In an effort to broaden the company’s “social interaction” with our clients and FaceBook fans, Daily Trivia Questions are posted on both of our business pages. Here are the weekly standings for this past week, and the winner of the Sunday night Weekly Drawing for an AmEx gift card!
Congratulations – To this past week’s Trivia Contest Winner!! Our latest contest winner for the weekly FaceBook HealthInsurance4Everyone/Health & Life Solutions, LLC Trivia Contest, drawn randomly by computer late Sunday evening, April 23rd, 2017 was:
SUSAN JETTE
New Haven, CT
Winner Of A $25.00 AmEx Gift Card
Each day, fans of either of our company FaceBook pages (HealthInsurance4Everyone or Health & Life Solutions LLC) are able to test their skills with our Daily TRIVIA QUESTION. The first 20 winners who post the correct answer to the TRIVIA QUESTION, will then get entered into the weekly drawing held late on Sunday evenings for a $25.00 Am Ex Gift. Card
Weekly Gift Card winners will be posted in our blog at this site. Remember to become a FaceBook “fan” on either of our company pages to enter and post your answers.
Here are the daily contestants from last week’s Trivia Contest that were entered into the Sunday drawing:
4/17/17
Priscilla Shimp
Sherri Kidwell
Michelle Hughes
Crystal Moyer
Mya Murphy
Crystal Hazelwood
Kizzy Alvarez DeSantis
Carla S-Paige Williams
Brandi Chaney
Melissa Turner Baker
Belinda Haas
John Mellor
Valerie Kuehn
Alicia Dansby
Steve Hardy
Teena Sierson
Megan Rhyne
Amy Marie Wilkinson
Tina Marie
Susan Clarke Jette
4/18/17
Lisa Puckett
Brandy Marie Williams
Priscilla Shimp
Michelle Hughes
Ashley Stamey Phillips
Jennifer Mason
Tina Marie
Jonnalyn Gates
Deborah Farris
Angela Nicole
Nai Merri
Karen Jaras
Marie Beauregard
Kayla Clemons
Kathleen Hickman
Susan Clarke Jette
Christy Hawkes
Ralph Gonzales
Andrea Workman
Tammy Alcorta
4/19/17
Melissa Turner Baker
Jennifer Sparks
Carol Scheive
Brittany Marie Thompson
Andrea Workman
Shawna Poole
Dean Bruss
Sean Stover
Priscilla Shimp
Shelby Lynn
Lisa J Wright
Rhonda Nicholson
Ashley Oshier
Jennifer Downing
Tammy Alcorta
Lotorya Patrick
Dawn Raasch
Chrissy Kim
Valerie Kuehn
Carrie Strickland
JoBeth Butcher
4/20/17
Crystal Young
Alexandria Fields
Mary Achio
Emily Rice Bowersock
Amanda Rosario
Anna Nichols
Angela Nicole
Brooke Scott
Dale Fish
Roberta Thomas
Amy Cantrall-McDaniels
Abby Cox
Jennifer Saavedra
Anggie Marie
Kim Floyd
Kendra George
Raquel Perez-Espinal
Sean Stover
Tonya Velazquez
Tiffany Greene Elliott
Amy Chavis
Misty Shallcross
4/21/17
Nikki Hunsaker
John McKnight
Suzie Mize Lockhart
Dawna McKnight
Tonya Velazquez
Lori Capobianco
Mary Mcmenamy
Stephanie Beckwith
Nai Merri
Jennifer Saavedra
Alicia Dansby
Kelsey Mcknight
Ashley Stamey Phillips
Tracy Shafer
Geri Rus
Dean Bruss
Brandi Kerr
Misty Shallcross
Morgan Alexandra
Valerie Kuehn
Johanna Landsaw-Davis
4/22/17
Sheila Carvell
Anna Nichols
Shelby Lynn
Andrea Timms
Amy Chavis
Carole Jacobs
Brittany Michelle
Juanita Williams-Jones
Jakara Jackson
Chris Maxwell
Alisa Jones
Lisa Puckett
Carrie Strickland
Adaria Johnson
Samantha Maxwell
Brandy Marie Williams
Amanda Thomas
Christine McKinnon
Kimberly Taylor Hall
Phylicia Phillips
Cristina Spolnick Beeson
4/23/17
Juanita Williams-Jones
Misty Shallcross
Shelby Lynn
Kendra George
Kayla Clemons
Tiffany Greene Elliott
Jennifer Saavedra
Phylicia Phillips
Becca Dotsun
Lori Marie Timms
Paula Rousseau
Tonya Velazquez
Jean Simmons Homfeld
Jennifer Ramlet
Jennifer Kinner
Jennifer Downing
Amanda Rosario
Jennifer Mason
Kaitlyn Rutherford
Anne Hanson
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U.S. District Court Judge David Hale in Louisville, Kentucky, has ruled that a lawsuit accusing Donald Trump of inciting violence against protesters at a presidential campaign rally last year can move forward, denying a free speech argument against the suit.
The ruling opens the way for the lawsuit brought by three protesters to proceed through the legal system. The suit is against Trump, his campaign and three of his supporters. Trump’s lawyers had argued a free speech defense against the lawsuit, arguing that Trump did not intend for his supporters to use force.
Kentucky federal Judge David Hale said he found ample facts supporting the allegations that the protesters’ injuries were a ”direct and proximate result” of Trump’s actions. He wrote that “it is plausible that Trump’s direction to ‘get ‘em out of here’ advocated the use of force. … It was an order, an instruction, a command.” The protesters- two women and a teenage boy, were at the Kentucky International Convention Center.
Plaintiffs Henry Brousseau, Kashiya Nwanguma and Molly Shah say they were assaulted by Trump supporters at the March 2016 rally in Louisville as Trump repeatedly said “Get ‘em out.” The trio are suing Trump and his campaign for incitement to riot, negligence, as well as gross negligence and recklessness. They are seeking unspecified damages.
The attackers named in the lawsuit include Matthew Heimbach, a member of a white supremacist group, and Alvin Bamberger, a member of the Korean War Veterans Association in Ohio. A third defendant has not been identified. In a video of the incident that went viral shortly after it happened, Heimbach and Bamberger are seen pushing Nwanguma down an aisle as Trump repeatedly says “Get ‘em out, Get ‘em out of here!”
Hale said the removal of Nwanguma, an African American woman, was “particularly reckless.” The judge did not remove allegations that Nwanguma was the victim of racial, ethnic and sexist slurs from the rally crowd. He wrote, “While the words themselves are repulsive, they are relevant to show the atmosphere in which the alleged events occurred.”
The judge dismissed part of the suit claiming that Trump and his campaign were “vicariously liable” for assault and battery. Hale said that the men accused of attacking the protesters were not employed by the Trump campaign, nor were they under Trump’s direct control.
Alvin Bamberger, said in a letter cited by the judge: “Trump kept saying, ‘get them out, get them out,’ and people in the crowd began pushing and shoving the protesters. I physically pushed a young woman.”
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At least 86 people have died, including 20 children, and hundreds wounded – in a suspected chemical weapons attack in the northern province of the rebel controlled city of Idlib. The attack has been described as the largest chemical attack in Syria since 2013. The United States, France and Britain have accused the Syrian government of carrying out the attack and have proposed a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning it.
U.N. war crimes investigators have said that if the suspected chemical attack is confirmed, that it constitutes a “serious violation of international law.” Russia had initially claimed that the chemical attack was actually gases that were released after an airstrike hit a depot where rebels were making chemical weapons. Later, a spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin called the gassing of civilians a “dangerous and monstrous crime” but did not name anyone as the perpetrator.
Syrian journalist Hadi Abdullah, who was a victim of the attack that occurred at dawn on Tuesday, described it in an interview. “We were attacked with four strikes” “When people went to help, they were choked with the poisoned gas.” Abdullah described his symptoms of a massive headache with blaring pain in his eyes, trouble breathing and a persistent runny nose as minor in comparison to others.
He described the horrifying scene in the aftermath of the strike as chaos with crying, people being stripped and washed in the streets and children suffocating and dying in the streets as white liquid frothed from their open mouths. He said many were wandering the streets in search of loved ones-not knowing if they had been taken for medical treatment or were already dead. In one case, he said, an entire family – parents and three children, were found dead in their beds from the initial alleged chemical attack.
According to Syrian Dr. Khaled Al Milaji- the initial medical summaries following the attack indicated that the substance used was “more than just chlorine,” and that they strongly suspect “sarin or worse” was also utilized. Sarin is next to impossible to detect, due to its clear, tasteless and non-odorous nature. Atropine – a medication used intravenously to treat certain types of nerve agent exposure – was distributed as widely as possible, but the best chance one had of survival was being relocated to safer area in the northern part of the region.
Just days before the chemical attack, the Trump administration said it would no longer seek the ouster of Bashar al-Assad but afterwards, President Trump said that it had altered his position on Syria and its leader Bashar al-Assad. A mere 63 hours after the chemical attack, understandably shaken by photos of infants and children dying- President Trump gave the order to unleash 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at Al Shayrat airfield- where attack was launched from.
The intent of the US strike was to “send a message” to the Assad regime. Russia’s Foreign Ministry quickly condemned the U.S. assault, saying it threatened international security. Russia-the Syrian regime’s main ally, has pledged to help strengthen Syria’s air defenses and suspend its “deconfliction agreement,” which prevents Russian and U.S. planes from coming into conflict over Syria.
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Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was arrested on charges related to the bribery scandal that led to her impeachment. Park faces 13 charges in total, including bribery, abuse of power and the leaking of state secrets. She has not been formally indicted yet but prosecutors can detain her for up to 20 days before formally charging her.
Park was removed from office March 10th, stripping her of presidential immunity after South Korea’s Constitutional Court upheld a decision to impeach her for alleged corruption.
The scandal has dominated the headlines in South Korea since late last year and sparked mass protests, many calling for her impeachment. The controversy centered around Park’s friend and close adviser, Choi Soon-sil, who is alleged to have had significant and inappropriate influence over the former president. Choi is on trial for abuse of power and fraud.
Among other accusations, Park is accused of helping extort some $38 million from Samsung and a total of $70 million from South Korean companies for the private slush fund of her friend and confidant Choi Soon-sil. Park is also accused to leaking state secrets to Choi. Lee Jae-yong, the former head of Samsung is also being held in connection to the same corruption scandal. Lee is accused of approving the millions in bribes to Choi.
The former president continued to deny all wrongdoing during a 14-hour interrogation last week, leading prosecutors to ask for a warrant for her arrest. They said they were concerned Park would destroy evidence if she remained at large. The 65-year-old former president was taken to a detention center outside Seoul, the same detention center where Choi Soon-Sil and Lee Jae-yong, the de facto head of Samsung are both being held. If convicted, Park could face up to 10 years in prison.
Park becomes the third former president in South Korean history to face the possibility of a prison sentence. Two other former leaders, Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo, were charged with improperly collecting millions from businesses while in office. Both were later pardoned after short jail stints.
Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office released a statement regarding the arrest. “The suspect abused the mighty power and position as President to take bribes from companies and infringed upon the freedom of corporate management and leaked important confidential official information.”
Park Geun-hye was the nation’s first female president and the daughter of the former president Park Chung-hee. Park’s mother was killed in 1974 in an assassination attempt that targeted her husband. Park was regarded as First Lady after her mother’s death. Park’s father, Chung-hee, was gunned down by his own intelligence chief in 1979. After her father’s killing, Park Geun-hye left the presidential Blue House and secluded herself from the public eye. She entered politics in the late 1990s — when public nostalgia for her father emerged after the country’s economy was hit hard by the Asian financial crisis.
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The GOP pulled its Obamacare replacement bill before it could go to a vote on Friday, March 24th. Now what? Is that the end of Trump’s promise to repeal and replace the ‘Affordable’ Care Act (ACA) ? Will politicians draft another bill?
There are a lot of questions, and most of the answers are forthcoming. What we do know is that the ACA remains in place as written. Nothing has changed.1
Subsidies remain in effect and available to those who qualify for them. Essential health benefits will stay in place. Nobody can be denied coverage. Children may remain on a parent’s health insurance plan until age 26. The law, as written, remains the law.
The individual mandate is still in effect … but is it really? 
If passed as written, the recently GOP-proposed American Health Care Act (AHCA) would have abolished the individual and employer mandates and their respective penalties, retroactive beginning with 2016.2
But the AHCA didn’t pass—again, there wasn’t even a vote—which leaves many to wonder:
Will the Trump administration enforce the shared responsibility provision, which is part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enacted on March 23, 2010 (i.e., PPACA, ACA, Obamacare)?
As consumers file their 2016 taxes, will those who went without health insurance and didn’t qualify for an exemption owe a penalty?
The existing healthcare reform law requires taxpayers to show that they have minimum essential coverage, which includes but is not limited to Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, CHIP, and private health insurance obtained through an employer or the individual market.3 This has not changed.
Most commonly, providing evidence of minimum essential coverage means checking a box on line 61 on page two of your individual income tax return.4 If the box goes unchecked, your tax return could be rejected—at least, that was the case until recently, and here is where some might become confused.
Will 2016 penalties be enforced this tax season?
The IRS in February stated that, starting this tax season, it will no longer systematically reject returns on which the taxpayer doesn’t indicate their coverage status.5 However, the agency may still follow up with questions. But will the IRS really enforce the individual shared responsibility payment (i.e., Obamacare tax penalty)?
Tara Straw, a senior policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, in an interview with NPR reminded consumers that the individual mandate is the law and remains in effect; as such, they should pay the fine unless they qualify for an exemption.6 Straw cautioned consumers that “reputable tax preparers” would not advise them to skip the penalty or delay filing because the law could change.7
If you have questions about the individual mandate, exemptions, penalties and other tax topics related to healthcare, consult with a tax professional. The IRS also provides ACA information and resources that may be helpful but do not serve as a replacement for professional guidance.
Will there be a 2018 open enrollment?
As it has each year since the ACA’s individual mandate took effect, the open enrollment period for individual health insurance plans effective next year would begin sometime in the fall of this year. However, healthcare experts such as Mary Agnes Carey, question what the market will look like and how aggressively the Trump administration will promote it.8
This is the time of year when health insurance companies decide whether or not they will participate in the individual market and what plans they will offer.9 As the Associated Press reports, “What kinds of plans will be available and how much they will cost will depend on a few key decisions by insurers and regulators in the coming weeks.”10
What about those who need coverage now?
We encourage consumers to discuss their health insurance options with a licensed producer who can help them explore the plan types available to them.
And, again, all tax-related questions should be directed to a tax professional.
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1Mathews, Anna Wilde and Melanie Evans. “Health Insurers Wrestle with Next Steps as GOP Bill Fails.” The Wall Street Journal. March 24, 2017. https://www.wsj.com/articles/health-care-sector-faces-uncertainties-regardless-of-house-bills-fate-1490380594
2Hiltzik, Michael. “Column: The GOP’s Obamacare Repeal Plan is Out—And It’s Even Worse Than Anyone Expected.” LA Times. March 6, 2017. http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-obamacare-repeal-20170306-story.html
3Erb, Kelly Phillips. “IRS Softens on Obamacare Reporting Requirements After Trump Executive Order.” Forbes. Feb. 16, 2017. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2017/02/16/irs-softens-on-obamacare-reporting-requirements-after-trump-executive-order
4Ibid.
5Ibid.
6Andrews, Michelle. Health Shots. “Even If You Expect Obamacare to be Repealed, Don’t Skip Paying Tax Penalty Now.” NPR. Feb. 8, 2017. http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/02/08/513755719/even-if-you-expect-obamacare-to-be-repealed-dont-skip-paying-tax-penalty-now
7Ibid.
8Martin, Michel. All Things Considered. “What Does Failed Repeal of Affordable Care Act Mean for Current Health Care Law?” NPR. March 25, 2017. http://www.npr.org/2017/03/25/521517124/what-does-failed-repeal-of-affordable-care-act-mean-for-current-health-care-law
9The Associated Press. “Now What? Options for Consumers as Health Law Drama Fades.” The New York Times. March 25, 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/03/25/us/ap-us-health-overhaul-what-now.html?_r=0
10Ibid.
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In an effort to broaden the company’s “social interaction” with our clients and FaceBook fans, Daily Trivia Questions are posted on both of our business pages. Here are the weekly standings for this past week, and the winner of the Sunday night Weekly Drawing for an AmEx gift card!
Congratulations – To this past week’s Trivia Contest Winner!! Our latest contest winner for the weekly FaceBook HealthInsurance4Everyone/Health & Life Solutions, LLC Trivia Contest, drawn randomly by computer late Sunday evening, March 26th, 2017 was:
KRISTINA HARRIS
Sugar Land, TX
Winner Of A $25.00 AmEx Gift Card
Each day, fans of either of our company FaceBook pages (HealthInsurance4Everyone or Health & Life Solutions LLC) are able to test their skills with our Daily TRIVIA QUESTION. The first 20 winners who post the correct answer to the TRIVIA QUESTION, will then get entered into the weekly drawing held late on Sunday evenings for a $25.00 Am Ex Gift. Card
Weekly Gift Card winners will be posted in our blog at this site. Remember to become a FaceBook “fan” on either of our company pages to enter and post your answers.
Here are the daily contestants from last week’s Trivia Contest that were entered into the Sunday drawing:
3/20/17
Tiffany Green Elliott
Sheila Carvell
Brandy Marie Williams
Susanne Killion
Dana Dilaura
Nai Merri
Valerie Kuehn
Kathleen Hickman
Ashley Oshier
Tina Marie
Allison Frederick
Megan Rhyne
Justin Wilcox
Christy Hawkes
Lotorya Patrick
Melissa Turner Baker
Geri Rus
Jennifer Kinner
Dmarie Nylin-Terrell
Desiree Ann
Cheryl Hall
Isis Sample
Lisa J Wright
Bea Patrick
3/21/17
Jennifer Mason
Desiree Ann
Crystal Young
Lisa J Wright
Jenny Merritt
Christy Hawkes
Bea Patrick
Nai Merri
Lotorya Patrick
Mya Murphy
Cyndi Jasheski
Hollie Jahnke
Destiny Landsaw Davis
Kimberly Taylor Hall
Timothy Simpson
Alexandria Fields
June Ebinger
Patricia Oehlert Vazquez
Amanda Quill
Chrissy Kim
3/22/17
Shelby Lynn
Leslie Wagner Hobson
Krystal Liddell
Phyllis Hines
Tiffany Greene Elliott
Misty Shallcross
Cheryl Hall
Brittany Marie Thompson
Valerie Kuehn
Jennifer Mason
Jennifer Vega
Alexis Maureen
Dena Baji
Cydni Jansheski
Geri Rus
Amber McGrath
Karron Redfield
Dmarie Nylin-Terrell
Christy Hawkes
Erin Leigh Will
3/23/17
Kimberly Snyder
Dean Bruss
Glenna Zanaglio
Nai Merri
Cheryl Hall
Sandy Nevels
Jodi Stevens
Jakara Jackson
Susanne Killion
Alexis Maureen
Sean Stover
Leslie Wagner Hobson
Valerie Kuehn
Brittany Michelle
Christy Hawkes
Crystal Hazelwood
Mya Murphy
Patricia Oehlert Vazquez
Brandy Marie Williams
Karen Jaras
Wendi Black
3/24/17
Kimberly Snyder
Valerie Kuehn
Christy Hawkes
Dena Baji
Amy Chavis
Kathleen Hickman
Paula Rousseau
Kimberly Foster
Phyllis Hines
Jonnalyn Gates
Pamela White Brearley
Jean Simmons Homfeld
Kendra George
Nitasha Shank
Crystal Young
Holly Cajigas
Kayla Clemons
Kendra George
Misty Shallcross
Deborah Farris
Althea Thomas
Sherri Kidwell
3/25/17
Juanita Williams-Jones
Ashley Stamey Phillips
Anna Nichols
Beth Cleveland
Jonnalyn Gates
Joanie Waterman
Tonya Velazquez
Amy Marie Wilkinson
Kimberly Snyder
Kimberly Taylor Hall
Mary Achio
Dean Bruss
Timothy Simpson
Megan Rhyne
Valerie Kuehn
Jade Good
Sheila Carvell
Cheryl Hall
Abby Cox
Carol Yemola
Phyllis Hines
Kristina Harris
3/26/17
Hollie Jahnke
Alisa Jones
Rebecca Fauteux
Derek Jennings
Brooke Scott
Jackie Hicks
Pamela White Brearley
Karen Bondehagen
Ralph Gonzales
Mary Achio
Phyllis Hines
Kimberly Snyder
Crystal Dotson
Althea Thomas
Jade Good
Anna Nichols
Crystal Young
Karen Goodwin Delaney
Lori Capobianco
Stephanie Beckwith
Be sure to watch both of our FaceBook pages for your chance to win and enter again next week, with questions posted daily on HealthInsurance4Everyone or at Health & Life Solutions, LLC!!
Remember that if you try your hand at answering the Trivia Question several days each week, your odds of winning the Sunday weekly drawing are much better. You may also find that if you “Like” both of the business pages, you will receive faster notifications of the other players as they post their answers to compete with you!
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A federal grand jury has indicted nine high-ranking active and retired Navy members as part of an investigation into a bribery scandal known as “Fat Leonard.” The Justice Department says the nine have been charged with accepting luxurious dinners, trips, gifts and the service of sex workers as bribes in exchange for handing over classified military information to Singapore-based defense contractor Leonard Francis.
Twenty-seven people have been charged with crimes since the investigation became public in 2013, including the nine Navy officers indicted this month. Authorities say that the case is still unfolding and that more than 200 people — including 30 admirals — have come under scrutiny.
Known as “Fat Leonard” for his 6ft 3inch, 350-pound physique, Francis has pleaded guilty to bribing “scores” of Navy officials for over a decade with prostitutes, cash, hedonistic parties and other gifts. In exchange, according to federal prosecutors, the officials provided Francis with classified or inside information that enabled his firm, Glenn Marine Defense Asia, to gouge the Navy out of tens of millions of dollars. Leonard also plead guilty to padding invoices for services not rendered so that some of his navy contacts could pocket the money for themselves.
In June 2016, Robert Gilbeau became the first active-duty Navy admiral in modern history to be convicted of a felony. He is awaiting sentencing. In January, U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Gentry Debord was sentenced to 30 months in prison, ordered to pay a $15,000 fine and $37,000 in restitution to the U.S. Navy. Debord, 41, plead guilty in October 2016 to accepting bribes in the form of cash, luxury hotels and prostitutes from Leonard Glenn Francis. The fraud occurred from November 2007 to January 2013, while Debord was a supply officer aboard the U.S.S. Essex.
Others charged are current or former U.S. Navy officials, including Commander Bobby Pitts, Captain Daniel Dusek, Commander Michael Misiewicz, Lt. Commander Todd Malaki, Commander Jose Luis Sanchez, former NCIS Supervisory Special Agent John Beliveau II, Petty Officer First Class Daniel Layug and Paul Simpkins, a former DoD civilian employee who oversaw contracting in Singapore.
Dusek, Misiewicz, Malaki, Beliveau, Sanchez and Layug have also pleaded guilty in connection with the scheme. On Jan. 21, Layug was sentenced to 27 months in prison and a $15,000 fine; on Jan. 29, Malaki was sentenced to 40 months in prison and to pay $15,000 in restitution to the Navy and a $15,000 fine; on March 25, Dusek was sentenced to 46 months in prison and to pay $30,000 in restitution to the Navy and a $70,000 fine; on April 29, Misiewicz was sentenced to 78 months in prison and to pay a fine of $100,000 and to pay $95,000 in restitution to the Navy; and on Oct. 14, 2015, Beliveau was sentenced to serve 144 months in prison and ordered to pay $20 million in restitution to the Navy. Sanchez awaits sentencing. Pitts was charged in May 2016 and his case remains pending.
Military personnel found guilty of serious misconduct are usually demoted and forced to retire – and because pension values are based on rank, losing a star or a stripe leads to a partial reduction in their pension. Seven Navy officers who have pleaded guilty in the corruption and bribery scandal are reportedly still eligible for generous taxpayer-funded retirement benefits. Disgraced Navy admiral Robert Gilbeau has already begun collecting $10,000 a month.
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In an effort to broaden the company’s “social interaction” with our clients and FaceBook fans, Daily Trivia Questions are posted on both of our business pages. Here are the weekly standings for this past week, and the winner of the Sunday night Weekly Drawing for an AmEx gift card!
Congratulations – To this past week’s Trivia Contest Winner!! Our latest contest winner for the weekly FaceBook HealthInsurance4Everyone/Health & Life Solutions, LLC Trivia Contest, drawn randomly by computer late Sunday evening, March 19th, 2017 was:
JADE GOOD
Sinking Spring, PA
Winner Of A $25.00 AmEx Gift Card
Each day, fans of either of our company FaceBook pages (HealthInsurance4Everyone or Health & Life Solutions LLC) are able to test their skills with our Daily TRIVIA QUESTION. The first 20 winners who post the correct answer to the TRIVIA QUESTION, will then get entered into the weekly drawing held late on Sunday evenings for a $25.00 Am Ex Gift. Card
Weekly Gift Card winners will be posted in our blog at this site. Remember to become a FaceBook “fan” on either of our company pages to enter and post your answers.
Here are the daily contestants from last week’s Trivia Contest that were entered into the Sunday drawing:
3/13/17
Kimberly Snyder
Desiree Ann
Christine Acoba
Mary Achio
Carole Jacobs
Althea Thomas
Glenna Zanaglio
Kayla Clemons
Melissa Ann Stura-Bassett
Timothy Simpson
Mary Ann Cody
Tiffany Greene Elliott
Sheila Carvell
Holly Cajigas
Trish Dye Masi
Jennifer Mason
Derek Jennings
Christy Hawkes
Dale Fish
Allison Frederick
Jennifer Ramlet
Melissa D’Ornellas Curtis
Lisa Puckett
3/14/17
Jennifer Ramlet
Lisa David Carr
Kimberly Snyder
Jackie Hicks
Nai Merri
Patricia Oehlert Vazquez
Kathleen Hickman
Myranda Medlin
Glenna Zanaglio
Derek Jennings
Kendra George
Ralph Gonzales
Sarah Bellestri Shih
Amy Chavis
Jennifer Lang
Brandy Marie Williams
Hollie Jahnke
Holly Cajigas
Beata Tybor
Mary Achio
Christina Radcliff
Jessica Miller
Nancy Scharnhorst
3/15/17
Paula Rousseau
Desiree Ann
Kathi Taylor
Stephanie Beckwith
Misty Shallcross
Anna Nichols
Nitasha Shank
Justin Wilcox
Dean Bruss
Kendra George
Christine Acoba
Crystal Young
Fanny Wat
Jennifer Mason
Jackie Hicks
Brittany Deaver
Dawna McKnight
Jean Simmons Homfeld
Christina Domingue
Kelsey Mcknight
3/16/17
Jessica Miller
Stephanie Beckwith
Jonnalyn Gates
Priscilla Shimp
Valerie Kuehn
Sheila Carvell
Jennifer Ramlet
Mary Achio
Jennifer Mason
Roberta Thomas
Michelle Hughes
Jean Simmons Homfeld
Phylicia Phillips
Megan Rhyne
Cassandra Berholtz
Allyson Becker
Nitasha Shank
Nai Merri
Kimberly Foster
Dean Bruss
Katrina Worford
3/17/17
Sandy Nevels
Jennifer Ramlet
Dmarie Nylin-Terrell
Desiree Ann
Mary Achio
Christine Acoba
Kristina Rosson
Cassandra Berholtz
Kristina Harris
Andrea Timms
Pamela Gonzalez
Jade Good
Amy Conyers
Michelle Hughes
Ashley Stamey Phillips
Carole Moore
Nitasha Shank
Amanda Peters
Nelle Bailey
Dana Dilaura
Sheila Carvell
3/18/17
Lauren Bradley
Amy Conyers
Cassandra Berholtz
Valerie Kuehn
Beth Cleveland
Beata Tybor
Kathi Taylor
Brenda Casey
Allison Frederick
Jennifer Mason
Phyllis Hines
Jennifer Downing
Kendra George
Carol Yemola
Justin Wilcox
Misty Shallcross
Amy Marie Wilkinson
Samantha Brwn Ramos
Jade Good
Stephanie Caldwell
Debbie Burke Garretson
3/19/17
Samanth Cheff
Sherri Kidwell
Dana Rodriguez
Brandi Chaney
Keith L Flanders
Christine McKinnon
Sammi Palacios
Priscilla Shimp
Roberta Thomas
Kelli Mcmillan
Christine Acoba
Melissa Turner Baker
Bobbie J Rittenhouse
Kimberly Snyder
Barbie Sundy
Kristina Harris
Kendra George
Nai Merri
Jennifer Downing
Adaria Johnson
Mya Murphy
Be sure to watch both of our FaceBook pages for your chance to win and enter again next week, with questions posted daily on HealthInsurance4Everyone or at Health & Life Solutions, LLC!!
Remember that if you try your hand at answering the Trivia Question several days each week, your odds of winning the Sunday weekly drawing are much better. You may also find that if you “Like” both of the business pages, you will receive faster notifications of the other players as they post their answers to compete with you!
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The White House is seeking to dramatically reduce the power of the Environmental Protection Agency, slashing dozens of programs and laying off 20% of the agency’s staff. The proposed budget cut plans to cut the EPA’s budget by 25% to $6.1 billion, and cut its workforce by 20% to 12,400 employees, in the 2018 fiscal year that begins 1 October. The plans require the complete elimination of EPA programs on climate change, toxic waste cleanup, environmental justice and funding for Native Alaskan villages. It would slash funding to states for clean air and water programs by 30% percent as well.
According to sources that have seen preliminary directives from the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Trump administration wants to cut spending by EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) by more than 40% from roughly $510 million to $290 million.
The cuts target scientific work in fields including climate change, air and water quality, and chemical safety. EPA’s $50 million external grant program for environmental scientists at universities would be eliminated altogether. Cuts in the new budget memo include climate, air, and energy research would fall from $91.7 million to $45.7 million. Research in chemical safety and sustainability would drop from $89.2 million to $61.8 million. Water-related science falls from $107.2 million to $70.1 million. The budget for sustainable healthy communities plunges from $139.7 million to $75.8 million. The OMB memo also states that the EPA would no longer contribute to the U.S. Global Change Research Program, a multiagency task force that coordinates federal research on global change.
The OMB office says the cuts are needed to help reduce the burden that EPA regulations place on industry and state and local governments. Environmental scientists, regulators, and current and former EPA officials warn the reductions would devastate the agency’s efforts to carry out its mission of protecting human health and the environment.
The Trump administration’s final 2018 budget request is scheduled to be released on March 16th. It is not clear whether the administration will keep the steep EPA cuts in its final request to Congress, or whether Congress will approve the cuts. Many federal lawmakers, as well as state and local officials, have already expressed strong opposition to some of the cuts.
The new EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, a long EPA foe, has suggested that he will push back against parts of the preliminary White House plan. Some senior Republicans in Congress have also expressed doubts about the larger Trump administration budget plan driving the EPA cuts.
It calls for boosting discretionary defense spending in 2018 by $54 billion, and paying for that increase by cutting discretionary spending at civilian agencies such as EPA. The shift would likely require Congress to change a 2011 law, called the Budget Control Act, that imposes caps on domestic spending—but Democrats in the Senate have already said they would block any change unless it also includes spending increases for civilian programs.
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In an effort to broaden the company’s “social interaction” with our clients and FaceBook fans, Daily Trivia Questions are posted on both of our business pages. Here are the weekly standings for this past week, and the winner of the Sunday night Weekly Drawing for an AmEx gift card!
Congratulations – To this past week’s Trivia Contest Winner!! Our latest contest winner for the weekly FaceBook HealthInsurance4Everyone/Health & Life Solutions, LLC Trivia Contest, drawn randomly by computer late Sunday evening, March 12th, 2017 was:
JODI STEVENS
Wellsboro, PA
Winner Of A $25.00 AmEx Gift Card
Each day, fans of either of our company FaceBook pages (HealthInsurance4Everyone or Health & Life Solutions LLC) are able to test their skills with our Daily TRIVIA QUESTION. The first 20 winners who post the correct answer to the TRIVIA QUESTION, will then get entered into the weekly drawing held late on Sunday evenings for a $25.00 Am Ex Gift. Card
Weekly Gift Card winners will be posted in our blog at this site. Remember to become a FaceBook “fan” on either of our company pages to enter and post your answers.
Here are the daily contestants from last week’s Trivia Contest that were entered into the Sunday drawing:
3/6/17
Jenny Meyers
Valerie Kuehn
Mary Achio
Carla S-Paige Williams
Priscilla Shimp
Ashley Stamey Phillips
Paula M Bondy
Penny Fisher
Kathleen Hickman
Crystal Hazelwood
Nai Merri
Beata Tybor
Angela Nicole
Megan Akins
Sheila Carvell
Christine Acoba
Leigh Nichols
Kristina Rosson
Phyllis Hines
Sean Stover
3/7/17
Jennifer Mason
Dawna McKnight
Lisa Breece
Kim Floyd
Sandra Sue Blanton
Judy Custer
Nitasha Shank
Misty Shallcross
Althea Thomas
Jennifer Downing
John McKnight
Kevin James Anderson
Christine Acoba
Lotorya Patrick
Carole Jacobs
Kelsey Mcknight
Wizdom Norwood-Goins
Karen Jaras
Stacy Mydlarz
Darlene Whyte
3/8/17
Suzie Mize Lockhart
Andrea Timms
Anna Nichols
Shannon Douglas Deadmon
Karen Bondehagen
Jennifer Downing
Cheryl Hall
Timothy Simpson
Christina Domingue
Missy Nicole Adams
Kristina Harris
Misty Shallcross
Christy Hawkes
Brandy Marie Williams
Beth Cleveland
Sheila Carvell
Tiffany Greene Elliott
Phyllis Hines
Carol ONeil
Kizzy Alvarez DeSantis
Michelle Hughes
3/9/17
Jennifer Ramlet
Valerie Kuehn
Cheryl Hall
Barbie Sundy
Beth Cleveland
Priscilla Shimp
Sheila Carvwell
Amy Chavis
Tessa Davis
Kimberly Snyder
Luis Vazquez
Kendra George
Megan Landor
Mary Pettiford
Kristina Rosson
Nai Merri
Patricia Oehlert Vazquez
Wayne Gallas
Kelli Mcmillan
Kathleen Hickman
Stephanie Beckwith
3/10/17
Kimberly Taylor Hall
Christine Acoba
Justin Wilcox
Christina Domingue
Tina Marie
Vickie Gipson
Tiffany Greene Elliott
Samantha Brwn Ramos
Amy Chavis
Abby Cox
Eva Biggs
Jean Simmons Homfeld
Jennifer Mason
Christy Hawkes
Jessica Miller
Kim Floyd
Megan Rhyne
Alexis Churley
Anna Ashley Pinder
Nai Merri
Michelle Rayeske-Jeske
Jennifer Zafarino-Griffiths
3/11/17
Kayla Clemons
Kimberly Taylor Hall
Jean Simmons Homfeld
Tonya Velazquez
Desiree Ann
Jodi Stevens
Kayla Hernandez
Ashley Stamey Phillips
Kimberly Snyder
Kendra George
Jennifer Lang
Myranda Medlin
Jennifer Ramlet
Jennifer Mason
Amy Marie Wilkinson
Priscilla Shimp
Rebecca Honey Graham
Sheila Carvell
Stephanie Williams
Chris Maxwell
Heather Marie Stacy
Kristina Harris
3/12/17
Jennifer Ramlet
Phyllis Hines
Mary Achio
Jennifer Sparks
Misty Shallcross
Kimberly Taylor Hall
Nelle Bailey
Christina Domingue
Susanne Killion
Tiffany Greene Elliott
Holly Cajigas
Emily Rice Bowersock
Brittany Marie Thompson
Valerie Kuehn
Angela Hendricks
Amy Marie Wilkinson
Dawn Raasch
Jessica Miller
Ashley Stamey Phillips
Rebecca Honey Graham
Tabitha Sinks
Be sure to watch both of our FaceBook pages for your chance to win and enter again next week, with questions posted daily on HealthInsurance4Everyone or at Health & Life Solutions, LLC!!
Remember that if you try your hand at answering the Trivia Question several days each week, your odds of winning the Sunday weekly drawing are much better. You may also find that if you “Like” both of the business pages, you will receive faster notifications of the other players as they post their answers to compete with you!
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At Health Insurance 4 Everyone, we not only want to improve our customer service but also interact with our customers on a social media level that wasn’t available before. Interested in connecting with us? Look us up on….
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