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...their investment. For banks to buy out policies from candidates near death is a sure payout. Just as loans were once urged on subprime candidates in the drive to expand the base of mortgages for securitization, nothing now stops Wall Street from engineering a way to encourage the sick and elderly to take out life insurance plans—before buying out these plans for repackaging and investment...
...health-insurance giant Cigna, Potter turned against his old colleagues in June to testify before a congressional committee about what he viewed as the health-insurance industry's "duplicitous" behavior in the current health-reform debate. In his testimony, Potter outlined specific techniques insurers employ to "dump the sick" and protect stock price at all costs. His testimony was logical, specific and convincing, but that's only part of what makes Wendell Potter a perfect turncoat in the eyes of the pro-reform movement. (Watch an interview with Potter on CNNMoney...
...past had to miss work to get there in time. With the new 4-10 policy, lines at the department of motor vehicles actually got shorter. Plus, fears that working 10-hour days would lead to burnout turned out to be unfounded - Wadsworth says workers took fewer sick days and reported exercising more on Fridays. "This can really make a difference for work-life balance," says Jeff Herring, Utah's executive director for human resources...
Kornfeld opened the debate by pointing out what he saw as a crisis within the current healthcare system, which “allows a hundred thousand people to die sick every year without receiving treatment?...
...Crema had a consistent flavor without that distracting "kick," but what distinguishes the two is Crema's hearty depth. The coffee seems perfectly blended with the added cream, yielding a soft mocha color. We could both imagine drinking large quantities of Crema during a late night without getting sick...