by Jane Richey | Sep 14, 2013 | Health Care, Uncategorized
An employee of Minnesota’s Obamacare exchange, MNsure, sent an unencrypted file to the wrong person and left 2,400 people’s private information at the mercy of a nearby insurance agent. One exchange staffer’s simple mistake gave insurance broker Jim Koester access to...
by Jane Richey | Sep 14, 2013 | Agenda 21
The Wall Street Journal reported that those who were briefed on the rule said “even the newest, most advanced coal-fired power plants in the world would fall far short of that revised standard,” and such stringent limits would effectively “ban new...
by Jane Richey | Sep 13, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility
Social Security made $1.3 billion in potentially improper disability payments to people who had jobs when they were supposed to be unable to work, congressional investigators said in a report Friday. The Government Accountability Office estimated that 36,000 workers...
by Jane Richey | Sep 13, 2013 | Health Care
Union fears about the effect of Obamacare on their health insurance plans were getting swift attention from the White House on Friday as President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden prepared to huddle with labor leaders. The session, scheduled for 3:35 p.m. in...
by Jane Richey | Sep 13, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment
The limits put on unhealthy lunch and snack food in schools might seem like a hardship for those who are used to starting the day with a doughnut and a Coke, but the new federal rules are good for everyone. School lunch was the first affected by new federal rules....