Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2014. The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against a website operator that allegedly tricked consumers – in advance of the roll-out of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – with spam emails that falsely claimed that consumers would be violating the ACA if they did not immediately[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
CAP Urges ACA’s Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to Amplify Funding for Comparative Effectiveness Research
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2014. A new analysis released today by the Center for American Progress (CAP) and authored by several drafters of the Affordable Care Act reveals that the independent nonprofit organization created under the health care law to be responsible for comparing the effectiveness of treatments options is falling[Read More…]
Groups Call on Obama to Require National GE Labeling Laws
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 25, 2014. U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR) joined other members of Congress, along with more than 200 businesses and organizations, including Beyond Pesticides, in petitioning President Obama to adopt labeling requirements for genetically engineered (GE) foods. The letter encourages the president to fulfill his campaign pledge made in[Read More…]
Nebraska DREAMers’ Lawsuit Against State to Move Forward
LINCOLN, Ne.–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2014. A Nebraska District Court Judge has ruled that a lawsuit by DREAMers against Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman and the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles will be allowed to move forward. The court denied a legal challenge by the government, noting that the denial of drivers’ licenses[Read More…]
‘Ethnic Expressions’ Opens January 24 at Tall Grass Arts Association
Saturday Morning Coffee Talk to be Held January 25 Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 24, 2014. On Friday, January 24, an exhibit entitled “Ethnic Expressions” will open in the Tall Grass Gallery with a reception from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The invited artists were challenged to submit works of art that define[Read More…]
Milestone: 3 Million in Marketplaces
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 24, 2014. By Marilyn Tavenner, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Since the beginning of open enrollment, millions of Americans are gaining access to health coverage–many for the very first time—thanks to the Affordable Care Act. The most recent data indicates that approximately 3.0 million people have[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, January 23, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2014 – 12:57 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon. Thanks for being here. Before I take your questions, I wanted to note that later this evening the President will speak at a meeting here at the White House with more than 250 bipartisan mayors who are here[Read More…]
Missouri Man and Woman Sentenced for Violating Civil Rights of Family in Racially Motivated Arson
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 23, 2014. Acting Assistant Attorney General Jocelyn Samuels for the Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Tammy Dickinson for the Western District of Missouri announced that a man and a woman, both from Independence, Mo., were sentenced in federal court today for violating the civil rights of an[Read More…]
Justice Department Settles Immigration-Related Discrimination Claim Against Massachusetts Staffing Agency
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 23, 2014. The Justice Department reached an agreement today with SD Staffing LLC (SD Staffing), aka Atwork Personnel Services Inc., a company based in Methuen, Mass., resolving claims that the staffing company engaged in citizenship status discrimination in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). The[Read More…]
Owner of Houston Medical Equipment Companies Indicted for $3.4 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 23, 2014. Huey P. Williams Jr., the owner and operator of two durable medical equipment (DME) companies, was arrested yesterday for his alleged role in a $3.4 million Medicare fraud scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of[Read More…]
