As state agencies and workers gird themselves for across-the-board spending cuts - the second round in just three months - some things are certain and some are not.
Georgia State University researchers have created an online calculator for small businesses interested in whether they qualify for tax credits under the new federal health care law.
We can’t look back on the five years since Hurricane Katrina ripped through Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama’s Gulf Coast communities without recognizing the extraordinary determination of the people who live there. When the wind subsided and the clouds cleared, more than 1800 people had lost their lives; and property damage was as high as $75 billion. But folks rolled up their sleeves and got to work.
Our job at the Department of Health and Human Services was to make sure the health system was there for them. There are families who have called the Gulf region home for generations, and they aim to call it home for generations to come. That&...
Cross-posted from the Energy Department's blog.
Yesterday, Vice President Biden visited a New Hampshire homeowner and announced that more than 200,000 homes have been weatherized as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, helping families across the nation cut their energy bills. The Associated Press ran an article today critical of the announcement and suggesting – incorrectly – that the Administration hasn’t acknowledged that the progra...
'One on One with Jeff Lytle' ... Rick Scott's past brush with Medicare fraud happened too long ago to be an issue in his campaign for governor, says a local medical industry leader.
Food and Drug administration begins 60-day process to approve animal critics call a 'frankenfish' A genetically-modified AquAdvantage salmon, top, next to a control salmon of the same age.
Portions at popular chain restaurants are often super-sized servings, even when they are offered as a single entree or regular-sized meal, a new report says.
Health insurance coverage has started for the first enrollees in a new Illinois program for uninsured people with medical problems.
A bill designed to bring in millions of dollars for the state's Medicaid program is unconstitutional, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
More than half a dozen states suing to overturn President Barack Obama's health care law are also claiming its subsidies for covering retired state government employees, according to a list released Tuesday by the administration.
There are no FDA approved drugs which target the cause of autism, but researchers are working to change that.
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WASHINGTON _ Food and Drug Administration officials said Thursday their investigators have honed in on chicken feed as a likely major contributor to the salmonella contamination that triggered a nationwide egg recall and potentially caused nearly 1,500 cases of illness.
The Republican primary in New Hampshire's 2nd Senate District pits newcomer Jeanie Forrester of Meredith against longtime New Hampton representative Fran Wendelboe.
Introduced by GOP gubernatorial nominee Rick Snyder as his running mate, Rep. Brian Calley of Portland said the ticket intended to focus on the future, not the past.
Five years ago, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated communities across the Gulf Coast. Five years later, the communities are still working to recover and rebuild from the destruction and damage wrought by those storms. We know these efforts have been incredibly challenging and frustrating at times, but they have also been a powerful testament to the courage, hope and determination of the people of the Gulf Coast – and those across our country who helped.
The Obama Administration remains committed to supporting the people of the Gulf Coast in their ongoing efforts to rebuild stronger, vibrant communities. FEMA will continue to be a partner to the Gulf Coast region ...
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AP - Vice President Joe Biden said this week that
the Obama administration "hit...
Throughout the debate on the Affordable Care Act, the Administration was focused on ways to bring down costs and decrease long term deficits - and independent analysts repeatedly validated these efforts as successful. But many critics continued to insist that the bill would somehow bust the budget anyway, despite proof to the contrary.
Well, to his credit perhaps, one Senator who opposed reform recently put his money where his mouth was, as they say, and asked the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to examine the impact of repealing parts of the Affordable Care Act on the deficit over the next 10 years. As you...
Attending college is an
exciting time of life with many new adventures. Attending class,
studying, networking, walking around campus and doing whatever else
is fun these days. One of the least attractive ideas is finding a
part time job when you could be attending football games or going
to a party, but it is something that is nearly...
AP - For a vacationing President Barack Obama, it
seems all produce &...
The Democratic Congressional Campaign committee filed the complaint this week, charging that Americans for Prosperity Foundation , founded by billionaire conservative David Koch , is airing ads that violate federal regulations because they "constitute political campaign intervention." The foundation began running $4.1 million in ads last week in 13 ...
Do not simply list your activities like you would on a resume. Use complete sentences and punctuation, elaborate on your experiences, and make clear to the reader how each activity might be relevant to your success in medical school. Do not leave out pertinent information regarding each of your experiences for the sake of brevity. Be concise, but also highlight your responsibilities and what you got out of each experience.
While you should not try to use every character space that AMCAS allots you to describe each experience, do not miss the opportunity to describe and “sell” each experience. For example, if you have research experience, describe your res...
PAUL, Minn. -- Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Tuesday that he aims to keep Minnesota from participating in the federal health care overhaul during his final four months in office.
Earlier this week, Vice President Biden unveiled a new report detailing how the Recovery Act is investing $100 billion in groundbreaking scientific research and advances in technology. The report focuses on how Recovery Act investments in modernizing transportation, jumpstarting the renewable energy sector, advancing medical research, and building a platform to enhance the private sector’s ability to innovate have helped put America on-track to achieve some major science and technology breakthroughs. You can read more about those efforts in
Cross-posted from HealthCare.gov
We’ve heard from seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries that sorting through the over 4,000 prescription drug plan choices, many of which offer similar benefits, can be a confusing and time-consuming process. Experts agree. That’s why seniors on Medicare, health policy researchers supported CMS’ efforts to make the Medicare Prescription Drug program less confusing by eliminating duplicative plans and making it easier for seniors to choose the plan that works for them.
Making Medicare Part D easier to use is one of our top priorities. A report for the Commonwealth Fund discu...
Time.com - Voters hate it. Hardly anyone wants
credit for it. But President Obama's $787 billion stimulus is
quietly altering the way Americans work, move, innova...
McClatchy Newspapers - BILOXI, Miss. — More
than a quarter of the $20 billion in Housing and Urban
Develop...
Your Take: Any Bargaineering Success Stories? from personal finance blog
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After months of being pummeled by Republican attacks on the new healthcare law, the Obama administration and its allies are striking back with a wide-ranging campaign to stem public disaffection with the health overhaul ahead of the November elections.
Two Iowa egg farms linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened thousands failed to follow their own safety plans, allowing rodents and other animals into poultry houses, U.S. Food and Drug Administration inspectors found.
Today, the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board (PERAB) approved its report on tax reform and sent it to the President.
The PERAB report fulfills the specific mandate they were given: to discuss the pros and cons of a spectrum of reform ideas relating to tax simplification, im...
- An Inside Higher Ed article, "Era Ends for 3 Subject Test Requirements," bids farewell to the SAT II test (also known as "achievement tests" or "subject tests") at most universities. William R. Fitzsimmons, Harvard's Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, explains that "the university decided to stop requiring three subject tests because the writing test on the main part of the SAT has turned out to be a valid predictor of grads, just the way the subject tests are." Only Canada's University of Toronto still requires three subject tests. Other schools, like Stanford and Georgetown, ...
A group of Nebraska parents with children who have been placed in foster care says recent reforms marked by more reliance on private contractors who help families has made the state less accountable.
You often hear news reports about medical studies that could affect you or a loved one.
Review: How Rich People Think by Steve Siebold from personal finance blog
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A Loveland man accused of threatening U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak is working on a possible plea bargain.
In recent weeks, an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis has sickened hundreds of people across the country and has led to a recall of shell eggs. FDA, CDC and state colleagues have worked hard to review reports of illness, to link these illnesses to eggs, and to trace these eggs to the farms involved.
We have had a team of investigators on two farms in Iowa investigating the problem, and ensuring that contaminated eggs are not shipped. The FDA is monitoring the recall, including conducting audit checks at retail stores, wholesalers, and distributors to make sure the recalled shell eggs are being removed from the market.
Watch on Tuesday, August 31, 2010, as President Obama addresses the nation on Iraq from the Oval Office at 8 p.m. EST.
On August 31, 2010, President Obama will mark the end of America’s combat mission in Iraq. At this key transition point, it is important to show our support to the troops and their families who have made tremendous sacrifices for our country. President Obama kicks off “Saluting Service in Iraq” with his own video message:
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Today Vice President Biden announced that 200,000 homes have been weatherized under the Recovery Act. Cathy Zoi, Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy shares her thoughts:
The owner of a Detroit-area medical clinic, who the feds say "imported the concept of HIV infusion clinic fraud from South Florida to Detroit after increased law enforcement scrutiny in Florida," was not successful in skirting the law.
WASHINGTON _ Long before Austin 'Jack' DeCoster became a central figure in one of the largest egg recalls in history, he had paid more than $10 million in fines and suit settlements, his eggs were banned in one state and quarantined in another and he was almost single-handedly responsible for new restrictions on child labor in his native Maine.
This is part of a series of posts providing advice you can use when completing The Common Application for 2011. You can find the entire series, including tips for the Common App's required essays and advice on completing the activities section at http://blog.accepted.com/acceptedcom_blog/tag/2011-com...
AP - Glenn Beck is borrowing some lines from
President Barack Obama.
In September 2009, the President announced that – for the first time in history – the White House would routinely release visitor records. Today, the White House releases visitor records that were created in May 2010. Today’s release also includes several visitor records created prior to September 16, 2009 that were requested by members of the public during July 2010 pursuant to the White House voluntary disclosure policy. This release brings the grand total of records that this White House has released to over 600,000 records. You can view them all in our Disclosures section.
Norm Eis...
An administration official said Tuesday seven states suing the federal government are among 16 already approved for subsidies to help with the health care costs of early retirees.
The attorney general is the highest legal officer in the state, charged with defending the governor, the state, the Legislature and state employees in legal actions.
The number of U.S. children in foster care has dropped 8 percent in just one year, and more than 20 percent in the past decade, according to new federal figures underscoring the impact of widespread reforms.
A U.S. District Court judge this week temporarily blocked federal funding for stem-cell projects on grounds that it violated a 1996 law barring use of public money for research in which human embryos are destroyed.
Government anti-poverty programs that have grown to meet the needs of recession victims now serve a record one in six Americans and are continuing to expand.
With the end of combat operations in Iraq days ahead, the President salutes our troops for their service and pledges to fulfill America’s commitment to them as veterans. 90,000 troops have left Iraq since the President came into office, and by the end of next year even the troops taking part in the non-combat mission will be home. The administration is upholding the sacred trust with our veterans by building a 21st century VA, making it easier for veterans with PTSD to receive the benefits they need, funding and implementing a Post-9/11 GI Bill, and devoting new resources to job training and placement to help those veterans looking for work in a tough economy. ...
State regulators said Friday they were reviewing whether the Iowa feed mill where investigators found salmonella linked to the nationwide egg recall should have been licensed and inspected.
Even though they've lived with the health warnings much of their lives and doubtless seen the ill effects on friends, relatives and even themselves, about 4.5 million older Americans continue to smoke.
Welcome to the West Wing Week, your guide to everything that’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, watch a sneak preview of next Friday’s “Dispatches from Iraq” and join our brave men and women, both troops and civilians, on the ground as combat operations end in Iraq. Go behind the scenes with Provisional Reconstruction Teams, train with the Iraqi Federal Police, learn how millions of tons of equipment gets redeployed or sent home and much more. That’s happening next Friday, only at whitehouse.gov.
Tommy and Maria DeLaune are a prime example of small business owners who suffered a one-two punch from Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater BP oil spill. They run Tommy’s Seafood, a New Orleans seafood processor and wholesaler that employs about 20 people.
When Hurricane Katrina hit, the business suffered major damage at its two facilities, including loss of equipment and inventory. They applied for an SBA disaster loan in October 2005 but didn’t get approved until May 2006 and the loan wasn’t fully disbursed until October 2006, a year later.
They got hit again when the oil spill forced closures on fishing waters in the Gulf of Mex...
AP - Tony La Russa doesn't under...
Five years ago, Hurricane Katrina destroyed schools throughout New Orleans. Since then, the state and city have worked together to make the city’s schools a model for school reform. New Orleans schools have made remarkable progress. They have been an inspiration to those of us who are working to provide a world-class education to all of America’s children.
Despite the progress, New Orleans still has a lot of work to do. More than 100 school buildings were devastated by the floods of Katrina. The city still needs to replace, rebuild and rehabilitate buildings that were destroyed by the floods. Working together, state and city leaders have produced a master plan ...
TALLAHASSEE - Attorney General Bill McCollum still had reservations about Rick Scott's character and honesty on Thursday, two days after losing a bruising Republican gubernatorial primary to the wealthy outsider.
Administrator Jackson speaks with a response worker at the Incident Command Post in Alabama.
I grew up in New Orleans. As a chemical engineering student at Tulane University, I worked and studied in the local environment, particularly the wetlands, marshes and swamps. I saw then that the wetlands were the beating heart ...
As we approach the fifth anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, it’s important to note how far our nation has come in improving our ability to respond to and recover from disasters and the progress we’ve made in helping our Gulf Coast recover from one of the worst natural disasters in our country’s history.
Since taking office, the Obama administration has made Gulf Coast rebuilding a top priority. Over the past 20 months, we’ve obligated more than $2.5 billion in funding for new schools and universities, fire houses, police stations, and critical infrastructure, including roads, bridges, hospitals, and public health assets across the Gul...
Vice President Joe Biden talks with local workers and small business owners about the economy during a middle-class task force roundtable at Pete's New Haven Style Apizza restaurant in Washington, DC,
Today the Vice President held a Middle Class Task Fo...
The Nebraska Appleseed Center says a Lancaster County District judge denied the non-profit's request for a temporary restraining order to restore eligibility for prenatal care to some 1,500 low-income pregnant women.
Peering from behind his dead horse at the charging Sioux, Lt. Col. George Custer might have thought to himself, "This doesn't look good." President Obama, peeking over his golf clubs at the American political landscape two months before this fall's elections, might understandably form the same thought.
Sen. Charles Grassley says consumers could do what the government hasn't - put egg producer Jack DeCoster out of business.
AP - Conservative commentator Glenn Beck and tea
party champion Sarah Palin appealed Saturday to a vast,
predominantly white crowd on the National Mall to help restore
traditional American values and honor Martin Luther ...
Two weeks before Election Day, the U.S. Department of Justice may be in the position of going to the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston to explain why the government should be allowed to keep same-sex couples from receiving the same Social Security benefits and tax considerations as their heterosexual counterparts.
The Nebraska State Board of Education is expected to vote on whether to support repeal of federal health care reform.
Shortly after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, I traveled there with other members of Congress. We flew in helicopters to survey entire neighborhoods submerged in dirty water. Those neighborhoods not underwater were abandoned. We toured the 9th Ward and saw the broken levees. Trash was everywhere. We visited hospitals jammed to over-capacity, and in chaos. We met with students at a local public school.
I knew then that we would have a lot of work to do to restore the community’s trust, respect and confidence in government. When I returned home to Los Angeles, I donated cleaning supplies and clothing to displaced hurricane victims...
AP - Rape. Scientology. Greedy bankers. Armed
militias. A love story gone wrong.
Today we celebrate Women’s Equality Day and we mark the 90th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment. We honor those who made this day possible like Alice Paul and Ida Wells-Barnett and the countless women who fought for suffrage. They understood what we know now – that there is power in participation. We believe in the importance of voting.
Since 1920, women have made enormous strides toward social, political, and economic equality in the United States. Today, women and girls comprise just over 50 percent of the United States' population. Women now outnumber men in undergraduate education, as they now earn 57 percent of bachelor’s degrees and they makeup n...
In honor of this year’s Women’s Equality Day and the 90th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, I did a live web chat with Shireen Mitchell from the BlogHer community. Shireen and I had a great conversation, in which Shireen asked me a variety of questions from online participants. Watch the full video or use the links below to jump to the topics that interest you most:
AFP - President Barack Obama and his family
spent...
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