Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 6, 2013. By: Julie Bataille, Director of Communications, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Today, we are providing weekly metrics on the stability and performance of HealthCare.gov. As of noon today, more than 3.7 million consumers have visited HealthCare.gov this week (from midnight Sunday until noon Friday) to[Read More…]
Year: 2013
NOW Remembers Nelson Mandela
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—December 6, 2013. Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill: The National Organization for Women joins the rest of the world in mourning the loss of Nelson Mandela. “While deeply saddened by his passing, we are also deeply thankful for his courage, integrity and grace,” said Terry O’Neill, NOW[Read More…]
Nine Defendants Found ‘Not Guilty’ for Opposing School Bureaucrats’ Demolition of Beloved Public School Library and Community Center
Chicago defendants fought criminal trespass charges for trying to stop stealth demolition at Whittier Elementary’s La Casita fieldhouse on August 17, 2013. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013: A Cook County Circuit Court Judge found nine defendants not guilty this morning of criminally trespassing on public school land when they tried to[Read More…]
USDA Food Safety Tips for Areas Affected by Severe Storms
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013—The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing food safety recommendations for those affected by the weather system moving across the Rockies to the Ohio Valley. Power outages that result from weather emergencies compromise the safety of stored food, but there are[Read More…]
New Data Shows Affordable Care Act Reforms Are Leading to Lower Hospital Readmission Rates for Medicare Beneficiaries
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. Being re-hospitalized shortly after being discharged is an unpleasant experience for patients. It’s also costly for patients, insurance companies and other payers, and—if the patient is a Medicare beneficiary—taxpayers, too. High readmission rates – the percentage of inpatient discharges where a re-hospitalization occurred – can also[Read More…]
Wolves Program at Local Sierra Club Meeting on December 9
Matteson—(ENEWSPF)—December 6, 2013. The Sauk-Calumet Group of the Illinois Sierra Club will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, December 9, at 7:15 p.m. at the Frankfort Public Library, 21119 Pfeiffer Rd. (just off Rt. 30). Conservation writer Chris Johnson will discuss the controversial efforts to protect and restore the endangered[Read More…]
Six California Animals Among Top 10 Endangered Species Act Success Stories
LOS ANGELES–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. A report released today by the Endangered Species Coalition names six animals from California among the greatest successes of the Endangered Species Act, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this month. Two of the animals, the El Segundo blue butterfly and the southern sea otter, are unique[Read More…]
Court Rejects Plan to Clearcut California Redwoods for Vineyard
SANTA ROSA, Calif.–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Elliot Daum has rejected a plan to clearcut 154 acres of Northern California redwoods to plant vineyards for a winery. The proposal for an area in northwestern Sonoma County was challenged by the Sierra Club’s Redwood Chapter, the Center for[Read More…]
Ship Speed Limits to Protect Endangered Atlantic Right Whales Made Permanent
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. The National Marine Fisheries Service today finalized a rule that will make permanent existing speed limits for large ships along the U.S. East Coast to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. The current speed limit rule, which requires ships 65 feet long and longer to slow[Read More…]
Statement from Mayor Rahm Emanuel on the Passing of Nelson Mandela
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2013. “The thoughts and prayers of the people of Chicago join those of billions of people around the world who mourn the passing of Nelson Mandela and celebrate his life and legacy. The world is sadder now because he has died; but we are comforted knowing that the[Read More…]
