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health care fraud

Business & Lifestyle

How health care fraud in Michigan represents a wider problem

Six medical providers made headlines weeks ago after they were indicted for illegally prescribing around 13.2 million doses of prescription for painkillers. In an indictment on December 6, the doctors from Michigan were charged with insurance fraud amounting to $464 million. The court issued 56 counts of the indictment against the owner of the Pain Center USA in Eastpointe and Warren, Michigan and the Interventional Pain Center in Warren, Mich., 77-year-old Dr. Rajendra Bothra and five other doctors who work in the […]

todayDecember 31, 2018 10

holiday shopping Christmas shopping sales tax taxation

Business & Lifestyle

OP-ED: Holiday shopping and the sales tax Scrooge

The average American will spend around $800 on gifts this Christmas. But making those holiday buys in Illinois will leave many families wishing they could get more bang for their buck. Illinois passed its first state sales tax – 2 percent on all retail goods – all the way back in 1933. It not only replaced revenue that came from the old statewide property tax, but brought in a lot of new money as well. Fast forward to today: Illinois’ […]

todayDecember 16, 2018 18

romaine lettuce

Business & Lifestyle

FDA traces romaine E. coli outbreak to California farm; some lettuce safe to eat

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it was able to trace an E. coli outbreak to a California farm. The FDA's investigation identified a positive sample result for the outbreak strain in the sediment of a local irrigation reservoir used by Adam Bros. Farms in Santa Barbara County. The agency said the farm has been cooperating with the outbreak investigation and hasn't shipped any romaine lettuce since Nov. 20. So far 59 people in 15 […]

todayDecember 13, 2018 6

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Business & Lifestyle

Tech devices and gadgets to look out for in 2019

For the first time ever, the world saw more than 4 billion people log onto the Internet in 2018. Now that more than half of all human beings are online, technology innovations are bound to explode in 2019. Devices such as laptops and smartphones, which hardly existed just a decade ago, are now seemingly impossible to live without. Similarly, products which we have seen emerging in the last couple of years are expected to become part of the furniture in 2019. The […]

todayDecember 12, 2018 16

Automotive News

Seven car insurance tips that will change your way of life

Any car owner would know the light stress that car insurance instigates. Sure, not getting one would be a very foolish idea, but it does come at a price. Car insurance is one reason that people pay a little extra every month and choosing one or even dealing with their employees in the event of an accident is a big headache. But for those curious enough, there are certain ways one can maximize their policies or even get a cheaper […]

todayDecember 11, 2018 8

cybersecurity small business

Business & Lifestyle

New materials on cybersecurity for small business

If you own a small business, you know it’s critical to protect your business from cyber threats. Today, the FTC launched new cybersecurity resources for small businesses – you’ll find them at FTC.gov/SmallBusiness. What better time to check out these new resources than now – it’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and this week’s theme is cybersecurity at work. This new national cybersecurity education campaign grew out of discussions we had last year with small business owners across the country about […]

todayDecember 2, 2018 6

PNC Bank

Business & Lifestyle

Have you contacted PNC Bank yet? I keep getting calls from them.

Question: Dear Steve, Getting calls from PNC Bank every day. I am a member with you. Have you contacted PNC Bank to tell them we are with you now? I have quit answering my phone because I get so many calls. I am really tired of it. Charles and Bonnie Answer: Dear Charles and Bonnie, I have no clue what you are talking about. I don’t have clients or any sort of membership associated with the GetOutOfDebt.org website or myself. […]

todayNovember 30, 2018 6

hotel and resort fees

Business & Lifestyle

These hotel fees are making your stay more expensive

Last week I wrote about some of the new and different ways airlines are collecting fees, rendering many base fare comparisons moot. Well, as it turns out, a similar phenomenon has also been affecting a different part of the travel sector for years. I speak, of course, of the hotel industry. Just as looking on third-party travels sites for flights can sometimes cause you to overlook the true cost, there are a few semi-hidden hotel fees that also increase the […]

todayNovember 28, 2018 7

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Business & Lifestyle

CVS Health: Deal to buy Aetna will close after Thanksgiving

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (UPI) -- CVS Health's $69 billion acquisition of Aetna will take longer than expected as the retail pharmacy needs approval from two more state departments of insurance. Earlier this month, CVS CEO Larry Merlo said the deal was on track to close before Thanksgiving. In a SEC filing Tuesday, the company said that now won't happen until after the holiday. "CVS Health has made significant progress and is in the final states of the approval process with the […]

todayNovember 21, 2018 11

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