The News Review:
- Whole Foods Fight
- BB&T: Colonial deal won’t hurt earnings
- Standard Insurance building gets Earth friendly retrofit
- President bama health care reform town hall in Grand Junction …
Whole Foods Fight
New York Times
” Mackey went on to offer eight ideas for reforms including these four: Remove the legal obstacles that slow the creation of high-deductible health insurance plans and health savings accounts (HSAs). Repeal all state laws which prevent insurance companies from competing across state lines. Enact tort reform to end the ruinous lawsuits that force doctors to pay insurance costs of hundreds of thousands of dollars per year. Revise tax forms to make it easier for individuals to make a voluntary tax-deductible donation to help the millions of people who have no insurance and aren’t covered by Medicare Medicaid or the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. Reaction from pro-reform Whole Foods shoppers was swift and vociferous.
BB&T: Colonial deal won’t hurt earnings
Bizjournals.com
says $5 billion in expected losses from Colonial BancGroup Inc. ’s loan portfolio won’t hurt BB&T’s earnings because of a loss-sharing agreement the Winston-Salem-based bank has with the. _BE508EB564A141F4968EEA511A6144F4.
Standard Insurance building gets Earth friendly retrofit
regonLive.com
invested more than $208000 in efficiency upgrades to equipment operations and employee practices. The measures are expected to generate about $111000 in annual savings covering the cost of the retrofits in less than two years. Energy efficiency improvements will save the company an estimated $1. 3 million in the next 15 years. The 46-year-old building was certified under the.
President bama health care reform town hall in Grand Junction …
Examiner.com
But my question is this. We all know the best way to reduce prices in this economy is to increase competition. How in the world can a private corporation providing insurance compete with an entity that does not have to worry about making a profit does not have to pay local property taxes — (applause) — they do not have to — they’re not subject to local regulations? How can a company compete with that? And I’m not looking for anything — I don’t want generalities. I don’t want philosophical arguments. I’m just asking a question. THE PRESIDENT: That’s a great question. Thank you for the question.
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