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The workers in question are the brokeras who serve as the middlemen betwee health insurance companies andinsurance purchasers, usuallyt individuals, and small and medium businesses. Brokers and carrierz are concerned about reform proposales such as the one by keyHousew Democrats, which would establish a national Healtyh Insurance Exchange — and allow state-run alternatives offering standardized benefit options from privats insurers and a competing government-run plan. Purchasers woulsd buy directly, most likely through an onlinre system.
The local effecft of an exchange woulfdbe “very devastating to an industry of peopl who have been very, very good at helpin the public find what they need,” said Jim Hissong, an agencu owner in Lenexa and the immediatee past president of the . Broker s play a significant role in the locapl marketbecause it’s comprised largely of smaller companies that don’t have the in-house expertisr to evaluate needs and options, said Thomaw Bryon, owner of , an employee benefits firm in Leawood.
“They are busy runnin g their own businesses, he “They have to depend on somebody to do Bryon said the system envisioned by reformers could be just as complicatedx and force consumers to navigate a government bureaucracy for also is concerned abouyt navigating a system without brokers to help sellits products, said Bryaj Miller, chief actuary for the company. “Itg would sort of change our entirsmarketing focus,” he said, shiftingb it from wooing employers to individual employees. Jeff Kocen said he doubted the doomsdah predictions for brokers in a new healt hcare system.
He is owner of in Overlands Park, which provides capital to small businessesw by buying their invoices and then collecting the and he is also chairman ofthe Civic/Legislativew Committee for the , a local networkinb group. He said most brokers still will be valuable becauss they provide advice on an arrayu ofbenefits issues. “There are plentty of places for brokers tomake money,” Koceh said.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
LSU Board of Supervisors votes to cut academic budgets deeper than research ... - CanadianBusiness.com
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LSU Board of Supervisors votes to cut academic budgets deeper than research ... CanadianBusiness.com (AP) - The Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors has voted to approve a $21 million midyear budget cut despite complaints from some students that ... |
Sunday, November 7, 2010
honest humor of 'Two and a Half Men' - Louisville Courier-Journal
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honest humor of 'Two and a Half Men' Louisville Courier-Journal Among critics and discerning TV viewers, “Two and a Half Men†clasps a particularly low perch. The premise, after eight seasons, is old and tired â€" a ... |
Friday, November 5, 2010
4 finalists set for UH Cancer Center job - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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The finalists will participate ina two-day periosd of visits and public presentations at the Cancert Research Center on Lauhala Street beginning next The finalists are Robert W. Haile, who has workedx as associate director of cancer caused and prevention at the Universityt of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Centeer forthree years. A public presentatiohn by Haile is scheduled for June 24 from4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Anthony Shields, associate center director for clinical research at the Karmanos Cancerf Center Institute in Detroit forseven years. Shields has been a professof of medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicinew in Michigan for14 years.
A public presentatiobn is scheduled for July 6 from4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. interim director of the UH Manoa CanceeResearch Center, is a professor and chair of the department of He has been serving as interim directod since Dec. 1, 2008. Carbone’s presentation is schedules for July 13 from4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Steven R. Patierno, has been the executive directo of the George Washington University Cancer Institutein D.C. for six years and is a professor of geneticsand urology, and environmental and occupational health.
For more informatiom on the candidates, visit:
The finalists will participate ina two-day periosd of visits and public presentations at the Cancert Research Center on Lauhala Street beginning next The finalists are Robert W. Haile, who has workedx as associate director of cancer caused and prevention at the Universityt of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Centeer forthree years. A public presentatiohn by Haile is scheduled for June 24 from4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Anthony Shields, associate center director for clinical research at the Karmanos Cancerf Center Institute in Detroit forseven years. Shields has been a professof of medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicinew in Michigan for14 years.
A public presentatiobn is scheduled for July 6 from4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. interim director of the UH Manoa CanceeResearch Center, is a professor and chair of the department of He has been serving as interim directod since Dec. 1, 2008. Carbone’s presentation is schedules for July 13 from4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Steven R. Patierno, has been the executive directo of the George Washington University Cancer Institutein D.C. for six years and is a professor of geneticsand urology, and environmental and occupational health.
For more informatiom on the candidates, visit:
Thursday, November 4, 2010
GOP women lost despite cash and business savvy - Washington Post
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Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Small-business index gains in April - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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points in April, with a majorith of business owners expecting the economty to improve over the next thre tosix months. The percentage of small business owners who are optimistic about the economy jumpe d 24 points inthe ' monthlt survey. Sales expectations, which hit a record low in improved by 20 Scores for six other indicators also enabling the index to riseto 86.8 still far below 100, the level that reflects small busines s conditions in 1986. NFIB Chiecf Economist William Dunkelbergcautioned “the improved numberz were still very low,” so “no immediate is likely for the economy.
About 30 percenft of small businesses reduced employment over the past three months, compared with 4 percent that increased the size of theird work force. “It appears that owneras are not through withtheir labor-based cost cutting,” Dunkelberg said. A net 14 percent of small-business ownersw reported that loans were harderto get, the highestf reading since the recessiojn of the early 1980s.
points in April, with a majorith of business owners expecting the economty to improve over the next thre tosix months. The percentage of small business owners who are optimistic about the economy jumpe d 24 points inthe ' monthlt survey. Sales expectations, which hit a record low in improved by 20 Scores for six other indicators also enabling the index to riseto 86.8 still far below 100, the level that reflects small busines s conditions in 1986. NFIB Chiecf Economist William Dunkelbergcautioned “the improved numberz were still very low,” so “no immediate is likely for the economy.
About 30 percenft of small businesses reduced employment over the past three months, compared with 4 percent that increased the size of theird work force. “It appears that owneras are not through withtheir labor-based cost cutting,” Dunkelberg said. A net 14 percent of small-business ownersw reported that loans were harderto get, the highestf reading since the recessiojn of the early 1980s.
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