FIRST OF THREE PARTS Economic and health concerns drove much of this year’s news in St. Charles County.
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As I understand it, the bill forces all Americans to have health insurance . However, I think that the fine for having no health insurance is around 0. But after the year 2014, health insurance companies will not be able to turn … It’s that time of the year again: open enrollment for health insurance. Employees are called to mandatory meetings to learn about changes in their employer-sponsored benefits for the coming year. tration from January through September. AHIP, the insurers’ trade association, has spent more than $6 million this year. The analysis reviewed data for the top insurance companies as identified by Fortune magazine’s rankings. … According to a report released today by the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), there have now been 1.046 million personal bankruptcies since the start of the year. This is the highest since the first nine months of 2005 when people were rushing to file before the draconian new bankruptcy act of 2005 took effect (still better than the Victorian days of debtor prisons, but not much). The institute expects to see the total for the year top 1.4 million. I think they are being conservative, espec Longleaf Partners Fund: (LLPFX) Managers: Mason Hawkins and Staley Cates Return since 12/01: 70% None of our fund picks for 2009 delivered a stronger performance this year than Longleaf Partners, which is up a dazzling 45% since January, 26.5 points better than the S&P 500. Of course, that’s after a 51% free fall in 2008. “We’ve had a great run so far this year,” says Lee Harper, a portfolio manager at Southeastern Asset Management, Longleaf’s advisory firm. “But that’s also indicat According to a report released today by the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), there have now been 1.046 million personal bankruptcies since the start of the year. This is the highest since the first nine months of 2005 when people were rushing to file before the draconian new bankruptcy act of 2005 took effect (still better than the Victorian days of debtor prisons, but not much). The institute expects to see the total for the year top 1.4 million. I think they are being conservative, esp A total of 14 major health insurance companies and their industry association spent 25% more this year to lobby on health care measures before Congress than they did last year, according to a Public Campaign Action Fund analysis. … The fund found that collectively the 14 insurers, each part of the Fortune 500 top 100 firms, and AHIP put forth $762282 in campaign contributions and $14781639 in lobbying expenses during the first half of this year. … State Farm(R) Friday Night Feats Turns Big Gridiron Moments Into Cash for Schools National Fan-Fueled Video Contest to Find Best Plays from This Year’s High School Football Season BLOOMINGTON, Ill., Sept. |
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