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NAAOP addresses Medicare fraud at government hearing
The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP) released a webcast discussing the recent US House of Representatives Ways and Means Health Subcommittee hearing April 30. Read more… Notice: The “Read more…” link provided above connects…
Another Judge Finds That Obesity May Be A “Disability” Under The ADA
Yet another federal court judge, the Honorable Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. of the Eastern District of Missouri, recently ruled, in Whittaker v. America’s Car-Mart, Inc., that an employee’s severe obesity could constitute a “disability” under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Read…
CMS Proposes to Bump Hospice Medicare Payments Up $230 Million for 2015
Hospices serving Medicare beneficiaries may see a $230 million, or 1.3%, payment increase in their reimbursements for fiscal year 2015, according to a recent proposal from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Read more… Notice: The “Read…
Happy Deficit Day! Government Requires 146 Minutes Of Service Each Day
How would you like to leave work at 2:34 p.m. everyday and still earn the same same salary? Well, if you didn’t have to pay taxes you probably could.The Tax Foundation calculates that April 21 is 2014′s Tax Freedom Day.…
Disability retirement: Avoid it if you can!
Nobody (but maybe an arsonist or a crook) wants to see their own house burn to the ground so they can collect the insurance. Most people hope that all the premiums they pay for long-term-care insurance are “wasted” because they…
Disability Services to Offer New Online Process for Testing Accommodation Requests, Approvals
Students who request testing accommodations and faculty who approve them will now find the process available online, thanks to a new system being implemented by the Office of Disability Services. This comprehensive data management system is designed to meet the specialized…
In The 1%? Congratulations, You Can Never Retire
An entry ticket to the 1% starts with an annual income of about $394,000 (says Berkeley’s Emmanuel Saez) or about $1.5 million in liquid assets (my zestimate). Post-tax and retirement savings, that’s about $220,000 a year while they are working. …
Target-Date Funds: Same Retirement Year, Very Different Results
Just because two target-date funds are based on the same retirement year doesn’t mean they will have the same performance. In fact, the two performances may be very, very different. Target-date funds typically comprise cash, stocks and bonds in a portfolio that…
5 Essential Facts on Your Social Security Statement
The Social Security Administration is planning to resume mailing Social Security statements to some workers beginning in September. The paper statements will be sent to workers ages 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 and 60 who aren’t registered for online statements…
Finding Ability in Learning Disability: Miss Atlantic States International Joins Forces with Learning Ally
Miss Atlantic States International 2014, Andi DeField, has joined forces with Learning Ally, a national nonprofit organization serving over 300,000 children and adults across the U.S. who have visual, learning, and reading-based disabilities like dyslexia. DeField, a trial attorney, advocate,…