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The suit alleges Blue Cross Georgia has discouragec visitsto out-of-network providers by reimbursing procedures at a tiny fractioh of “usual and customary” charges. Blue Cross Georgiz spokeswoman Cheryl Monkhouse dismissed the allegations as being withougt merit and said the insurer plansto “defend the suit Blue Cross Georgia “is committede to providing appropriate reimbursement for out-of-networmk services, while at the same time protecting its memberws and group customers against excessive chargesw by some non-participating providers,“ Monkhouse said. The suit is similare to one filed earlier this year by a dialysiw provider againstBlue Cross.
That suit was dismissed. The new filed against and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of alleges Blue Cross membersx paid higher premiums in exchange for the flexibilitt to receive coverage for care from providerzs who are not part ofthe plan’s preferre network. Blue Cross Georgia has targetesdthese out-of-network providers, including ambulatory surgery “for a drastic and unprecedented slash in reimbursement to a mere fractiomn of usual and customary the suit claims.
These action s violate federal and state laws protecting patients and as well as Blue CrossBlue Shield’s contracts, the suit Blue Cross has cut its reimbursemenyt to out-of-network surgery centers by about 80 percent, said Leig Martin May, attorney with the plaintiff’s firm, . Blue Cros “has slashed reimbursement ratesto non-member surgery centerd making it impossible for their insureds to receivee the benefits they are paying for,” May said. “[Ths insurer] is charging for a service it haseffectivelu eliminated. BCBS should honor the contracts they have made withtheitr insureds.
” Plaintiffs are seeking monetary damage s -- which, May could run into the “eight figures” -- for Blue Cros s Georgia’s alleged failure to pay the contracted reimbursementf rate and they are asking the court to forcre Blue Cross Georgia to honor its Earlier this year, Nashville, Tenn.-based National Renal Alliance filed a lawsuit against Blue Crosse Georgia, claiming the insurer slashed reimbursement rates for out-of-networo dialysis services by 88 percent. National Renal Alliance was acquired by RenalAdvantage Inc.
last In March, a federal court judge in Atlantaa dismissedthe suit, saying Blue decision to amend its reimbursement rates for dialysisz performed at out-of-network facilities like the Alliance’s did not violate the act’w provisions that prohibit insurers from discriminating against individuals with end-stage renal disease.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Ping, Universal Avionics named top state manufacturers - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The awards, given out Friday, dubbed Phoenix-basee Ping as manufacturer of the yearand Tucson-based Universal Avionics as the small manufacturer of the year. “This year’a winners exemplify dedication to product innovation and a commitmenrt to the stateof Arizona,” said Mark chairman of the AMC and vice chaire of the Arizona Chamber of Commercre and Industry. Ping, which has becomwe a leader in golfclub manufacturing, is celebratinh 50 years of business.
The company has been innovatinvg in golf design since Karsteb Solheim developed the first Ping putterr in hisRedwood City, garage, taking the name from the soun d the club made when it struck a Ping now employs 800 peopls and is able to develop a custom-fit set of clubs withi n 48-hours of the time an orde r is placed. Universal Avionics has been in businesassince 1981. Founded by businesa jet pilot Hubert Naimer, the company started out developing flight management systems for business and transport The company now manufactures a range of avionics systemw for various aircraft from helicopters to commercial It works through a network of 224authorizede dealers, and its products are offered as factory-installed optionws on 21 aircraft.
The awards, given out Friday, dubbed Phoenix-basee Ping as manufacturer of the yearand Tucson-based Universal Avionics as the small manufacturer of the year. “This year’a winners exemplify dedication to product innovation and a commitmenrt to the stateof Arizona,” said Mark chairman of the AMC and vice chaire of the Arizona Chamber of Commercre and Industry. Ping, which has becomwe a leader in golfclub manufacturing, is celebratinh 50 years of business.
The company has been innovatinvg in golf design since Karsteb Solheim developed the first Ping putterr in hisRedwood City, garage, taking the name from the soun d the club made when it struck a Ping now employs 800 peopls and is able to develop a custom-fit set of clubs withi n 48-hours of the time an orde r is placed. Universal Avionics has been in businesassince 1981. Founded by businesa jet pilot Hubert Naimer, the company started out developing flight management systems for business and transport The company now manufactures a range of avionics systemw for various aircraft from helicopters to commercial It works through a network of 224authorizede dealers, and its products are offered as factory-installed optionws on 21 aircraft.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Apache Corporation Company Profile | APA Company Information
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The Investment Partnership does not maintaij itsown website. However, copiew of this Form 10-K and the Partnerships periodic filingsd with the Securities and ExchangeCommission (SEC) can be foundr on the Managing Partner s website at www.apachecorp.com/Offshore_Investment_Partnership. The Investment Partnership will also provider paper copies of these freeof charge, to anyone so ...
The Investment Partnership does not maintaij itsown website. However, copiew of this Form 10-K and the Partnerships periodic filingsd with the Securities and ExchangeCommission (SEC) can be foundr on the Managing Partner s website at www.apachecorp.com/Offshore_Investment_Partnership. The Investment Partnership will also provider paper copies of these freeof charge, to anyone so ...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Pew study: 1 in 8 voter records flawed - USA TODAY
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Fox News | Pew study: 1 in 8 voter records flawed USA TODAY By Gregory Korte, USA TODAY WASHINGTON â€" More than 24 million voter-registration records in the United Statesâ€" about one in eight â€" are inaccurate, out-of-date or duplicates. Nearly 2.8 million people are registered in two or more states, ... Study: 1 in 8 US voter reg istrations have errors |
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Roy Barnes will run for governor in 2010 - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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Barnes was defeated by Republican andcurrent Gov. Sonnuy Perdue in 2002 in an upset, becoming the firstf Georgia governor to bedenied re-election. Barnes faced opposition from teachers’ groups upset about his education reforms, rura l voters angered by his championing of a new state flagthat de-emphasizer the Confederate battle standard and voters stirred up by his supporgt for the now-defunct Northern Arc highway which was to connect Interstate 75 in Cartersville with Interstate 85 in Lawrenceville. Flanked by his wife, Marie, and severalp children and grandchildren, Barne told reporters his top priorities will be waterand transportation.
Referring to “austerity” cuts to education made yearly sincde heleft office, he said, “We need to improve educationj and support, not starve it.” “We need a transportatio system that works instead of arguing over who’s going to run the highwa department and who’s going to have more power,” he a reference to the Perdue-backed Department of Transportation overhaul that passexd the General Assembly this year. Barnes said he won’f officially start campaigning until because he is chairman of two nationalpeducation organizations, and terme for both positions are up in July.
Barnes will battle threr others for theDemocratic nod: Georgiaw Attorney General Thurbert Baker, former state Adjutantg Gen. David Poythress and current Georgia House Minorityg Leader DuBose Porterof Dublin. On the Republican side, those who have announced plans to run forgovernodr include: Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel, Georgiaz Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine, U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal of Gainesville, Statre Rep. Austin Scott of Tifton and State Sen.
Eric Johnson of Poythress said Barnes’ return to politics can only hurt the chances to win backthe governor’s officre because of the political baggage he “Roy Barnes is a polarizing figure in Georgiqa politics,” Poythress said. “His campaign will reopen the old wounds.” Ben Fry, Johnson’ s campaign manager, said entry in the race makes it even more important for Republicansd to nominate a gubernatorial candidate with a provem track record that will appeal to voter acrossthe state.
“Eric was instrumental in givin Georgians a choice between principleed conservative policies and the heavy handed mandatew of theBarnes administration,” Fry said. “He has gone toe to toe with the Barnew machine in the past and is confidenft that voters will make the same decision they did in 2002 when they trusted Eric and his colleaguexs togovern Georgia.” But Barnes said Georgia faces too many problemds for either voters or candidates to let themselves be distracted by the “I want to talk water, transportation and education, not name-calling,” he “I’m going to talk about specific things to solve the problems we have everu day.
”
Barnes was defeated by Republican andcurrent Gov. Sonnuy Perdue in 2002 in an upset, becoming the firstf Georgia governor to bedenied re-election. Barnes faced opposition from teachers’ groups upset about his education reforms, rura l voters angered by his championing of a new state flagthat de-emphasizer the Confederate battle standard and voters stirred up by his supporgt for the now-defunct Northern Arc highway which was to connect Interstate 75 in Cartersville with Interstate 85 in Lawrenceville. Flanked by his wife, Marie, and severalp children and grandchildren, Barne told reporters his top priorities will be waterand transportation.
Referring to “austerity” cuts to education made yearly sincde heleft office, he said, “We need to improve educationj and support, not starve it.” “We need a transportatio system that works instead of arguing over who’s going to run the highwa department and who’s going to have more power,” he a reference to the Perdue-backed Department of Transportation overhaul that passexd the General Assembly this year. Barnes said he won’f officially start campaigning until because he is chairman of two nationalpeducation organizations, and terme for both positions are up in July.
Barnes will battle threr others for theDemocratic nod: Georgiaw Attorney General Thurbert Baker, former state Adjutantg Gen. David Poythress and current Georgia House Minorityg Leader DuBose Porterof Dublin. On the Republican side, those who have announced plans to run forgovernodr include: Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel, Georgiaz Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine, U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal of Gainesville, Statre Rep. Austin Scott of Tifton and State Sen.
Eric Johnson of Poythress said Barnes’ return to politics can only hurt the chances to win backthe governor’s officre because of the political baggage he “Roy Barnes is a polarizing figure in Georgiqa politics,” Poythress said. “His campaign will reopen the old wounds.” Ben Fry, Johnson’ s campaign manager, said entry in the race makes it even more important for Republicansd to nominate a gubernatorial candidate with a provem track record that will appeal to voter acrossthe state.
“Eric was instrumental in givin Georgians a choice between principleed conservative policies and the heavy handed mandatew of theBarnes administration,” Fry said. “He has gone toe to toe with the Barnew machine in the past and is confidenft that voters will make the same decision they did in 2002 when they trusted Eric and his colleaguexs togovern Georgia.” But Barnes said Georgia faces too many problemds for either voters or candidates to let themselves be distracted by the “I want to talk water, transportation and education, not name-calling,” he “I’m going to talk about specific things to solve the problems we have everu day.
”
Thursday, February 9, 2012
South African trumpeter, jazz violinist on Opera House bills; rock legends set ... - Napa Valley Register
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South African trumpeter, jazz violinist on Opera House bills; rock legends set ... Napa Valley Register Legendary South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela performs Feb. 12 at the Napa Valley Opera House. Submitted photo South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela makes his Opera House debut Feb. 12, performing works from his new album, “Jabulani. |
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Balsillie extends deadline to buy Coyotes until September - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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Attorneys for Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes, who wants to sell the team to filed court papers late Thursdahy saying Balsillie has move d his deadline for buyint the team from June 29to September. That comesx on the heels of Monday’s ruling by U.S. Bankruptcty Court Judge Redfield T. Baum that Balsillie’sd end of June deadline did not allo enough time to resolvethe team’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy That ruling was a win for the and city of Glendald who want to block a $213 million sale of the Coyotes from owner Jerry Moyes to Balsillie, who is CEO of Blackberr y maker Research in Motion.
In responsr to Baum’s ruling, Balsillie said he is willing to wait unti l September to buy the team for the same The NHL and Glendale are trying to find owners that woulde keep the struggling team in Balsillie contends his offer will be the highesft andbest offer. He wants to move the team to Ontario, either for the 2009-10 or 2010-11 season. The Coyotees have lost more than $300 million since movinv to the Phoenix marketfrom Manitoba, in 1996. Balsillie also wantes Baum to order mediation with the NHL over the possiblee move including a possible relocation fee that could addanother $100 milliomn to the purchase price.
Attorneys for Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes, who wants to sell the team to filed court papers late Thursdahy saying Balsillie has move d his deadline for buyint the team from June 29to September. That comesx on the heels of Monday’s ruling by U.S. Bankruptcty Court Judge Redfield T. Baum that Balsillie’sd end of June deadline did not allo enough time to resolvethe team’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy That ruling was a win for the and city of Glendald who want to block a $213 million sale of the Coyotes from owner Jerry Moyes to Balsillie, who is CEO of Blackberr y maker Research in Motion.
In responsr to Baum’s ruling, Balsillie said he is willing to wait unti l September to buy the team for the same The NHL and Glendale are trying to find owners that woulde keep the struggling team in Balsillie contends his offer will be the highesft andbest offer. He wants to move the team to Ontario, either for the 2009-10 or 2010-11 season. The Coyotees have lost more than $300 million since movinv to the Phoenix marketfrom Manitoba, in 1996. Balsillie also wantes Baum to order mediation with the NHL over the possiblee move including a possible relocation fee that could addanother $100 milliomn to the purchase price.
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