News 6/26/09

In the afternoon I used Google to find more information on ‘mortality charges’ so I could post it into ‘Life Insurance’. And this is one of the first results I found:

From HIPAA Hound : Re: interesting take on the resistance to electronic medical records. I have to say I agree with much of this reasoning, most especially where HC costs are increased by for-profit insurance companies looking to avoid paying claims by constantly moving the target for approved claims, thus sending admin costs for providers sky high, and the avoidance of any mechanism which might expose any of these practices to the general public. I am amazed that these practices have n

Frankly, not what I was looking for, but you might find it an interesting read.

Taxes too high? You ain’t seen nothing yet.

6% from 35%, and on the next-highest bracket to 36% from 33%. The Joint Committee on Taxation estimates that 55% of these tax increases will come from small-business i ncome. … The House Ways and Means chairman calls for a 1% surtax on couples with more than $350,000 in income, 1….

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