No More Surprise Medical Bills: 5 Things To Know about the No Surprises Act Taking Effect

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  No More Surprise Medical Bills: 5 Things To Know about the No Surprises Act Taking Effect in 2022

New Year. New Law. Beginning January 1, 2022, new federal protections will shield millions of consumers from surprise medical bills. Surprise medical bills – unexpected bills from an out-of-network provider, out-of-network facility or out-of-network air ambulance provider – is common among those with private insurance. Nearly one in five patients who go to the emergency room, have an elective surgery, or give birth in a hospital receive surprise bills, with average costs ranging from $750 to $2,600 per episode. Learn about how the No Surprises Act can protect you from surprise medical billing. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Reference: https://www.hhs.gov/

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Federal Employees' Retirement System: Summary of Recent Trends (Updated Jan. 10, 2020)

'...This report describes recent trends in the characteristics of annuitants and current employees covered by the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) as well as the financial status of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund (CSRDF). ...'

Reference: www.everycrsreport.com
Tags: Federal employee stats

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Biden’s plan to federalize elections

'...President Biden pushing a radical plan to overhaul elections is nothing but a "power grab." "This is nothing but a power grab to take the right at the constitutional authority of states to manage their own elections, and it's a federal takeover of our elections...'

Reference: www.foxnews.com
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Voters are correct: Biden is to blame for inflation

'...Inflation is soaring, and voters blame President Biden. A Morning Consult poll in late October showed 62 percent of registered voters believe Biden’s policies are to blame for rising prices on everything from turkeys to gasoline to apartment rents. Guess what? They should. ...'

Reference: thehill.com
Tags: Destruction of America's Working Class,Destruction of America's retirees, Biden Legacy, Harris Legacy, Democrats Running America (the Result),

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Leaders Question Locations and Pay Rates of Teleworking Federal Employees

'...The underlying issue is that while an individual’s locality pay rate is based on the location of the official duty station, for nearly two years many federal employees have been working exclusively, or nearly so, from other places—in some cases where the locality pay rate is lower, yet they continue to receive the higher rate. ...'

Reference: www.fedweek.com
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White House Renews Efforts to Improve Integrity of Federal Payments

'...New data shows an uptick in errors...'

Reference: www.govexec.com
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The 3 Most Important Retirement Counseling Tips

'...counseled federal employees who are completing their retirement applications and getting ready to transition from employee to annuitant, there are some important reminders I make sure to tell them. Here are the top three pro tips that every retiring federal employee should know:...'

Reference: www.govexec.com
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'Protect America Now' - Headed by sheriffs that care about America: Is your Sheriff a Member?

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'Protect America Now' - Headed by sheriffs that care about America

'..."It's a group formed from several of us sheriffs all across the country," Arnott told the News-Leader. "It's a grassroots organization that is basically telling the American citizens that we need to stand up and that the sheriff is the last line of defense." The group is headed by Mark Lamb...'

Reference: www.news-leader.com
Tags: Protect America Now

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CDC, corporations pushing people back to work while still sick

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Flight attendants objectto CDC, corporations pushing people back to work while still sick

'...“This is a real concern because what this is going to do is it is going to increase the number of infections because people are going to come back and they are still infectious,” said Sara Nelson, the President of the Association for Flight Attendants. “There’s no way of confirming they are not because there aren’t testing protocols. This is going to perhaps give a short-term relief to the staffing of these flights over this holiday season. But a long-term extension of the pandemic because of the change in policy.”...'

Reference: wjla.com
Tags: CDC

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Oops: VP Harris corrects her "misspeak"

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Kamala Harris says ‘democracy’ is biggest national security threat in CBS interview

'...During the interview on CBS News’ “Face the Nation,” host Margaret Brennan asked her about the one national security threat that keeps her up at night worrying. “Frankly, one of them is our democracy. ...'

Reference: nypost.com
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