| Above the Fold |
September 20, 2011 |
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| Obama's health care cuts spread the pain |
| By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar |
| Health care savings in President Barack Obama's deficit-reduction plan would squeeze future Medicare recipients, cut payments to drug companies and hospitals, and shift costs to states...Read more |
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| Today's News |
| DOL to repropose fiduciary rule
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| By Melanie Waddell |
| Bowing to pressure from members of Congress, industry groups, and the public, the Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) said Monday it would repropose its controversial rule amending the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)...Read more |
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| The Pulse |
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| Mammas don't let your babies grow up to be brokers |
| By Eric Johnson |
| With no formal training, a lot of agents just wing it. We stumble a little at first, but over time we learn which medical conditions scare insurance companies the most, which lifestyle choices cause these conditions, and what medications are most-often prescribed to treat them...Read more |
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| Overheard on BenefitsPro |
 GREAT! Neither Republicans nor Democrats can be serious about debt/deficit reduction without raising revenue. We can't expect children, Seniors, unemployed and poor people to shoulder the blame or the burden of budget cuts. It's about fairness and saving our economy for the benefit of ALL not just the wealthy.
-- Armenta, Obama announces debt plan built on taxes on rich |
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