FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2006 FY 2006 FY 2006
Earmarks Earmarks Earmarks Earmarks Earmarks R&D Earmarks^ R&D
Defense (military)
336 426 825 1,029 563 73,633
(Army)
120 152 318 322 272 10,821
(Navy)
68 111 178 247 112 18,485
(Air Force)
43 41 134 142 67 22,652
(Defense Agencies)
90 71 127 246 98 19,579
(Other)
13 52 69 72 14 2,097
National Aeron. & Space Admin.
233 190 194 217 50 11,542 50 11,464
Energy
171 138 284 274 167 8,576 318 8,882
(Science programs)
72 50 95 78 35 3,385 49 3,379
(Energy programs)
65 36 114 122 103 1,205 202 1,372
(Defense programs)
35 52 74 73 30 3,986 68 4,131
Health and Human Services
31 62 97 82 5 29,050 4 29,961
(National Institutes of Health)
0 0 0 0 0 27,922 0 28,804
National Science Foundation
50 50 0 0 0 4,163 0 4,124
(Major Research Equipment)
50 50 0 0 0 193 0 193
Agriculture
369 297 220 239 183 2,223 293 2,373
(Agricultural Res. Service)
257 166 86 76 60 1,141 146 1,289
(CSREES)
107 129 125 148 123 624 138 625
(Forest Service)
5 3 8 12 0 329 7 323
Interior
* 14 18 23 12 12 620 12 620
(U.S. Geological Survey)
* 14 11 20 10 10 555 10 555
Transportation
63 54 59 45 0 727 22 742
Environ. Protection Agency
* 62 53 56 51 33 579 33 579
Commerce
72 136 122 109 4 911 198 1,384
(NOAA)
31 107 97 109 4 501 198 693
(NIST)
42 29 26 0 0 379 0 648
Homeland Security
0 0 0 0 0 1,259 0 1,266
Education
0 1 0 3 0 261 0 262
Agency for Int'l Development
4 4 4 4 0 225 4 240
Department of Veterans Affairs
0 0 0 0 0 786 0 805
Housing and Urban Development
30 11 15 5 5 32 5 48
Department of Justice
29 3 0 0 0 82 0 93
All Other
5 2 5 11 0 339 11 357
_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____
Total 1,470 1,444 1,906 2,080 1,023 135,007 951 63,199
Showing posts with label Healthcare. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Healthcare. Show all posts
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Are you kidding me? Extend Cobra? Outrageous!!
How does this help with the cost of a Cobra plan? Are you kidding?
'...Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Ways and Means health subcommittee, is lobbying to expand COBRA insurance and provide subsidies to people who cannot afford the premiums. Currently, unemployed people can purchase health coverage through their previous employer, but it expires after 18 months and the individual must pay the full price plus an administrative fee. "When people lose their jobs, they lose their health insurance," he said. "Not having health care is right up there with food and shelter." ...'
Obama, Lawmakers Expanding Health Measures in Stimulus Plan
By Ceci Connolly
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, December 12, 2008; 12:03 AM
President-elect Barack Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress are devising plans to significantly expand the health provisions in next month's economic recovery legislation, arguing that pouring billions of dollars into an array of health programs will not only boost the economy but also make a down payment on promises of broader health-care reform.
In a stimulus bill that could exceed $500 billion, Obama has already pledged to increase federal Medicaid spending -- perhaps by more than $40 billion over two years -- and to make a large investment in health information technology. Talks are underway about also adding money to retrain medical workers, extending the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and expanding the law that allows unemployed people to purchase health insurance through a previous employer's plan, known as COBRA.
At a Chicago news conference yesterday to introduce Thomas A. Daschle as his choice for health and human services secretary, Obama said major reform of the health-care system "has to be intimately woven into our overall economic recovery plan."
"It's not something that we can sort of put off because we're in an emergency," he said. "This is part of the emergency."
Daschle, a former Senate majority leader, said that "addressing our health-care challenges" offers the best hope for reducing personal bankruptcies, improving American competitiveness and helping "pull our economy out of its current tailspin."
Their comments came just hours after the government announced that the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the week ending Dec. 6 was 570,000, the highest in 26 years.
"It's hard to overstate the urgency of this work," Obama said.
Part of the political rationale for adding more health-care projects to the recovery package is to "get a running start" on the larger goal of broad health reform, said Nancy LeaMond, an executive vice president at the seniors' lobby AARP. "This builds momentum."
Additionally, including health-care reform measures in the context of the economic recovery bill would keep Congress from having to deal with those debates and expenditures in the later, larger discussion, said Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.).
"We're going to be very busy here in Congress," he said in an interview. Baucus aims to begin marking up a stimulus bill the first week of January in hopes that it can be ready by Inauguration Day. He is pressing to include provisions that would steer money into health technology, such as adoption of electronic medical records, and reauthorization of the SCHIP program for two to three years.
"It's very important that health IT be part of the economic recovery," he said. "It represents the beginning of health-care reform."
During the campaign, Obama spoke of spending $50 billion on modernizing the health-care system by helping doctors and hospitals install and use computers. Sources involved in preparing the stimulus package said it might include $10 billion of that as a down payment.
"Investing in the health of the American people is a crucial part of the nation's economic recovery," said Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. "Modernizing our health-care system through better use of information technology is the key to easing the heavy burden of health-care costs."
Physicians have consistently complained that moving to electronic medical records or electronic prescribing involves spending money to purchase equipment and train workers. Several Democrats yesterday said the money could help defray the cost of those capital expenditures, pay for training programs or fund ongoing research on developing standards.
Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Ways and Means health subcommittee, is lobbying to expand COBRA insurance and provide subsidies to people who cannot afford the premiums. Currently, unemployed people can purchase health coverage through their previous employer, but it expires after 18 months and the individual must pay the full price plus an administrative fee. "When people lose their jobs, they lose their health insurance," he said. "Not having health care is right up there with food and shelter."
In addition to his Cabinet post, Daschle will be head of the new White House Office of Health Reform. His deputy will be Jeanne Lambrew, a veteran of the Clinton administration who co-wrote a book with Daschle on health-care reform.
In making the announcement, Obama described his friend Daschle as "the original no-drama guy."
'...Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Ways and Means health subcommittee, is lobbying to expand COBRA insurance and provide subsidies to people who cannot afford the premiums. Currently, unemployed people can purchase health coverage through their previous employer, but it expires after 18 months and the individual must pay the full price plus an administrative fee. "When people lose their jobs, they lose their health insurance," he said. "Not having health care is right up there with food and shelter." ...'
Obama, Lawmakers Expanding Health Measures in Stimulus Plan
By Ceci Connolly
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, December 12, 2008; 12:03 AM
President-elect Barack Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress are devising plans to significantly expand the health provisions in next month's economic recovery legislation, arguing that pouring billions of dollars into an array of health programs will not only boost the economy but also make a down payment on promises of broader health-care reform.
In a stimulus bill that could exceed $500 billion, Obama has already pledged to increase federal Medicaid spending -- perhaps by more than $40 billion over two years -- and to make a large investment in health information technology. Talks are underway about also adding money to retrain medical workers, extending the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and expanding the law that allows unemployed people to purchase health insurance through a previous employer's plan, known as COBRA.
At a Chicago news conference yesterday to introduce Thomas A. Daschle as his choice for health and human services secretary, Obama said major reform of the health-care system "has to be intimately woven into our overall economic recovery plan."
"It's not something that we can sort of put off because we're in an emergency," he said. "This is part of the emergency."
Daschle, a former Senate majority leader, said that "addressing our health-care challenges" offers the best hope for reducing personal bankruptcies, improving American competitiveness and helping "pull our economy out of its current tailspin."
Their comments came just hours after the government announced that the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the week ending Dec. 6 was 570,000, the highest in 26 years.
"It's hard to overstate the urgency of this work," Obama said.
Part of the political rationale for adding more health-care projects to the recovery package is to "get a running start" on the larger goal of broad health reform, said Nancy LeaMond, an executive vice president at the seniors' lobby AARP. "This builds momentum."
Additionally, including health-care reform measures in the context of the economic recovery bill would keep Congress from having to deal with those debates and expenditures in the later, larger discussion, said Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.).
"We're going to be very busy here in Congress," he said in an interview. Baucus aims to begin marking up a stimulus bill the first week of January in hopes that it can be ready by Inauguration Day. He is pressing to include provisions that would steer money into health technology, such as adoption of electronic medical records, and reauthorization of the SCHIP program for two to three years.
"It's very important that health IT be part of the economic recovery," he said. "It represents the beginning of health-care reform."
During the campaign, Obama spoke of spending $50 billion on modernizing the health-care system by helping doctors and hospitals install and use computers. Sources involved in preparing the stimulus package said it might include $10 billion of that as a down payment.
"Investing in the health of the American people is a crucial part of the nation's economic recovery," said Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. "Modernizing our health-care system through better use of information technology is the key to easing the heavy burden of health-care costs."
Physicians have consistently complained that moving to electronic medical records or electronic prescribing involves spending money to purchase equipment and train workers. Several Democrats yesterday said the money could help defray the cost of those capital expenditures, pay for training programs or fund ongoing research on developing standards.
Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Ways and Means health subcommittee, is lobbying to expand COBRA insurance and provide subsidies to people who cannot afford the premiums. Currently, unemployed people can purchase health coverage through their previous employer, but it expires after 18 months and the individual must pay the full price plus an administrative fee. "When people lose their jobs, they lose their health insurance," he said. "Not having health care is right up there with food and shelter."
In addition to his Cabinet post, Daschle will be head of the new White House Office of Health Reform. His deputy will be Jeanne Lambrew, a veteran of the Clinton administration who co-wrote a book with Daschle on health-care reform.
In making the announcement, Obama described his friend Daschle as "the original no-drama guy."
Friday, September 12, 2008
BANKRUPTCY JUDGE ...PRE MARITAL SEX! ABSTINENCE ONLY?
This is from 'THE' BANKRUPTCY JUDGE in Western District of Tennessee!
Her INTERPRETATION:
I was confused by your December 1, 2006, editorial. I have no way of knowing whether the U.S. bishops listened in any systematic way either to homosexual or to married Catholics before issuing their three statements on the subjects, but I find it hard to believe that they are not listening all the time as they go about their pastoral ministries. The bishops are aware of the views articulated today in favor of homosexual unions and the choice of married Catholics to use artificial contraception. They have said clearly that these views do not respect the natural order of things and are therefore impoverished. Wouldn't it be derelict of them not to say that?
The bishops argue that "engaging in sexual activity outside the bonds of a valid marriage is a serious violation of the law of love of God and of neighbor." It is our culture's failure to respect the bonds of marriage that is their focus. Marriage is the lifelong public commitment of two persons, intended for the procreation of children, and supported by the laws and customs of the surrounding community. This, the bishops insist, is the only appropriate context for sexual activity. Marriage is one of the most difficult commitments one can make. As such, it requires public support to be successful. The evidence concerning the effects of a less rigorous understanding of marriage is overwhelming.
JENNIE D. LATTA
Memphis, Tenn.
COPYRIGHT 2007 Commonweal Foundation
COPYRIGHT 2008 Gale, Cengage Learning
I wonder what she thinks of all the CORRUPT Bankruptcies she has presided over and HOW did she resolve the CORRUPTION? Just look at ALL the CORRUPTION that has been allowed for YEARS, YEARS to continue with their CORRUPT behavior with the ability to file BANKRUPTCY ibn the first place!
Her INTERPRETATION:
I was confused by your December 1, 2006, editorial. I have no way of knowing whether the U.S. bishops listened in any systematic way either to homosexual or to married Catholics before issuing their three statements on the subjects, but I find it hard to believe that they are not listening all the time as they go about their pastoral ministries. The bishops are aware of the views articulated today in favor of homosexual unions and the choice of married Catholics to use artificial contraception. They have said clearly that these views do not respect the natural order of things and are therefore impoverished. Wouldn't it be derelict of them not to say that?
The bishops argue that "engaging in sexual activity outside the bonds of a valid marriage is a serious violation of the law of love of God and of neighbor." It is our culture's failure to respect the bonds of marriage that is their focus. Marriage is the lifelong public commitment of two persons, intended for the procreation of children, and supported by the laws and customs of the surrounding community. This, the bishops insist, is the only appropriate context for sexual activity. Marriage is one of the most difficult commitments one can make. As such, it requires public support to be successful. The evidence concerning the effects of a less rigorous understanding of marriage is overwhelming.
JENNIE D. LATTA
Memphis, Tenn.
COPYRIGHT 2007 Commonweal Foundation
COPYRIGHT 2008 Gale, Cengage Learning
I wonder what she thinks of all the CORRUPT Bankruptcies she has presided over and HOW did she resolve the CORRUPTION? Just look at ALL the CORRUPTION that has been allowed for YEARS, YEARS to continue with their CORRUPT behavior with the ability to file BANKRUPTCY ibn the first place!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Since Poulsen's trial is now set to begin Oct. 1, it pushes the trial of James K. Happ, another former National Century executive, to Dec. 1.
Now why is this delay for Happ occurring? After the NOVEMBER election of course. Does any reporter really know where Happ is form or what his job at NCFE really was? If so, no one has yet to connect the dot!
Who does Happ really know? (Hint: Bush Connection)
The former CEO of National Century Financial Enterprises Inc. has successfully put off his trial on fraud-related charges by two months.
A federal judge ruled Friday that Lance Poulsen, the leader of the Dublin-based health-care financing company before it collapsed in 2002, will begin facing charges of securities fraud and conspiracy on Oct. 1 instead of Aug. 4. U.S. District Court Judge Algenon Marbley granted Poulsen's July 7 continuance request after Poulsen's attorneys argued they needed more time to review 40 boxes of documents the government is scheduled to make available between now and August.
"A two-month continuance will ensure that Poulsen has the time to obtain and review the documents that he plausibly claims are central to his theories of defense," Marbley wrote in his July 11 order.
Since Poulsen's trial is now set to begin Oct. 1, it pushes the trial of James K. Happ, another former National Century executive, to Dec. 1. Poulsen and Happ have both pleaded not guilty.
Poulsen, 65, co-founded National Century in 1991, building it into a major health-care financing company. It specialized in buying receivables from medical providers at a discount, which gave the health-care businesses the quick cash they needed. The receivables were then packaged as asset-backed bonds and sold to investors.
But National Century fell into Chapter 11 bankruptcy six years ago. The Justice Department alleged Poulsen and other executives ran a sophisticated Ponzi scheme that bilked investors out of nearly $2 billion. Poulsen pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy, securities fraud, wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy and concealment of money laundering.
Five other former National Century executives were found guilty in March of running a multiyear securities fraud at National Century. Poulsen was scheduled to go on trial with them, but his day in court on those charges was delayed because the government also accused him of trying to tamper with a witness.
Shortly after the March convictions of the five executives, Poulsen stood trial on the witness tampering charges. A jury found him and an associate, Karl Demmler, guilty of trying to bribe a government witness who is planning to testify against Poulsen in his securities fraud trial.
Who does Happ really know? (Hint: Bush Connection)
The former CEO of National Century Financial Enterprises Inc. has successfully put off his trial on fraud-related charges by two months.
A federal judge ruled Friday that Lance Poulsen, the leader of the Dublin-based health-care financing company before it collapsed in 2002, will begin facing charges of securities fraud and conspiracy on Oct. 1 instead of Aug. 4. U.S. District Court Judge Algenon Marbley granted Poulsen's July 7 continuance request after Poulsen's attorneys argued they needed more time to review 40 boxes of documents the government is scheduled to make available between now and August.
"A two-month continuance will ensure that Poulsen has the time to obtain and review the documents that he plausibly claims are central to his theories of defense," Marbley wrote in his July 11 order.
Since Poulsen's trial is now set to begin Oct. 1, it pushes the trial of James K. Happ, another former National Century executive, to Dec. 1. Poulsen and Happ have both pleaded not guilty.
Poulsen, 65, co-founded National Century in 1991, building it into a major health-care financing company. It specialized in buying receivables from medical providers at a discount, which gave the health-care businesses the quick cash they needed. The receivables were then packaged as asset-backed bonds and sold to investors.
But National Century fell into Chapter 11 bankruptcy six years ago. The Justice Department alleged Poulsen and other executives ran a sophisticated Ponzi scheme that bilked investors out of nearly $2 billion. Poulsen pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy, securities fraud, wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy and concealment of money laundering.
Five other former National Century executives were found guilty in March of running a multiyear securities fraud at National Century. Poulsen was scheduled to go on trial with them, but his day in court on those charges was delayed because the government also accused him of trying to tamper with a witness.
Shortly after the March convictions of the five executives, Poulsen stood trial on the witness tampering charges. A jury found him and an associate, Karl Demmler, guilty of trying to bribe a government witness who is planning to testify against Poulsen in his securities fraud trial.
Friday, January 18, 2008
Recession , War Crimes, Health Care......
YOU, connect the dots.
Go to americanhealthcarefraud.blog to see more whree Rainwater REALLY got his money.
Betting on the coming storm: Sovereign Deed's bankroller sees disaster ahead
by: Ed Brayton
Sunday (12/09) at 23:01 PM
The article notes that Rainwater has been spending the bulk of his time researching peak oil theory and reading survivalist literature about the inevitability of economic collapse that will cause society to fracture:
And while Rainwater says he doesn't think that Kuntsler's worst-case scenario is likely to come true, he does believe that his dystopic prediction is closer to reality than most of us would like to believe and he's been buying copies of this book and handing them out in his circle of business associates. The key to all of this is the collapse of the oil market, which Rainwater considers inevitable, and the resulting societal strife:
PMC's such as Blackwater and Triple Canopy, founded by Rainwater's partner in Sovereign Deed, Barrett Moore, have become notorious for trigger-happy behavior in Iraq. At home, the PMC entrepreneurs tout themselves as security for insecure America.
In pitching the Pellston project to state and local officials, the leaders of Sovereign Deed have outlined a business plan that clearly seeks to capitalize on this future dystopia. Retired Brig. Gen. Richard Mills, vice president of Sovereign Deed, told a town hall meeting that the company planned to offer disaster survival aid to the wealthy through a "country club style of membership." For an initial charge of $50,000 and a $15,000 annual fee, Sovereign Deed will come to the aid of their members in the event of a disaster, natural or societal.
They plan to use the Pellston airport as their base of operations, dispatching teams of armed men, mostly former members of the U.S. military's Special Forces, which Mills used to command, to protect the property of their members, to distribute survival rations and, if necessary, to evacuate them from a dangerous situation. At that town hall meeting, Mills was asked by a local resident about the ethics of providing such protections only for those wealthy enough to afford it when it is the government's responsibility to protect all Americans during such disasters.
"Every individual is responsible for preparing and supporting themselves," he said. The government cannot be everywhere all the time."
The person who asked the question, noting that this answer did not address his question about the ethics of selling heightened protection to the rich and leaving those who can't afford it to fend for themselves, tried to ask a follow-up question but was cut off by a local official who said it was not an appropriate forum for debate. That suggests this is not an issue that neither Sovereign Deed nor their local government advocates feels comfortable addressing. Rainwater, on the other hand, speaks in almost mystical terms about his ability to grasp the magnitude of the inevitable collapses that inevitably convinced him to finance this new company:
"This is going to get a little religious. I ask why I was blessed with this insightfulness. Everyone who has achieved something, scientists, ballplayers, thinks they were given their talent for a reason. Why me? Was I given this insightfulness at this particular time? Or was I just given this insightfulness?" He pauses. "I just want people to look out. 'Cause it could be bad."
Now, it seems, Rainwater doesn't just want them to watch out; he also wants them to pay him to bring the biggest umbrella to combat the coming storm.
Requests for an interview with Richard Rainwater for this story were unanswered.
Go to americanhealthcarefraud.blog to see more whree Rainwater REALLY got his money.
Betting on the coming storm: Sovereign Deed's bankroller sees disaster ahead
by: Ed Brayton
Sunday (12/09) at 23:01 PM
The article notes that Rainwater has been spending the bulk of his time researching peak oil theory and reading survivalist literature about the inevitability of economic collapse that will cause society to fracture:
And while Rainwater says he doesn't think that Kuntsler's worst-case scenario is likely to come true, he does believe that his dystopic prediction is closer to reality than most of us would like to believe and he's been buying copies of this book and handing them out in his circle of business associates. The key to all of this is the collapse of the oil market, which Rainwater considers inevitable, and the resulting societal strife:
PMC's such as Blackwater and Triple Canopy, founded by Rainwater's partner in Sovereign Deed, Barrett Moore, have become notorious for trigger-happy behavior in Iraq. At home, the PMC entrepreneurs tout themselves as security for insecure America.
In pitching the Pellston project to state and local officials, the leaders of Sovereign Deed have outlined a business plan that clearly seeks to capitalize on this future dystopia. Retired Brig. Gen. Richard Mills, vice president of Sovereign Deed, told a town hall meeting that the company planned to offer disaster survival aid to the wealthy through a "country club style of membership." For an initial charge of $50,000 and a $15,000 annual fee, Sovereign Deed will come to the aid of their members in the event of a disaster, natural or societal.
They plan to use the Pellston airport as their base of operations, dispatching teams of armed men, mostly former members of the U.S. military's Special Forces, which Mills used to command, to protect the property of their members, to distribute survival rations and, if necessary, to evacuate them from a dangerous situation. At that town hall meeting, Mills was asked by a local resident about the ethics of providing such protections only for those wealthy enough to afford it when it is the government's responsibility to protect all Americans during such disasters.
"Every individual is responsible for preparing and supporting themselves," he said. The government cannot be everywhere all the time."
The person who asked the question, noting that this answer did not address his question about the ethics of selling heightened protection to the rich and leaving those who can't afford it to fend for themselves, tried to ask a follow-up question but was cut off by a local official who said it was not an appropriate forum for debate. That suggests this is not an issue that neither Sovereign Deed nor their local government advocates feels comfortable addressing. Rainwater, on the other hand, speaks in almost mystical terms about his ability to grasp the magnitude of the inevitable collapses that inevitably convinced him to finance this new company:
"This is going to get a little religious. I ask why I was blessed with this insightfulness. Everyone who has achieved something, scientists, ballplayers, thinks they were given their talent for a reason. Why me? Was I given this insightfulness at this particular time? Or was I just given this insightfulness?" He pauses. "I just want people to look out. 'Cause it could be bad."
Now, it seems, Rainwater doesn't just want them to watch out; he also wants them to pay him to bring the biggest umbrella to combat the coming storm.
Requests for an interview with Richard Rainwater for this story were unanswered.
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