Small firms weigh dropping family health coverage due to ACA risks
Rising premiums under the Affordable Care Act push small business owners to consider eliminating coverage for workers' families. Insurers warn of 20 percent or more increases in 2014, complicating decisions for owners like Mike Shoop of Professional Finance Co. in Greeley Colorado as they balance benefits with cost trends and pending regulatory details.
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New York
Mike Shoop
ACA
Shoop
Greeley
Colo
Professional Finance Co
Internal Revenue Service
Jackpot fatigue grows as Powerball draws big crowds
In Des Moines and beyond, players chase a 425 million Powerball prize with mega tickets and repeated plays. Officials note the trend, citing past record jackpots and a 2012 price hike that boosted sales while delivering smaller wins.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Meghan Graham
Brookline
Mass
Florida
Arizona
Missouri
Chuck Strutt
Lottery Association
Illinois
Tom Romero
The
New Mexico Lottery
New Mexico
Strutt
Judge orders BP to pay $130M to settlement administrator
A New Orleans federal judge ordered BP to pay more than 130 million dollars in fees to the court supervised administrator of its Gulf Coast settlement after the 2010 spill. The ruling by Judge Carl Barbier comes as BP seeks to block claims payments while an FBI probe into an attorney in the program unfolds. BP argues misinterpretation of the deal could inflate claims and face billions in disputed payments.
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New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Carl Barbier
FBI
Louis Freeh
Barbier
Juneau
U.S
Sally Shushan
Shushan
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Car & Driver
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