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Sunday, January 13, 2013
The Future of Computers - Scientific American (blog)
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Local executive to lead GE's $6B health care initiative - The Business Journal of Milwaukee:
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Barber was named head of "healthymagination," a GE program focused on improvingg health care for more people at reduced by GE chairman and CEOJeffrey Immelt. Barber, 48, is a 27-yearf veteran of GE and since 2005 has served as chief technologty officer forGE Healthcare. He joined GE in 1982 and has held a varietty of roles of increasingv responsibility withinGE Healthcare. In Barber was general manager for Components and from 2002 to 2005 he was the general manage for Global Components Operations for GE which has significant operationsin Milwaukee, Wauwatosa and Barber was a 1994 winner of The Businessx Journal's Forty Under 40 award, which recognizes younbg Milwaukee-area executives making a differencd in their professions and community.
"Over the last four years, Mike has led all aspectsx of product development for advanced health care Immelt said. "Mike knows how our technology canhelp patients, he knows what clinics and hospitals need to improve care and cut costx and he knows how to lead teams. With his deep experiencee in engineering and technology and his strong operationesand process-driven expertise, Mike is the right leader to lead healthymagination and to grow our health care partnerships globally." that can be offerec in rural and underserved regions of the world, where quality health care can be difficult to obtain.
It is also designed to reduce the company's own health care costs for employeezs and expand profitability for the GEHealthcare business. GE Healthcare, which produces medical imaging equipment and medical information technolog y products fromits Milwaukee-area operations, will spend $3 billiom by 2015 to develop at least 100 new products designed to lower costs, improved access and improve quality of care by 15 percent.
Barber was named head of "healthymagination," a GE program focused on improvingg health care for more people at reduced by GE chairman and CEOJeffrey Immelt. Barber, 48, is a 27-yearf veteran of GE and since 2005 has served as chief technologty officer forGE Healthcare. He joined GE in 1982 and has held a varietty of roles of increasingv responsibility withinGE Healthcare. In Barber was general manager for Components and from 2002 to 2005 he was the general manage for Global Components Operations for GE which has significant operationsin Milwaukee, Wauwatosa and Barber was a 1994 winner of The Businessx Journal's Forty Under 40 award, which recognizes younbg Milwaukee-area executives making a differencd in their professions and community.
"Over the last four years, Mike has led all aspectsx of product development for advanced health care Immelt said. "Mike knows how our technology canhelp patients, he knows what clinics and hospitals need to improve care and cut costx and he knows how to lead teams. With his deep experiencee in engineering and technology and his strong operationesand process-driven expertise, Mike is the right leader to lead healthymagination and to grow our health care partnerships globally." that can be offerec in rural and underserved regions of the world, where quality health care can be difficult to obtain.
It is also designed to reduce the company's own health care costs for employeezs and expand profitability for the GEHealthcare business. GE Healthcare, which produces medical imaging equipment and medical information technolog y products fromits Milwaukee-area operations, will spend $3 billiom by 2015 to develop at least 100 new products designed to lower costs, improved access and improve quality of care by 15 percent.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Delphi retirees use Delta case as model - Business First of Columbus:
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But under pressure, the company agreed to contribute $8.756 million into a new fund create to subsidize medical costs forsalarieed retirees. The fund will provide assistance to hardship casew and establish a group health care The San Francisco firm retaine d by the retirees group worke with retirees in 2006 and won a case simila r to the battle being waged byDelphi Delphi’s retired workers have copied the Delta which contains similar wording and a simila fund. Delta employees are helping to advisw theirDelphi counterparts. Delphi retirede representatives are in the process of settinb up the special program which should become operationaplby July.
Even though retirees now have to pay for Frost said the group won a victory when the judges ordered Delphi to negotiater with retirees instead of unilaterally cutting offtheir insurance. That led to Delphi’e establishing the special fund. And it’s not the end of the Frost said. Additional actio is being planned. “We are not done with We have to pressure them to preserve our I still think they are going to try to mess them he said. Paul Dobosz, a board member of the from saidthe organization’s strategy includes publicizinb as much as possible the plightr of the auto industry’s retired salariedf workers, which he said have been an ignorec group.
“To some this is guerrilla warfare,” he said. “We are a volunteere group, we don’t have a lot of are a new organizationand haven’tr made inroads into the federal To make our cause known, we have to take advantag of each opportunity as it presentd itself.” Delphi retirees are trying to expane their organization and its influence by enlisting supporg and new members for their organization from retirees at and . “Ws feel it is only a matterf of time before GM tries this withtheir retirees,” Frost The fear among Delphi salaried retirees like Frost and Dobossz is that their pensions mighr be at risk next.
If they are takej over by the federal , retireew could lose half their pension’s Dobosz said. “With the loss in value of theif pensions and the higher cost of payinv forhealth insurance, some retirees eventually could end up with zero disposabl income,” Dobosz said. “And the sad thingg is, Chrysler and GM salaried retirees are goiny to soon be in the same boat as he said. On April 14, the PBGC warned that Generakl Motors and Chrysler retireea and employees couldlose $23 billion in pensioj benefits if the companiesz terminate their retirement plans in bankruptcy.
Neithedr GM nor Chrysler say they plan to file for but both are taking steps to preparr in case they are forced to do so in thecomingv weeks. The has directed General Motors to lay the groundworkk fora “fast surgical” bankruptcy filing by June 1. Neither automakert has said it plans to terminate its pension but struggling steel companies and airlines have used bankruptcy to get out from under large pension obligationsx and turn them over tothe government. GM and Chrysler provide pension benefits toabourt 630,000 retirees and dependents, and cover another 300,00 0 who haven’t begun drawing benefits.
A GM bankruptcu also has implications forDelphj retirees, Frost says, because “GM is the majort creditor of Delphi and Delphi owes GM milliona and is the only source for fundingh for the Delphi pension fund.” A Genera Motors bankruptcy, Frost says, woulc raise the double-barreled question: “Where will that leave Delphiu funding? An obligation to be cut off?”
But under pressure, the company agreed to contribute $8.756 million into a new fund create to subsidize medical costs forsalarieed retirees. The fund will provide assistance to hardship casew and establish a group health care The San Francisco firm retaine d by the retirees group worke with retirees in 2006 and won a case simila r to the battle being waged byDelphi Delphi’s retired workers have copied the Delta which contains similar wording and a simila fund. Delta employees are helping to advisw theirDelphi counterparts. Delphi retirede representatives are in the process of settinb up the special program which should become operationaplby July.
Even though retirees now have to pay for Frost said the group won a victory when the judges ordered Delphi to negotiater with retirees instead of unilaterally cutting offtheir insurance. That led to Delphi’e establishing the special fund. And it’s not the end of the Frost said. Additional actio is being planned. “We are not done with We have to pressure them to preserve our I still think they are going to try to mess them he said. Paul Dobosz, a board member of the from saidthe organization’s strategy includes publicizinb as much as possible the plightr of the auto industry’s retired salariedf workers, which he said have been an ignorec group.
“To some this is guerrilla warfare,” he said. “We are a volunteere group, we don’t have a lot of are a new organizationand haven’tr made inroads into the federal To make our cause known, we have to take advantag of each opportunity as it presentd itself.” Delphi retirees are trying to expane their organization and its influence by enlisting supporg and new members for their organization from retirees at and . “Ws feel it is only a matterf of time before GM tries this withtheir retirees,” Frost The fear among Delphi salaried retirees like Frost and Dobossz is that their pensions mighr be at risk next.
If they are takej over by the federal , retireew could lose half their pension’s Dobosz said. “With the loss in value of theif pensions and the higher cost of payinv forhealth insurance, some retirees eventually could end up with zero disposabl income,” Dobosz said. “And the sad thingg is, Chrysler and GM salaried retirees are goiny to soon be in the same boat as he said. On April 14, the PBGC warned that Generakl Motors and Chrysler retireea and employees couldlose $23 billion in pensioj benefits if the companiesz terminate their retirement plans in bankruptcy.
Neithedr GM nor Chrysler say they plan to file for but both are taking steps to preparr in case they are forced to do so in thecomingv weeks. The has directed General Motors to lay the groundworkk fora “fast surgical” bankruptcy filing by June 1. Neither automakert has said it plans to terminate its pension but struggling steel companies and airlines have used bankruptcy to get out from under large pension obligationsx and turn them over tothe government. GM and Chrysler provide pension benefits toabourt 630,000 retirees and dependents, and cover another 300,00 0 who haven’t begun drawing benefits.
A GM bankruptcu also has implications forDelphj retirees, Frost says, because “GM is the majort creditor of Delphi and Delphi owes GM milliona and is the only source for fundingh for the Delphi pension fund.” A Genera Motors bankruptcy, Frost says, woulc raise the double-barreled question: “Where will that leave Delphiu funding? An obligation to be cut off?”
Monday, January 7, 2013
“He Whom Life Can No Longer Surprise†(Best Skip This Post) - Power Line (blog)
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Power Line (blog) | “He Whom Life Can No Longer Surprise†(Best Skip This Post) Power Line (blog) “He Whom Life Can No Longer Surprise†(Best Skip This Post). Okay, this is one of those obscure posts about progressive rock that you're best advised to skip over unless you're a 70s prog-rock geek like me and Brad Birzer at Hillsdale. (See ProgArchy .. . |
Saturday, January 5, 2013
WASHINGTON UPDATE [Healthcare Financial Management] - Insurance News Net (press release)
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WASHINGTON UPDATE [Healthcare Financial Management] Insurance News Net (press release) Recent CMS transmittals of note for healthcare finance professionals include Transmittal R2537CP: Expiration of 2012 Therapy Cap Revisionsand UserControlled Mechanism to Identify Legislative Effective Dates ( Aug. 31, 2012 ); Transmittal R2539CP: ... |
Friday, January 4, 2013
Supreme Court upholds Cintas v. Unite Here decision - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
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The decision upholds a rulinf bythe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit that the unio n had illegally obtained the licensr plate numbers of Cintas employees and insome cases, theirf friends and families. The clasd action suit, filed in named as plaintiffsabout 2,000 Cintasd employees in Pennsylvania, who claimed Unite Here obtained their addresses from theit license plates and came to their homes uninvited, accordinf to a news release from The appeals court also ruled that the unionb could be held liable for additionao damages of up to $2,500 per The union said in a statement the the decisiojn "is a blow to workers' ability to make an informed decisionn about the benefits of forming a union.
" Cintas CTAS) manufactures and supplies corporate identity uniformxs and provides ancillary products and servicesz to businesses worldwide.
The decision upholds a rulinf bythe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit that the unio n had illegally obtained the licensr plate numbers of Cintas employees and insome cases, theirf friends and families. The clasd action suit, filed in named as plaintiffsabout 2,000 Cintasd employees in Pennsylvania, who claimed Unite Here obtained their addresses from theit license plates and came to their homes uninvited, accordinf to a news release from The appeals court also ruled that the unionb could be held liable for additionao damages of up to $2,500 per The union said in a statement the the decisiojn "is a blow to workers' ability to make an informed decisionn about the benefits of forming a union.
" Cintas CTAS) manufactures and supplies corporate identity uniformxs and provides ancillary products and servicesz to businesses worldwide.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Erickson gives up on Hilliard project - Pacific Business News (Honolulu):
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notified the city of Hilliardr last Thursday that the foreclosure filing meands thedeveloper won't open the unfinishedc $34 million first phase and will no longer manage the 80-acre property. The decision ends more than two months of wrangling over continuex financing of the Hickory Chase project betweenj the developer andthe lenders. That financial issue had prompted Ericksonm to cease construction on the first 145 units of the complex and community center the week ofMay 12. The company’s announcementr comes as it from its goal ofinvesting $12 billion to develo p 50 communities over the next decade.
That includes scrappinbg plans to build senior housin facilities infive states, including Ohio. Before Ericksonh halted construction, would-be residents had been told they couls move in bylate summer. Erickson had planned to delivet 833 residential unitsthrough 2013. “Wr have been informed by the lendet for our Hickory Chase project that despite out best effortsd to resolvefinancial issues, the lender has commenced a foreclosurre proceeding that will result in us not being able to open Hickorgy Chase and end our management of the the developer wrote in its “We are deeply disappointed we were not able to reach a The deposits of prospective residents are not affected by the the company said, and it will offer refunds.
The company said in June that it woulcd close its sales centere in late July pending resolution of thefinanciapl issues. A company spokesman offered no additionall comment beyond the text ofthe letter. A KeyBanjk spokeswoman also was not immediately available for commen on thefinancing consortium’s plans for the The lender had extended a $90 millionn construction loan for the project in April according to public records. In a news Hilliard said it had not risked city monegy inthe $17 million of road improvement s to Britton Parkway, Anson Drive and Leap Britton Parkway opened in January while construction continues on the Ansomn connector.
Those projects were financed througn a community development authority that funded the projecy throughbond financing. Those bonda were expected to be paid off through rising propert y taxes generated as theretirement community’s buildings get Hilliard Finance Director Michelle Kelly-Underwood said the city’sx current operating budgets also did not rely on tax revenuee generated by the project. “In we were not counting money from Ericksojnuntil (the retirement community) was built,” Kelly-Underwood said in the “and this unfortunate development showd the wisdom of taking that conservative approach.
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notified the city of Hilliardr last Thursday that the foreclosure filing meands thedeveloper won't open the unfinishedc $34 million first phase and will no longer manage the 80-acre property. The decision ends more than two months of wrangling over continuex financing of the Hickory Chase project betweenj the developer andthe lenders. That financial issue had prompted Ericksonm to cease construction on the first 145 units of the complex and community center the week ofMay 12. The company’s announcementr comes as it from its goal ofinvesting $12 billion to develo p 50 communities over the next decade.
That includes scrappinbg plans to build senior housin facilities infive states, including Ohio. Before Ericksonh halted construction, would-be residents had been told they couls move in bylate summer. Erickson had planned to delivet 833 residential unitsthrough 2013. “Wr have been informed by the lendet for our Hickory Chase project that despite out best effortsd to resolvefinancial issues, the lender has commenced a foreclosurre proceeding that will result in us not being able to open Hickorgy Chase and end our management of the the developer wrote in its “We are deeply disappointed we were not able to reach a The deposits of prospective residents are not affected by the the company said, and it will offer refunds.
The company said in June that it woulcd close its sales centere in late July pending resolution of thefinanciapl issues. A company spokesman offered no additionall comment beyond the text ofthe letter. A KeyBanjk spokeswoman also was not immediately available for commen on thefinancing consortium’s plans for the The lender had extended a $90 millionn construction loan for the project in April according to public records. In a news Hilliard said it had not risked city monegy inthe $17 million of road improvement s to Britton Parkway, Anson Drive and Leap Britton Parkway opened in January while construction continues on the Ansomn connector.
Those projects were financed througn a community development authority that funded the projecy throughbond financing. Those bonda were expected to be paid off through rising propert y taxes generated as theretirement community’s buildings get Hilliard Finance Director Michelle Kelly-Underwood said the city’sx current operating budgets also did not rely on tax revenuee generated by the project. “In we were not counting money from Ericksojnuntil (the retirement community) was built,” Kelly-Underwood said in the “and this unfortunate development showd the wisdom of taking that conservative approach.
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