Washington, DC, United States (KaiserHealth) – As the federal government pumps billions of bonus dollars into private Medicare health plans to encourage better care, the quality rating system used to award the bonuses is coming under increasing fire. Critics, including the Government Accountability Office and the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), question whether the $8 [...]
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Second Guessing Medicare’s Star Rating System
May 22nd, 2012 
davidguide Mortgage rates fall to new low–again
May 12th, 2012 davidguide Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter Arlington, VA, United States (AHN) – Mortgage rates fell to new lows again for the week ended May 10, with the 30-year averaging 3.83 percent. Freddie Mac said in a statement Thursday, “Following April’s weaker than expected employment report and the French and Greek election results raising concerns over [...]
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Comments OffU.S. stocks tumble Tuesday over Greek woes
May 10th, 2012 davidguide Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter New York, NY, United States (AHN) – U.S. stocks fell on the open Tuesday as political uncertainty in Greece kept investors wary and on edge. Just after the opening bell on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 83 points, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index slid 8 [...]
Posted in Loans Tags: AHN, austerity measures, Debt, dow component, dow jones industrial, dow jones industrial average, Edge, elections in greece, McDonald, percent, political uncertainty, weekend elections Comments OffMortgage rates decline in latest week
April 16th, 2012 davidguide Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter New York, NY, United States (AHN) – Mortgage rates fell in the week ending April 12. Fixed mortgage rates slid a full tenth of a percent in the latest week, and mark the third consecutive week of declines, mortgage giant Freddie Mac reported Thursday The 15-year fixed rate average [...]
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April 4th, 2012 davidguide Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer Delray Beach, FL, United States (AHN) – The S&P is up 10 percent already in the first quarter of 2012. We have had steady growth in the economy and in employment. The markets and the fed have discounted 2.5 percent to 3 percent growth for 2012. Although, we [...]
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March 29th, 2012 davidguide Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter New York, NY, United States (AHN) – U.S. stocks were little changed on the open Wednesday after a dismal report on durable goods orders. Investors are hoping for big quarterly gains three days before the close of the first quarter of 2012. Just after 10 a.m. on Wall Street, [...]
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March 23rd, 2012 davidguide Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter New York, NY, United States (AHN) – The rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage climbed above 4 percent for the first time since October, Freddie Mac reported Thursday. In its weekly report, the mortgage giant noted the average rate on the 30-year fixed rate mortgage increased to 4.08 percent [...]
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March 17th, 2012 davidguide Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter New York, NY, United States (AHN) – Stock index futures point to extended gains for Wall Street Friday as traders remain upbeat on the U.S. economy. Shortly before the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 38 points to 13,209, the Standard & Poor’s 500 futures eked up [...]
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March 11th, 2012 davidguide Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter New York, NY, United States (AHN) – The U.S. trade deficit surged to the widest imbalance in more than three years in January as imports hit an all-time high, the Commerce Department reported Friday. The increase in imports reflects the growing demand for foreign made cars, computers and food [...]
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March 3rd, 2012 davidguide Dili, Timor-Leste (IRIN) – An increase in the number of suspected dengue cases in Timor-Leste in 2012, compared with the same period last year, has prompted government health and sanitation warnings. The mosquito-borne virus causes flu-like symptoms known as dengue. If not properly treated, the more severe form of the disease, known as dengue hemorrhagic [...]
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