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You know how some car dealerships tell people one price to get them in the door, then jack it up with a bunch of add-ons? It would become illegal under a bill being considered in California. The Combating Auto Retail Scams Act, is expected to get a vote in the...
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Deborah Brennan CalMatters La primavera pasada, el Hospital Palo Verde en Blythe estuvo al borde del cierre, después de que una serie de contratiempos financieros lo dejaran sin fondos. En mayo, el hospital anunció que no aceptaría nuevos pacientes “en el futuro previsible”, aunque su sala de emergencias y...
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Deborah Brennan CalMatters Last spring, Palo Verde Hospital in Blythe was on the brink of closure, after a series of financial mishaps left it bleeding cash. In May, the hospital announced that it would not accept new patients, “for the foreseeable future,” although its emergency room and clinic remained...
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Scams involving false claims for medical equipment are spreading across California, according to experts in Medicare fraud. Sometimes scammers offer free equipment in exchange for your Medicare number, even if you do not need it. They bill Medicare and potentially get paid. Carolina Oehler, program specialist for the Kern...
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Según expertos en fraude al programa Medicare, se están extendiendo por California estafas relacionadas con solicitudes falsas de equipos médicos. En ocasiones, los estafadores ofrecen equipos gratuitos a cambio del número de Medicare, incluso si no se necesitan. Facturan a Medicare y se quedan con una parte. Carolina Oehler,...
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Unlike the rest of the world, which celebrates International Workers’ Day on May Day, commemorating the tragic events of the Haymarket Riot in Chicago in 1886, the United States celebrates its day the first week of September. Labor Day in the United States dates back to a workers’ parade...
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A diferencia del resto del mundo, que celebra el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores, el Primero de Mayo, que conmemora los trágicos eventos de la “Revuelta de Haymarket” en Chicago en 1886, Estados Unidos lo hace la primera semana de septiembre. El “Labor Day” de Estados Unidos se remonta...
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Un informe publicado el 2 de septiembre revela que la cultura escolar puede contribuir en gran medida a reducir el bullying en las escuelas. Investigadores de la organización sin fines de lucro YouthTruth encuestaron a 200,000 estudiantes de primaria y secundaria y descubrieron que las víctimas tienden a recurrir a los...
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A report published September 2 finds that school culture can go a long way to reduce bullying. Researchers from nonprofit YouthTruth surveyed 200,000 K-12 students and find that victims of bullying are more likely to turn to adults at home rather than at school. The survey also finds less than half...
You know how some car dealerships tell people one price to get them in the door, then jack it up with a bunch of add-ons? It would become illegal under a bill being considered in California. The Combating Auto Retail Scams Act, is expected to get a vote in the...
Deborah Brennan CalMatters La primavera pasada, el Hospital Palo Verde en Blythe estuvo al borde del cierre, después de que una serie de contratiempos financieros lo dejaran sin fondos. En mayo, el hospital anunció que no aceptaría nuevos pacientes “en el futuro previsible”, aunque su sala de emergencias y...
Deborah Brennan CalMatters Last spring, Palo Verde Hospital in Blythe was on the brink of closure, after a series of financial mishaps left it bleeding cash. In May, the hospital announced that it would not accept new patients, “for the foreseeable future,” although its emergency room and clinic remained...
Scams involving false claims for medical equipment are spreading across California, according to experts in Medicare fraud. Sometimes scammers offer free equipment in exchange for your Medicare number, even if you do not need it. They bill Medicare and potentially get paid. Carolina Oehler, program specialist for the Kern...
Según expertos en fraude al programa Medicare, se están extendiendo por California estafas relacionadas con solicitudes falsas de equipos médicos. En ocasiones, los estafadores ofrecen equipos gratuitos a cambio del número de Medicare, incluso si no se necesitan. Facturan a Medicare y se quedan con una parte. Carolina Oehler,...
Unlike the rest of the world, which celebrates International Workers’ Day on May Day, commemorating the tragic events of the Haymarket Riot in Chicago in 1886, the United States celebrates its day the first week of September. Labor Day in the United States dates back to a workers’ parade...
A diferencia del resto del mundo, que celebra el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores, el Primero de Mayo, que conmemora los trágicos eventos de la “Revuelta de Haymarket” en Chicago en 1886, Estados Unidos lo hace la primera semana de septiembre. El “Labor Day” de Estados Unidos se remonta...
Un informe publicado el 2 de septiembre revela que la cultura escolar puede contribuir en gran medida a reducir el bullying en las escuelas. Investigadores de la organización sin fines de lucro YouthTruth encuestaron a 200,000 estudiantes de primaria y secundaria y descubrieron que las víctimas tienden a recurrir a los...
A report published September 2 finds that school culture can go a long way to reduce bullying. Researchers from nonprofit YouthTruth surveyed 200,000 K-12 students and find that victims of bullying are more likely to turn to adults at home rather than at school. The survey also finds less than half...