Work for private employers on U.S. military bases outside the United States is covered, as is U.S.- funded overseas work on foreign government contracts under the Foreign Assistance Act, which provides for the sale of military equipment, materials and services to U.S. allies. The DBA also covers employees during transport to or from covered overseas employment,...
Hawaii Pacific Health, the state's largest health care provider, has reached a five-year agreement with Hawaii Medical Service Association that ties more than 50 percent of HMSA's insurance reimbursements to and investments in HPH on the provider's ability to achieve or exceed standards in improving quality of care, controlling costs and expanding...
Supporters of the Affordable Care Act call it the greatest civil rights legislation since the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Yet, conservatives denounce it as "Obamacare," an unconstitutional invasion of American liberty. It is so complex that one U.S. Supreme Court justice, who must decide whether the ACA is constitutional, joked about not having read it all.
May 18-- PROVIDENCE, R.I.-- A broker offered Blue Cross& Blue Shield of Rhode Island an opportunity to buy tax credits from Curt Schilling's struggling 38 Studios video-game company, the non-profit health insurer said Friday. But Blue Cross said it turned the offer down. She did not immediately respond to inquiries about who approached the company, or why the offer...
May 19-- Ron Krogman has done just about everything at the horse races in Aberdeen. The Aberdeen resident has been involved with the horse races in Aberdeen since 1972. He has done everything from a jock room attendant, assistant general manager, general manager, steward, stall man, racing secretary and track photographer. Krogman, 69, had never seen a horse race in...
It is the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office's latest effort to boost employees' health. Hoping to improve his staff's fitness, Sheriff Ed McMahon awards deputies a $1,000 bonus for completing an obstacle course famous among law enforcement as a punishing test of strength and endurance. "The vast majority of employers are really eager to encourage wellness...
