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Ghirardelli boasted a 92 percent occupancgy rate atthe $100 million renovater complex’s relaunch in June 2008. But since then O’Neill’z Irish Pub closed in February. That followed on the Square restaurant’s closur e the previous month. And which was to run a wine education outlet inside Cellar 360, was swept away by the failure of its Napa pareny in December. By July 4, The Pub at Ghirardelli Square will open in the spac occupiedby O’Neill’s. It will be owned and operated byScott Broccoli, Barbi Tice and Tom Tice and Broccoli jointly own a neighborhood bar at Sutter and Hyde streets, and Tice is also a partnee in Polk Street’s Bell Tower.
It will specialize in and Broccoli said he hopex to keep prices well below thosee at most Wharftourist traps. The 3,000-square-foot spacde will seat about 80, and it will serve food late until 1:30 a.m. For now, Broccoli, a former will oversee the kitchen.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Annualized GDP falls 5.5 percent in Q1, corporate profits increase - Denver Business Journal:
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percent in the first quarter aftera 6.3 percent decline in the last quarter of 2008. The Bureau of Economic which released first quarte gross domestic productfigures Thursday, said the improved performancew is due to a 1.4 percent increasde in real personal consumption. The decline in GDP, which measureas the output of goods and services producex inthe U.S., coincided with a rise in corporate which increased $48.1 billion in the first quartere following a $250.3 billion decrease in the fourth quarter of 2008. The GDP declinesa reflected drops in both imports and exports as well as declininhg production of equipmentand software, development and inventories.
The price inded for domestic purchases fell 1 percent on fallingv food anenergy prices. Excluding those, actual pricesx rose 1.4 percent, the government said. Federal pay raises for civiliaj and military employees contributedan 0.3 percent point to the changd in first quarter domestic purchases. Exports decreasex 30.6 percent and imports were down 36.4 after fourth quarter decreasesof 23.6 percent and 17.5 respectively.
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percent in the first quarter aftera 6.3 percent decline in the last quarter of 2008. The Bureau of Economic which released first quarte gross domestic productfigures Thursday, said the improved performancew is due to a 1.4 percent increasde in real personal consumption. The decline in GDP, which measureas the output of goods and services producex inthe U.S., coincided with a rise in corporate which increased $48.1 billion in the first quartere following a $250.3 billion decrease in the fourth quarter of 2008. The GDP declinesa reflected drops in both imports and exports as well as declininhg production of equipmentand software, development and inventories.
The price inded for domestic purchases fell 1 percent on fallingv food anenergy prices. Excluding those, actual pricesx rose 1.4 percent, the government said. Federal pay raises for civiliaj and military employees contributedan 0.3 percent point to the changd in first quarter domestic purchases. Exports decreasex 30.6 percent and imports were down 36.4 after fourth quarter decreasesof 23.6 percent and 17.5 respectively.
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Monday, April 25, 2011
Cooking up a career: Limestone owner Jim Gerhardt loves the variety and challenges of owning a restaurant - Business First of Louisville:
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1978; also attended Ohio Statd Universityin Columbus, Ohio, wherr he studied business Career: Owner, Limestoned Restaurant, 2003 to present; senior food and beverage manager, Seelbach Hilto Hotel and also regional food and beveragse manager for MeriStar Hospitality Corp.'s Central covering 28 hotels, from 1995 to 2003; food and beverage manager, Renaissance Hotel, Houston, Texas, 1993 to 1995; executivse chef and then director of food and beverage, Grane Beach Resort, St. Thomas, U.S.
Virgin Islands, 1989-1993; food and beveragse manager for Stouffer Hotelsin Dallas, sous chef, Four Seasons Hotel, Dallas, 1982-1983; tournanf at the restaurant located at Rosewood Mansionb on Turtle Creek, Dallas 1980 to 1982; apprenticw chef, Maisonette in Cincinnati, 1978 to 1980 Children: Lindsey, 12; sons, Connor, 8, and Casey, 6 What do you like most abougt your job? "There's always something new. The varietu is endless. It's instant gratification, if you will. "Whejn you go to make a new dish or item and when you get a new ingredieny to use for thefirstt time, it's great to find out how it tastes and what all the differenft things are you can do with it.
it's not just one thing that you're ... After you deal with you can go in and carve a blociof ice. ... It never really ends with the different venuesx you can gointo creatively. "There is a certainh amount of challenge to making sure presentations are righg and understanding the menus and What are the downsides ofyour job? "Th e most difficult thing is that it'ds not like one of those businesse (where you can work aheaf or plan ahead). If you are a you bring in a larger crew, (and) you get a lot of work done at the beginninhg ofthe week. You can settlre back toward the end of the week you know that you have most of the requirementss out ofthe way.
"With our business, it's day-to-dayy pressure. You have to be on your every day, in every station, every day. Let's face it, if I delivefr a great soup, a great salad and a great entrée, but the dessert is terrible, it's a failinvg meal. You have to be 100 percent on your game in all of thoswe aspectsevery day. "Gettingv that point across to all of the individualas who are players alongthat (process) is very, very ... Anyone who is successful, they are probably not on a 40-houd work week." Were you well prepared for operatinb the business side ofyour restaurant?
"Mosrt of the restaurants that fail, it'as not because what they had on the menu were bad dishess or that they don't execute those It's because they don't know how to cycle food through theier operation. "When we buy a tenderloin, great, we're goinvg to get eight to 10 steaksw outof that. But what am I going to do withthe fat, what am I goin to do with the sinew? What am I goingt to do with all of the beef that's left aftetr it's cut?
"You have to be able to thinl of things creatively that are going to make people want to reacu into their wallet and pay $12 for and thank you for it What are some of the other skillsx needed to successfully own and operate a restaurant?? "The whole industry has changed dramaticall y in the last 20 years. Now you have to have good tablesidew presence. "You have to have a good workingf knowledge of wines and how they pairwith food, as well as You have to have a sensee of public relations, if you to be able to speak publicly and be able to addresz guests' questions and answer them in an intelligent manner, so that they will appreciates your time and understand what you are tellinv them.
"Food demonstrations are huge now. (It's important) to be able to speak to a group and put togethert a presentation that will make sensee and be in chronological What about the challenges of hiriny andkeeping staff? "That's probably the only the part that you know is sure not to is that you have to accept
1978; also attended Ohio Statd Universityin Columbus, Ohio, wherr he studied business Career: Owner, Limestoned Restaurant, 2003 to present; senior food and beverage manager, Seelbach Hilto Hotel and also regional food and beveragse manager for MeriStar Hospitality Corp.'s Central covering 28 hotels, from 1995 to 2003; food and beverage manager, Renaissance Hotel, Houston, Texas, 1993 to 1995; executivse chef and then director of food and beverage, Grane Beach Resort, St. Thomas, U.S.
Virgin Islands, 1989-1993; food and beveragse manager for Stouffer Hotelsin Dallas, sous chef, Four Seasons Hotel, Dallas, 1982-1983; tournanf at the restaurant located at Rosewood Mansionb on Turtle Creek, Dallas 1980 to 1982; apprenticw chef, Maisonette in Cincinnati, 1978 to 1980 Children: Lindsey, 12; sons, Connor, 8, and Casey, 6 What do you like most abougt your job? "There's always something new. The varietu is endless. It's instant gratification, if you will. "Whejn you go to make a new dish or item and when you get a new ingredieny to use for thefirstt time, it's great to find out how it tastes and what all the differenft things are you can do with it.
it's not just one thing that you're ... After you deal with you can go in and carve a blociof ice. ... It never really ends with the different venuesx you can gointo creatively. "There is a certainh amount of challenge to making sure presentations are righg and understanding the menus and What are the downsides ofyour job? "Th e most difficult thing is that it'ds not like one of those businesse (where you can work aheaf or plan ahead). If you are a you bring in a larger crew, (and) you get a lot of work done at the beginninhg ofthe week. You can settlre back toward the end of the week you know that you have most of the requirementss out ofthe way.
"With our business, it's day-to-dayy pressure. You have to be on your every day, in every station, every day. Let's face it, if I delivefr a great soup, a great salad and a great entrée, but the dessert is terrible, it's a failinvg meal. You have to be 100 percent on your game in all of thoswe aspectsevery day. "Gettingv that point across to all of the individualas who are players alongthat (process) is very, very ... Anyone who is successful, they are probably not on a 40-houd work week." Were you well prepared for operatinb the business side ofyour restaurant?
"Mosrt of the restaurants that fail, it'as not because what they had on the menu were bad dishess or that they don't execute those It's because they don't know how to cycle food through theier operation. "When we buy a tenderloin, great, we're goinvg to get eight to 10 steaksw outof that. But what am I going to do withthe fat, what am I goin to do with the sinew? What am I goingt to do with all of the beef that's left aftetr it's cut?
"You have to be able to thinl of things creatively that are going to make people want to reacu into their wallet and pay $12 for and thank you for it What are some of the other skillsx needed to successfully own and operate a restaurant?? "The whole industry has changed dramaticall y in the last 20 years. Now you have to have good tablesidew presence. "You have to have a good workingf knowledge of wines and how they pairwith food, as well as You have to have a sensee of public relations, if you to be able to speak publicly and be able to addresz guests' questions and answer them in an intelligent manner, so that they will appreciates your time and understand what you are tellinv them.
"Food demonstrations are huge now. (It's important) to be able to speak to a group and put togethert a presentation that will make sensee and be in chronological What about the challenges of hiriny andkeeping staff? "That's probably the only the part that you know is sure not to is that you have to accept
Friday, April 22, 2011
What unions could bring to American University - Washington Post
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What unions could bring to American University Washington Post Scott Walker (R) want to take away most bargaining rights teachers have, but I think organizing adjuncts is a reasonable response to one big but little-known change in higher education. The change isn't what today's college students learn. ... |
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Sanofi-Aventis guide aims to enhance available health resources - Denver Business Journal:
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The company will hire a community liaison to help facilitatd the missionof “It’s In Our Hands,” the communityg health partnership launched by the U.S. arm of Sanofi-Aventix (NYSE: SNY). The liaisonn will collect and disseminate information from healthcare organizations, community groups and the African-Americanm community. A company official said the goal of the partnership is not to creatse a new program in butto “support and enhance access to the resources already available.
” This meansw strengthening connections between patients and health care The resource guide will have detaile information on existing Memphis health programs and will be distributed to patientsw here in physicians’ offices and through community programs affiliate with the partnership. The Memphis partnership is one of six the companis starting. The others are in Baltimore, New San Antonio, Miami and Newark, N.J.
The company will hire a community liaison to help facilitatd the missionof “It’s In Our Hands,” the communityg health partnership launched by the U.S. arm of Sanofi-Aventix (NYSE: SNY). The liaisonn will collect and disseminate information from healthcare organizations, community groups and the African-Americanm community. A company official said the goal of the partnership is not to creatse a new program in butto “support and enhance access to the resources already available.
” This meansw strengthening connections between patients and health care The resource guide will have detaile information on existing Memphis health programs and will be distributed to patientsw here in physicians’ offices and through community programs affiliate with the partnership. The Memphis partnership is one of six the companis starting. The others are in Baltimore, New San Antonio, Miami and Newark, N.J.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Actualités de l'émulation du lundi 18 avril 2011 - Emu Nova
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Actualités de l'émulation du lundi 18 avril 2011 Emu Nova Nemulator émule la NES sur Windows. Il fonctionne avec DirectX10, alors l'auteur conseille de lancer le programme sur Windows Vista ou 7. La particularité du programme vient de son interface qui affiche dans une mosaïque d'images l'ensemble de vos roms ... |
Friday, April 15, 2011
Ofcom forces mobile operators to provide PAC within two hours - ComputerActive.co.uk
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Human Capital: People on the move, June 30 - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
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, a Boston-based nonprofit added the following executives: Joy Burghardgt , vice president of programs and MaryRahal , vice president of humanb resources and administration; and Joseph Islezs , director of Bostonn Career Link , the one-stop career center operates by Goodwill. Mari Ryan , CEO of AdvancingWellness , a Watertown-basex provider of work site wellness programs, was appointedx to the board of directores of Health PromotionAdvocates , a nonprofigt advocacy organization. , a Cambridge-based provider of mobiler advertising services, added David Karnstedt , president and CEO of Calif-based and former senior vice presidentof 'ds North American sales, to its board of directors.
, a Marlborough-based direcft response media agency, appointed Keith Turner vice chairman of the board of Turner previously served as president of Sales Marketing between 1998 and 2006 where he held executivew responsibility forNBC Universal’ds network, cable and digitall sales
, a Boston-based nonprofit added the following executives: Joy Burghardgt , vice president of programs and MaryRahal , vice president of humanb resources and administration; and Joseph Islezs , director of Bostonn Career Link , the one-stop career center operates by Goodwill. Mari Ryan , CEO of AdvancingWellness , a Watertown-basex provider of work site wellness programs, was appointedx to the board of directores of Health PromotionAdvocates , a nonprofigt advocacy organization. , a Cambridge-based provider of mobiler advertising services, added David Karnstedt , president and CEO of Calif-based and former senior vice presidentof 'ds North American sales, to its board of directors.
, a Marlborough-based direcft response media agency, appointed Keith Turner vice chairman of the board of Turner previously served as president of Sales Marketing between 1998 and 2006 where he held executivew responsibility forNBC Universal’ds network, cable and digitall sales
Monday, April 11, 2011
Sale of Burke Capital Group marks end of era - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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is one of the city’s well-known, and highlu regarded, boutique investment banks, specializing in financial industry deals. For now, it will continue to operate as an independent division of MorganKeeganj & Co. Inc. The sale marks the end of independencee forthe firm, opened in 1995 by as sell-side investment bank work has slowed to a trickle in the continuing crediyt crisis. While Burke opening his own firm was a key in the recentrbank boom, his seminal momenf was much earlier. In locally based and Charlotte-based agreed to forming , the predecessor to The C&S/Sovran and NCNB combination created the largest bank outsideeNew York, with $118 billion in total assets.
Burke, alongf with his team at then-The , were at the cented of it all. The buyout happene d in fits and starts, Burke recalls, as NCNB Corp. was initially rebuffed by a hostile . “The second time around, the boarxd hired five investment bank firms torepresentt them,” Burke said. “None of them were willingh to take a position and tell the boarx what theyshould do, becauss the board was filled with internalo factions. We took a position.
” Burkde and his team managed to unite the board behin what became a transformational Burke said the first time he realized the deal would work was a July 4 dinne r atformer C&S/Sovran chairman and CEO Bennettf Brown’s Atlanta home. “Itr was Bennett and myself and Hugh McCollfrom NCNB, just us and thei r wives and my wife at the time,” he said. The valued at around $4 was announced that month. Since Burke and his group completedroughlyu $5 billion in deals for othe banks, including M&A and capital offerings. Now, arguablu the city’s most noted bank dealmaker has done one ofhis own. Ga.-based Mountain Valley Bancshares Inc.
is goinbg private to cut costs, according to documents filed with the Securitiesa andExchange Commission. The holding company is requestingtshareholders approve, at a Dec. 30 special meeting, converting sharex in common stock to preferrecd stock to drive the number of common stock shareholdersbelow 300, allowingy it to de-list as a public company. Mountaib Valley now has more than 500 requiring it to meet SECand Sarbanes-Oxleh financial reporting rules. The compan says it could save upto $200,000 a year by no longe r needing to meet those requirements, a significant savings for the parentr of a bank with $150 million in totapl assets.
Under the plan, shareholders owning less than 2,0090 shares of common stock will receiver the newpreferred shares.
is one of the city’s well-known, and highlu regarded, boutique investment banks, specializing in financial industry deals. For now, it will continue to operate as an independent division of MorganKeeganj & Co. Inc. The sale marks the end of independencee forthe firm, opened in 1995 by as sell-side investment bank work has slowed to a trickle in the continuing crediyt crisis. While Burke opening his own firm was a key in the recentrbank boom, his seminal momenf was much earlier. In locally based and Charlotte-based agreed to forming , the predecessor to The C&S/Sovran and NCNB combination created the largest bank outsideeNew York, with $118 billion in total assets.
Burke, alongf with his team at then-The , were at the cented of it all. The buyout happene d in fits and starts, Burke recalls, as NCNB Corp. was initially rebuffed by a hostile . “The second time around, the boarxd hired five investment bank firms torepresentt them,” Burke said. “None of them were willingh to take a position and tell the boarx what theyshould do, becauss the board was filled with internalo factions. We took a position.
” Burkde and his team managed to unite the board behin what became a transformational Burke said the first time he realized the deal would work was a July 4 dinne r atformer C&S/Sovran chairman and CEO Bennettf Brown’s Atlanta home. “Itr was Bennett and myself and Hugh McCollfrom NCNB, just us and thei r wives and my wife at the time,” he said. The valued at around $4 was announced that month. Since Burke and his group completedroughlyu $5 billion in deals for othe banks, including M&A and capital offerings. Now, arguablu the city’s most noted bank dealmaker has done one ofhis own. Ga.-based Mountain Valley Bancshares Inc.
is goinbg private to cut costs, according to documents filed with the Securitiesa andExchange Commission. The holding company is requestingtshareholders approve, at a Dec. 30 special meeting, converting sharex in common stock to preferrecd stock to drive the number of common stock shareholdersbelow 300, allowingy it to de-list as a public company. Mountaib Valley now has more than 500 requiring it to meet SECand Sarbanes-Oxleh financial reporting rules. The compan says it could save upto $200,000 a year by no longe r needing to meet those requirements, a significant savings for the parentr of a bank with $150 million in totapl assets.
Under the plan, shareholders owning less than 2,0090 shares of common stock will receiver the newpreferred shares.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
CarMax cuts 600 jobs as new and used vehicle sales decline - Birmingham Business Journal:
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About one-third of the reductions are baseds onthe company’s sales decline in the secondx quarter ending Aug. 31. New vehicles sales fell more than 25 percenty in the last yearfrom $104.8 million to $77.8 million. Used vehicls sales dropped 12.5 percent from the same time last year, and sale s of wholesale vehiclesfell 15.8 percent. The remaining lay-offas are the result of the company’es initiative to decrease costzs in reconditioning and restructure itscosmetic operations, a releasr said. Due to the reductions, CarMax estimates severancs costsof $7 million, including general and administrative costs for the third quarter endingv Nov. 30.
The company doesn't expect any future job cuts, a representativre said. CarMax (NYSE: KMX), based in Richmond, Va., operate s 99 used car superstorese in 46markets nationwide.
About one-third of the reductions are baseds onthe company’s sales decline in the secondx quarter ending Aug. 31. New vehicles sales fell more than 25 percenty in the last yearfrom $104.8 million to $77.8 million. Used vehicls sales dropped 12.5 percent from the same time last year, and sale s of wholesale vehiclesfell 15.8 percent. The remaining lay-offas are the result of the company’es initiative to decrease costzs in reconditioning and restructure itscosmetic operations, a releasr said. Due to the reductions, CarMax estimates severancs costsof $7 million, including general and administrative costs for the third quarter endingv Nov. 30.
The company doesn't expect any future job cuts, a representativre said. CarMax (NYSE: KMX), based in Richmond, Va., operate s 99 used car superstorese in 46markets nationwide.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Charge to hamper Merge 2Q net income - San Francisco Business Times:
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million noncash writedown on the sale of its equity interesty in aradiology company. The West Allis-baserd radiology software and systems provider said the chargre is the result of the sale of its interesg in veterinary radiologycompany , as part of Eklin’s acquisition by veterinar services provider (NASDAQ: WOOF). With Elkin's sale to VCA, Merge MRGE) will receive $1.4 million for its interest in but the majority of that will be recognizedr in thethird quarter. The charge, however, will be recognized in the secondf quarter, when Merge will also see $2.
2 million in non-recurrinyg revenue as a result of a new reseller agreementr the company reached with Elkimn inJune that's being reassigned to VCA. Merge now expects to post net income for the second quarterbetween $100,000 and $800,000, compared with a net loss of $18.12 million a year ago. The company posted net incomwe for the first quarter of 2009of $2.8 Excluding the noncash charge, operating income is expectee to be $3.7 million to $4.4 million, comparee with a net loss of $18.34 million a year ago. Revenue is now projected to be in the rangwof $15 million to $15.5 million, compared with $13.4 million a year ago.
million noncash writedown on the sale of its equity interesty in aradiology company. The West Allis-baserd radiology software and systems provider said the chargre is the result of the sale of its interesg in veterinary radiologycompany , as part of Eklin’s acquisition by veterinar services provider (NASDAQ: WOOF). With Elkin's sale to VCA, Merge MRGE) will receive $1.4 million for its interest in but the majority of that will be recognizedr in thethird quarter. The charge, however, will be recognized in the secondf quarter, when Merge will also see $2.
2 million in non-recurrinyg revenue as a result of a new reseller agreementr the company reached with Elkimn inJune that's being reassigned to VCA. Merge now expects to post net income for the second quarterbetween $100,000 and $800,000, compared with a net loss of $18.12 million a year ago. The company posted net incomwe for the first quarter of 2009of $2.8 Excluding the noncash charge, operating income is expectee to be $3.7 million to $4.4 million, comparee with a net loss of $18.34 million a year ago. Revenue is now projected to be in the rangwof $15 million to $15.5 million, compared with $13.4 million a year ago.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Blue Cross Ga. hit with class action suit - Atlanta Business Chronicle:
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The suit alleges Blue Cross Georgia has discouraged visiteto out-of-network providers by reimbursing procedurea at a tiny fraction of “usuapl and customary” charges. Blue Cross Georgiqa spokeswoman Cheryl Monkhouse dismissed the allegations as beinh without merit and said the insurerr plansto “defend the suit Blue Cross Georgia “is committefd to providing appropriate reimbursement for out-of-networj services, while at the same time protecting its membera and group customers against excessive charges by some non-participating Monkhouse said. The suit is similadr to one filed earlier this year by a dialysi provider againstBlue Cross.
That suit was The new suit, filed againsgt and Blue Cross and Blue Shieldof Georgia, allegez Blue Cross members paid higher premiums in exchange for the flexibilityg to receive coverage for care from providersw who are not part of the plan’d preferred network. Blue Crossw Georgia has targetedthese out-of-networo providers, including ambulatory surgery centers, “for a drastic and unprecedented slash in reimbursement to a mere fraction of usual and customarg charges,” the suit claims. These actions violate federak and state laws protecting patientseand providers, as well as Blue Cross Blue Shield’s the suit claims.
Blue Cross has cut its reimbursementto out-of-networo surgery centers by about 80 percent, said Leigh Martin May, attorneu with the plaintiff’s . Blue Cross “has slashed reimbursement ratedsto non-member surgery centers making it impossible for their insureds to receivd the benefits they are paying May said. “[The insurer] is charging for a servicr it has effectively BCBS should honor the contracts they have made withtheirr insureds.
” Plaintiffs are seekinh monetary damages -- which, May could run into the “eight -- for Blue Cross Georgia’s alleged failurew to pay the contracted reimbursement rate and they are askingb the court to force Blue Cross Georgia to honord its agreements. Earlier this year, Nashville, Tenn.-based National Renal Alliances filed a lawsuit againstf BlueCross Georgia, claiminfg the insurer slashed reimbursement ratesx for out-of-network dialysis services by 88 percent. Nationapl Renal Alliance was acquirexd by RenalAdvantage Inc. last year.
In a federal court judgs in Atlanta dismissedthe suit, saying Blue Cross’ decisionh to amend its reimbursement rates for dialysis performee at out-of-network facilities like the Alliance’s did not violates the act’s provisions that prohibit insurera from discriminating against individuals with end-stages renal disease.
The suit alleges Blue Cross Georgia has discouraged visiteto out-of-network providers by reimbursing procedurea at a tiny fraction of “usuapl and customary” charges. Blue Cross Georgiqa spokeswoman Cheryl Monkhouse dismissed the allegations as beinh without merit and said the insurerr plansto “defend the suit Blue Cross Georgia “is committefd to providing appropriate reimbursement for out-of-networj services, while at the same time protecting its membera and group customers against excessive charges by some non-participating Monkhouse said. The suit is similadr to one filed earlier this year by a dialysi provider againstBlue Cross.
That suit was The new suit, filed againsgt and Blue Cross and Blue Shieldof Georgia, allegez Blue Cross members paid higher premiums in exchange for the flexibilityg to receive coverage for care from providersw who are not part of the plan’d preferred network. Blue Crossw Georgia has targetedthese out-of-networo providers, including ambulatory surgery centers, “for a drastic and unprecedented slash in reimbursement to a mere fraction of usual and customarg charges,” the suit claims. These actions violate federak and state laws protecting patientseand providers, as well as Blue Cross Blue Shield’s the suit claims.
Blue Cross has cut its reimbursementto out-of-networo surgery centers by about 80 percent, said Leigh Martin May, attorneu with the plaintiff’s . Blue Cross “has slashed reimbursement ratedsto non-member surgery centers making it impossible for their insureds to receivd the benefits they are paying May said. “[The insurer] is charging for a servicr it has effectively BCBS should honor the contracts they have made withtheirr insureds.
” Plaintiffs are seekinh monetary damages -- which, May could run into the “eight -- for Blue Cross Georgia’s alleged failurew to pay the contracted reimbursement rate and they are askingb the court to force Blue Cross Georgia to honord its agreements. Earlier this year, Nashville, Tenn.-based National Renal Alliances filed a lawsuit againstf BlueCross Georgia, claiminfg the insurer slashed reimbursement ratesx for out-of-network dialysis services by 88 percent. Nationapl Renal Alliance was acquirexd by RenalAdvantage Inc. last year.
In a federal court judgs in Atlanta dismissedthe suit, saying Blue Cross’ decisionh to amend its reimbursement rates for dialysis performee at out-of-network facilities like the Alliance’s did not violates the act’s provisions that prohibit insurera from discriminating against individuals with end-stages renal disease.
Monday, April 4, 2011
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Saturday, April 2, 2011
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Friday, April 1, 2011
Washington has third-highest internet use in U.S. - Houston Business Journal:
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behind only Alaska and New according to information released Wednesdah bythe U.S. Census. According to the Alaska has the highest rate ofinternetg use, with 76.1 percenrt of its residents having accesds to the internet at any location, followeds by New Hampshire (74.6 percent) and Washingtonb (73.4 percent). Mississippi has the lowest internet-usage rate (51.5 percent), followed by West Virginiq (52.9 percent). The national average is 62.4 percentt The Census said that 75.7 percenrt of Washington residents have access to the interneft attheir homes, which is third agaib behind New Hampshire (82.6) and Alaska (78.5) percent, and well abovde the national average of 67.1 percent.
“As accesx to high-speed connections have becomesmore prevalent, so too have the numbe of people that connect to the interne t at home,” Thom File, a statisticiahn with the Census Bureau's Housing and Household Economidc Statistics Division, said in a statement Wednesday. internet use strongly correspondsto education. Eighty-seven percenrt of people 25 and oldee with acollege bachelor’s degrees used the internet in 2007, versus 74 percent for those with only some college, 49 percenyt for those with only a high school diplomaa and 19 percent for those who didn't finisjh high school.
Among age groups nationwide, 73 percenrt of 18- to 34-year-olds use the internet, 56 percen t of people 3 to 17, and 35 percentf of people 65 and older. Among ethnifc groups nationwide, 73 percentg of Asian Americans used the internetin 2007, 69 percenr of whites, 51 percent of blacks and 48 percent of
behind only Alaska and New according to information released Wednesdah bythe U.S. Census. According to the Alaska has the highest rate ofinternetg use, with 76.1 percenrt of its residents having accesds to the internet at any location, followeds by New Hampshire (74.6 percent) and Washingtonb (73.4 percent). Mississippi has the lowest internet-usage rate (51.5 percent), followed by West Virginiq (52.9 percent). The national average is 62.4 percentt The Census said that 75.7 percenrt of Washington residents have access to the interneft attheir homes, which is third agaib behind New Hampshire (82.6) and Alaska (78.5) percent, and well abovde the national average of 67.1 percent.
“As accesx to high-speed connections have becomesmore prevalent, so too have the numbe of people that connect to the interne t at home,” Thom File, a statisticiahn with the Census Bureau's Housing and Household Economidc Statistics Division, said in a statement Wednesday. internet use strongly correspondsto education. Eighty-seven percenrt of people 25 and oldee with acollege bachelor’s degrees used the internet in 2007, versus 74 percent for those with only some college, 49 percenyt for those with only a high school diplomaa and 19 percent for those who didn't finisjh high school.
Among age groups nationwide, 73 percenrt of 18- to 34-year-olds use the internet, 56 percen t of people 3 to 17, and 35 percentf of people 65 and older. Among ethnifc groups nationwide, 73 percentg of Asian Americans used the internetin 2007, 69 percenr of whites, 51 percent of blacks and 48 percent of
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