| Above the Fold |
May 15, 2012 |
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| Today's News |
| Obama trying to undermine Romney's record on jobs |
| By Ken Thomas |
| President Barack Obama tried Monday to tarnish Mitt Romney as a corporate titan who got rich by cutting rather than creating jobs, opening a new effort to undercut the Republican's claims that his background of business success is just what America needs in a time of deep economic uncertainty…Read more |
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| Self-funded insurance grows by going smaller |
| By Nathan Solheim |
| It would seem counterintuitive for employers—especially small to mid-size organizations&mdash:to assume more risk in today's marketplace. But that's exactly what's happening thanks to self-funding, or self-insurance…Read more |
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| Workers unprepared for LTD possibility |
| By Amanda McGrory |
| Despite medical problems accounting for roughly half of all personal bankruptcies and home foreclosures in the US, many full-time workers are not prepared for the risk of long-term disability, according to a study by US business group of Sun Life Financial Inc.…Read more |
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| The Pulse |
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| A tale of two cities |
| By Dan Cole |
| As I flew back to FreeERISA's hometown of Washington, D.C., I wondered what the health insurance world looked like in a city of 1.3 million people compared to D.C.'s 617,000…Read more |
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| Overheard on BenefitsPro |
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 There should be a deduction on insurance so the ones paying are not underwritig those that don't have insurance. The BIG INS"S don't explain that since that would be a reduction in the bill we all pay. The other alternative is that those without just do without health care. I saw a comment earlier they can get $4.00 drugs from Walmart and that shoud tied them over with the cancer pain and the would be patient can buy some more stuff while there.
-- BadDawg2, Dean: Individual mandate not necessary
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