Consumer alert warns about ACA related scams and red flags
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger urges vigilance as scammers pose as federal agents or insurers over the Affordable Care Act. Open enrollment runs Oct 1 to Mar 31 2014, but fraudulent sites and phone offers pressure for personal data. Verify licenses with the state, report fraud to 800 318 2596, and beware too good to be true offers.
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National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Kansas
Healthcare.gov
U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Trade Commission
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
FTC
Consumer Sentinel
Government shutdown sparks delay in home projects and healthcare debate
On the second day of a government shutdown a speaker notes delays in home improvement projects and a halt to discretionary spending. The critic blasts a radical-right bloc over Affordable Care Act protections for pre existing conditions. He condemns potential impacts on Social Security and Medicare, citing senior retirement planning and economic damage estimated at $200 million daily as the discourse targets the elderly and ordinary citizens.
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Social Security
Medicare
Lynn Jenkins
House of Representatives
Davis Notion of Brownback Sparks Kansas Debate
In the Insight Kansas column Professor Chapman Rackaway, Fort Hays State University Republicans adviser, questions Paul Davis and his moderate alternative to Governor Sam Brownback. The piece notes Davis does not view Brownback as personally disliked and suggests Davis often aligns with Brownback on many points.
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Kansas
Chapman Rackaway
Sam Brownback
Rackaway
Fort Hays
Linda Brown
Herald
Linda
Walmart
Emily Graves
Lawrence
Emily
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Readers Debate Brownback vs Davis in Kansas Governor Race
The letter calls Sam Brownback’s leadership divisive and argues Paul Davis offers cooperative governance. It urges support for Davis to restore education funding and broader opportunity, while noting voter choices in this stark election.
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Davis
Brownback
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Paul Davis
Rockaway
Davisforkansas
One in Three U S Youths Report Dating Violence
The September Dibble Institute issue highlights 2011 2012 Growing Up with Media survey findings that about one in three youths ages 14 20 report dating violence and nearly one third admit they have engaged in dating violence Boys and girls show substantial perpetration and victim rates with notable overlap A related study links early bullying to later dating violence Kansas law requires bullying policies and staff training National Bullying Prevention Month prompts adults to model respectful behavior Rebecca McFarland Frontier Extension District No 11 serves Franklin County for more information call 785 229 3520 or email rmcfarlaksu edu
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Dibble Institute
U.S
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Kansas
Boards of Education
Rebecca McFarland
Frontier Extension District No. 11
Franklin County
Rmcfarla
Ksu
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