community Child Care Fund to support the education component.

The key points from each strand are highlighted as follows: Early Identification and support • Early identification of need: health and development review at 2/2.5 years • Support in early years from health professionals: greater capacity from health visiting services • Accessible and high quality early years provision: DfE and DfH joint policy statement on the early years; tickell review of EYFS; free entitlement of 15 hours for disadvantaged two year olds • A new approach to statutory assessment: education, health and care plan to replace statement • A more efficient statutory assessment process: DoH to improve the provision and timeliness of health advice; to reduce time limit for current statutory assessment process to 20 weeks Giving parent's control • Supporting families through the system: a continuation of early support resources • Clearer information for parents: local authorities to set out a local offer of support; slim down requirements on schools to publish SEN information • Giving parents more control over support and funding for their child: individual budget by 2014 for all those with EHC plan • A clear choice of school: parents will have rights to express a preference for a state - funded school • Short breaks for carers and children: a continuation in investment in short breaks • Mediation to resolve disagreements: use of mediation before a parent can register an appeal with the Tribunal

This reduced funding, argued proponents of the bill, could be offset at the district level by employee contributions to health - care and pension programs as well as savings gained by local school districts exercising greater autonomy over spending.

In both countries, new groups have joined in, venting frustration over health care, corruption, inequality, extravagant spending on the World Cup and the Olympics in Brazil, megahydroelectric power projects in the Patagonia in Chile, and the remaining failings of publicly funded education systems.

* UPDATED Despite having laid out options to save money on health care, LA Unified has «rolled over» and agreed to continue funding its generous benefits for district employees, retirees, and their dependents at current levels for the next three years.

Gov. Scott Walker's announcement Friday to curtail union bargaining and require pension and health care contributions from public employees upped the ante in a debate over K - 12 education funding.

Over the past three years, just about every niche in the health care sector has climbed in anticipation of the increased demand... IHI, a fund of medical - device makers, is up 71 %.

Listed below are over 130 mutual funds, index funds and ETFs that track the health care industry or specific sub-industries, such as medical equipment or biotechnology.

For example, these funds hold higher - than - average allocations to the health care and financial services sectors, which have seen rising growth over the past several years.

Features Technology Takes Over the Top - Performing ETF List Two semiconductor funds help put technology on top, though last year's dominant sector, health care, maintained a presence.

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Four health care funds topped the rankings, helping to make the category the best performer over the past five years.

While health care mutual funds had a rough 2016 compared to other category averages, they still remain the top - performing category over the last five years.

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Over the past year, the ETF ranked in the middle of the health care fund pack, with a 14.3 % return.

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