Entries by Michael Stoop

Preserving The Balance Sheet

Uninsured loss is financially detrimental to a company. Surety underwriters are looking for the following:Overseeing Risk The surety analyst concentrates on an applicant’s financial and functional records, business plans and ability to successfully achieve the plan, existence of the buyout plans and duration, and the members included. Changing Possession of Insurance Risk You can be […]

Tracking Oil Spill Workers’ Health

Tracking Oil Spill Workers’ Health The Feds are observing those who cleaned the Gulf oil spill to see if the job affected their health. This study is being performed by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences because some workers have experienced headaches, chest pain, and respiratory problems as a result of working with oil. […]

ObamaCare Does Not Help Health Care

ObamaCare Does Not Help Health Care The changes the ObamaCare plan was supposed to bring, many don’t start until 2014. Until then, there has been significant consolidation and a limited number of choices in the health care industry. The Republican Party wish to repair the damages ObamaCare has caused, however, defunding and repealing the plan […]

Jersey Governor Christie Suggests Tax Cuts for Small Businesses

Governor Christie recently vetoed tax cutting and job development bills presented by the Democratic Party. Next week, Christie will propose a budget of $200,000,000 in tax reductions for small businesses. The $200million tax cut is just a fraction of the total New Jersey budget. Jersey’s economic situation has been recovering, but there will still be […]

Portable, Anywhere, Anytime Construction Information

Portable, Anywhere, Anytime Construction Information I’m sure you’ve walked by construction sites and were curious as to what is happening. Mayor Bloomberg has enabled anyone with a smartphone to quickly access building and construction information. The smartphone application is called Quick Response, QR which reads the bar code that will be included on permits posted […]

Baby Boomers and Long Term Care Choices

Baby Boomers and Long Term Care Choices The large group of baby boomers are getting to that age where they have to must consider long term health care if they haven’t yet. The scary statistics show that less than 50% of the baby boomers are prepared for long term care, x2154 realize that long term […]

The Inside Scoop: Health Insurance and Advice

The Inside Scoop: Health Insurance and Advice Author of The Deadly Spin, Wendell Potter is a former PR employee at Humana and Cigna and currently working at the Center for Public Integrity as a senior analyst. His book reveals the inside view of health insurance; how insurers influence legislators, the public, and policy creators. Wendell […]

Medicare Scam

Medicare Scam A few weeks ago in February, over one hundred physical therapists, doctors, and nurses were caught in a Medicare scam. Medicare was being illegally billed over $225,000,000. Doctors were billing large amounts for very minor procedures or for procedures that were never implemented. These doctors were found in Brooklyn, New York, Los Angeles, […]

Having the Money for Health Insurance Can’t Help You Buy Health Coverage

Having the Money for Health Insurance Can’t Help You Buy Health Coverage These days, families who can afford health care, with or without health insurance, families who don’t have a history of serious diseases or any current illnesses that require medical treatment or procedures are having difficulty finding a health insurance company willing to provide […]