Articles by Girish Anand

April 23, 2014

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Some 1,000 IRS Employee Tax Cheats Got Bonuses

Some 1,000-plus employees of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) who were arrears on their federal taxes were awarded bonuses totaling more than $1.1 million over a two-year period, according to a report by the Inspector General (IG). The IG said the employees had been disciplined for "substantiated federal tax compliance problems" before receiving the bonuses. The group also...

April 21, 2014

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MLB Wins FLSA Lawsuit

A class-action lawsuit against Major League Baseball (MLB), alleging the MLB violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by using unpaid volunteers to run many aspects of its All-Star weekend, has been tossed by the court. In dismissing the case of Chen v. Major League Baseball, et al., the District Court for the Southern District of New York held that the MLB All-Star event falls under ...

April 21, 2014

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ACA Triggers Spurt in Consumer Health Care Spending

The Commerce Department reports that consumer spending rose by $20.4 billion in February at an annualized rate adjusted for inflation, with $13 billion of that being spent on health care services spurred by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “There will be a one-time bump in health spending,” Larry Levitt, a senior vice president at the Kaiser Family Foundation, told Bloomberg New...

April 20, 2014

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President Proclaims Health Care Debate Closed

With his administration announcing that 8 million had signed up for insurance on the health care marketplaces, President Obama proclaimed the debate over repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) over and down with. The administration's figure of 8 million was further bolstered by estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and Gallup organization that a net 12 million newly in...

April 17, 2014

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Three Reasons to Start a Wellness Program at Work

All employers want their employees to be healthy and ready for work, so encouraging employees to undergo annual physicals, quit smoking, or exercise more makes sense for many employers. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has created new incentives for wellness programs that benefit both employers and their employees. Wellness programs are growing increasingly popular among employers, and about hal...

April 16, 2014

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Oklahoma Bans Localities from Raising the Minimum Wage

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has signed a state measure to ban cities and towns in Oklahoma from raising the minimum wage. "Mandating a minimum wage increase at the local level would drive businesses to other communities and states, and would raise prices for consumers," she said in a statement. Organizers of a petition drive in Oklahoma City to raise the minimum wage said the ...

April 15, 2014

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CBO Estimates $104 Billion Savings in Obamacare Over Original Estimates

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has issued new estimates of the costs and coverage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), finding savings of $104 billion through 2024 and $4 billion in 2014 alone. The cost for the first decade of Obamacare has been revised downward to $1.383 trillion. The savings, according to the CBO, came about because government subsidies will not be as great as antic...

April 14, 2014

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Sebelius Says She Was Not Forced Out But 'Flat-Out Wrong' About Website

Kathleen Sebelius, who resigned as secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Friday, told "Meet the Press" on Sunday that she resigned voluntarily and was not forced to quit, but that she was indeed "flat-out wrong" about the readiness of HealthCare.gov to go live on Oct. 1. The federal Obamacare site repeatedly crashed and hung up during the first two months of ...

April 10, 2014

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HHS Secretary Sebelius Resigns: Obamacare Victim or Scapegoat?

Less than two weeks after the official close of enrollment for Obamacare, the health reform's principal spokesperson has resigned. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was said today to be tendering her resignation, with President Obama set to nominate Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Sylvia Burwell to replace her. Media reports say that Sebelius wil...

April 10, 2014

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RAND Survey Says Obamacare Saw Net Gain of 9.3M Insured

After the close of the initial Obamacare sign-up period on March 31, a RAND Corp. survey found that there had been a net gain of 9.3 million insured Americans. Before enrollment started, RAND says there were 40.7 million Americans without health insurance. Since then 14.5 million have obtained coverage while 5.2 million have lost it, resulting in the 9.3 million net-gain figure. Meanw...

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