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Five Provisions of New Healthcare Legislation that Affect Employee Benefit Plans

Early on Thursday morning, March 9, the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would fundamentally restructure the Affordable Care Act . Although much press attention on the legislation has focused on the changes to Medicaid and the individual health insurance market, the legislation reported by the Committee on March 9 makes changes to employer-based insurance coverage as well.

Will anyone be better off with Trumpcare?

The American Health Care Act, the bill Republicans released this week to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, is a public health disaster. It is also a potential political disaster for the Republican Party and appears already to be dead on arrival.

May Ann Sykes, 89

May Ann Sykes, 89, of E. Freetown passed away January 20, 2017 at the Tremont Skilled Care Center. She was the widow of Everett Sykes, with whom she shared 57 years of marriage.  Mrs. Sykes was born in New Bedford, daughter of the late Charles P. and Helen M. Thatcher, and resided in E. Freetown most of her life.

Video: Matt Canada shows off personality at first LSU spring…

Running back Derrius Guice and quarterback Danny Etling listen as offensive coordinator Matt Canada, second from left, left, and running backs coach Tommie Robinson, center, work with the offense at LSU’s first spring football practice on Saturday, March 11, 2017. Running back Derrius Guice and quarterback Danny Etling listen as offensive coordinator Matt Canada, second from left, left, and running backs coach Tommie Robinson, center, work with the offense at LSU’s first spring football practice on Saturday, March 11, 2017.

Can changing weather make you sick?

“In a sense, yes,” says Dr. Michael Robinson, a family medicine resident at Louisiana’s Lake Charles Memorial Health System. “The colder weather causes people to go inside and be in closer proximity to each other, but as far as just becoming sick, the weather doesn’t affect it.”

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Rio de Janeiro state plans to vaccinate its entire population against yellow fever as a precaution amid Brazil’s largest outbreak of the disease in years. The Health Ministry has confirmed more than 300 cases of yellow fever so far during Brazil’s summer rainy season.

Popular British paralympic equestrian Anne Dunham retires at 68

It is the end of an era for British para-equestrian sport, with the retirement of 19-time gold medalist Anne Dunham. With a career spanning more than 23 years, Dunham first represented Great Britain at the Para-Equestrian Dressage World Championships in 1994, and has since gone on to amass a staggering 32 championship medals for her country.

Sunday shows preview: Trump admin makes healthcare pitch

White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney is hitting the Sunday show circuit this week as the Trump administration and GOP leaders ratchet up the pitch for their proposal to repeal and replace ObamaCare. Mulvaney, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, is slated to appear on CNN’s “State of the Union” and ABC’s “This Week.”

Jewish Elderly Care Organizations Slam Republican Health Proposals

B’nai B’rith International, which sponsors low-income housing for the elderly, and the Jewish Federations of North America, which advocates for funds for the poor and the elderly, took aim changes contained in the American Health Care Act, the bill Republican leaders hope to pass as a replacement for the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. “Congress and the Trump Administration appear to be moving quickly to pass potentially devastating cuts to Medicaid,” JFNA said in an action alert sent this week to its constituent groups, urging them to lobby Congress against the cuts.

Republican bill would let employers demand workers’ genetic test results

A little-noticed bill moving through Congress would allow companies to require employees to undergo genetic testing or risk paying a penalty of thousands of dollars, and would let employers see that genetic and other health information. Giving employers such power is now prohibited by legislation including the 2008 genetic privacy and nondiscrimination law known as GINA.

Sunday Essay: A common language

IN EARLY August 1974, a group of eight women led by Elvira Shatayev reached the summit of Lenin Peak, which reaches 7,134 meters into the skies between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. While at the top, they set up camp to wait for a blizzard to die down, but eventually tried to descend after the snowstorm had beaten down their tents.

Analysis: Arkansas governor’s Medicaid plans uncertain

With fellow Republicans in control of the White House and Congress , Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is hoping to finally get the flexibility to scale back the hybrid Medicaid expansion he inherited that’s covering more than 300,000 of his low-income constituents. But his plans to move 60,000 people off the program and require many of them to work may face a future as uncertain as that of the federal health care law that enabled the expanded coverage.

Infusion Therapy Devices Market to Rise Ahead Due to Global Increase…

Oral administration followed by pulmonary and injectable or infusion based delivery systems; and increase in elderly population as longevity rises and onset of various diseases in the 65+ age demographics are accounted to be major market drivers. / EIN News / — Hyderabad, India, March 11, 2017 — The report ” Infusion Therapy Devices Market: By Type By Types of Infusion Pumps By Accessories & Consumables By End Use – Forecast “, published by IndustryARC, estimates North America region is the dominant market for infusion therapy devices.

Mackenzie Phillips wants to help you recover from addiction too

The actress, who shot to stardom while on the 1970s sitcom “One Day at a Time,” had a number of public bouts with addiction since first experimenting with drugs while still a child. In her 2009 memoir, “High on Arrival,” she confessed to having an incestuous relationship for many years with her late father, the singer John Phillips .

Owners of unvaccinated dogs advised to avoid Chesnut Park

Owners of unvaccinated dogs are advised to temporarily avoid bringing pets to Chesnut Park in Palm Harbor after the discovery of canine distemper virus in a raccoon prompts vaccination reminder. As a precautionary measure, Pinellas County Animal Services is advising pet owners to refrain from bringing puppies, senior dogs, unvaccinated dogs or dogs that may have compromised immune systems to John Chesnut Sr. Park, 2200 East Lake Road in Palm Harbor, until further notice.

Kayaker begins world record attempt in Michigan

Traci Lynn Martin and Chris Stafford paddle north in Lake Huron Thursday, March 9, 2017 at Lighthouse Beach in Port Huron, Mich., for Traci’s trip around the Great Lakes in 265 days. Traci Lynn Martin pulls her kayak into Lake Huron as she launches Thursday, March 9, 2017 at Lighthouse Beach in Port Huron, Mich., for her trip around the Great Lakes in 265 days.

Sheriff: drunk man steals Keys forklift, ‘needed to drive’

Florida Keys authorities say a drunken man from Rhode Island stole a forklift and crashed into a gate, telling deputies he lost his car keys and needed something to drive. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says in a news release that 44-year-old Edward Quinton of Greenwich, Rhode Island told deputies he was in the Keys helping friends move.

The 1 Medicare Advantage Chart You Absolutely Have to See to Believe

For 57 million Americans, Medicare is just as important a social program as Social Security is for the more than 41 million retired workers currently receiving a monthly check. Though Medicare’s benefits may not always be tangible, the simple fact that the federal government subsidizes a percentage of eligible healthcare costs for Medicare enrollees is a comforting thing to know when you do actually require medical care.

Indian Lake High School students helping influence elementary

Indian Lake High School’s SADD members are focusing on positive behaviors during their annual presentations at Indian Lake Elementary School. The ILHS Students Against Destructive Decisions Club recently made an impression on 4th graders when they had them chew up a Tootsie Roll and spit it into a cup, showing the residue left behind in the lungs by smoking cigarettes.

A community of saved sinners –

The Union Times It has been said that Christians aren’t perfect, just saved. That’s true, because even the most devout Christian is far from perfect as Christians themselves will be the first to admit.

Carl Lawson thinks he’s – easily’ a first round pick

Auburn DE Carl Lawson says he ignores mock drafts and is confident he’ll be a first round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. Carl Lawson thinks he’s ‘easily’ a first round pick Auburn DE Carl Lawson says he ignores mock drafts and is confident he’ll be a first round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.