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Insurers limiting doctors, hospitals in health insurance market
“Insurers in California’s new health insurance exchange are holding down premiums by limiting choices, raising concerns that patients will struggle to get care.”
Read MoreSan Diego FBI building financed by Chinese seeking U.S. visas, senator says
“Posh FBI field office, built by Las Vegas developer with ties to late mobster Moe Dalitz and San Diego GOP candidates Carl DeMaio and Kevin Faulconer, was financed by funds from U.S. visa-seeking Chinese investors, Sen. Charles Grassley says”
Read MoreMany US bridges old, risky and rundown
An Associated Press analysis of 607,380 bridges in the most recent federal National Bridge Inventory showed that 65,605 were classified as “structurally deficient” and 20,808 as “fracture critical.” Of those, 7,795 were both – a combination of red flags that experts say indicate significant disrepair and similar risk of collapse.
Read MoreBoomers’ embrace of devices gives rise to new med-tech age
“Hundreds of thousands of Americans are receiving medical devices that were once considered nearly exclusive to the elderly. The shift is profoundly changing patient care and expanding the fortunes of the medical-technology industry while amplifying concerns over the safety and oversight of some products. Device companies are facing thousands of patient lawsuits challenging the safety…
Read MoreAdviser didn’t disclose tax liens
An Atlanta investment adviser public pensions across the nation to sink millions into his firm’s funds. But as he criss-crossed the country touting the investment, he had not disclosed his personal financial problems – including a $1 million lawsuit settlement and federal tax liens – to regulators, the AJC reported Sunday.
Read MoreErrors plague school testing
AJC reporter Heather Vogell exposed cracks in a cornerstone of No Child Left Behind: flawed exams. Questions with no right answers; scoring errors; test booklets with missing pages can cost students dearly.
Read More$45 cost one woman her home
“In part three of Homes for the Taking, The Washington Post’s Debbie Cenziper, Mike Sallah and Steven Rich found the District’s tax office has risked 1,900 houses to foreclosure by mistakenly counting property owners as delinquent even after they paid their taxes, forcing them to fight for their homes in grueling legal battles that persisted…
Read MoreTableau announces Mac version to be released ‘early next year’
At its customer conference this week in Washington, D.C., Tableau Software announced that a Mac-compatible version of its software would become available along with the newest version, Tableau 8.2, to be released most likely “early next year,” according to the Tableau Public blog. Tableau’s public and desktop versions of its data analysis and visualization software…
Read MoreProPublica and the Center for Investigative Reporting discuss elder care in America
ProPrublica and the Center for Investigative Reporting are holding a discussion today at 11 a.m. PT/ 2 p.m. ET on the state of elder care in America. Both news organizations have recently published projects on the topic. Read the investigations here: Center for Investigative Reporting: Quick dismissal of caregiver abuse cases puts Calif. patients at risk…
Read MoreWhy a recent journalism school graduate spent her money on a drone
An aerial shot of the Balboa Fun Zone in Newport Beach, California. Photo by Sally French When I told my parents I was using my graduation money to buy a drone, they thought I was crazy. “Why don’t you buy some camera gear instead?” they told me. After all, graduating in May with a photojournalism…
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