Posted on January 3rd, 2008 by TechDigger
I really wish I could tell you some of the details of what has happened during the merger that show how unprepared and uninformed UTHSCSA was about the merger and how little was done to protect the interest of CTRC employees. But I can’t.
To give you an idea of the range and depth of the [...]
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Posted on December 21st, 2007 by TechDigger
For the UTHSCSA Human Resources person who told the CTRC town meeting that they don’t have overtime:
UTHSCSA Human Resources - FLSA Toolkit
Overtime and Compensatory Time
Overtime pay for non-exempt employees is calculated at one-and-one-half-times the regular rate of pay.
Some unanswered questions for those at UTHSCSA who were responsible for the “due diligence” and “transition plans.”
Why [...]
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Posted on December 18th, 2007 by TechDigger
Let’s be honest, everything about the “merger” between UTHSCSA and CTRC indicates that it wasn’t a merger but a take over by UTHSCSA of CTRC. Maybe that’s why UTHSCSA has been so heavy handed in dealing with CTRC, they seem to think they are doing them a favor. But that’s not the case according to [...]
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Posted on October 1st, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
Government: U.S. beef safest in the world - Oct. 1, 2007
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s meat supply is “the safest in the world,” a U.S. agriculture official said Monday, seeking to reassure consumers following the recall of 21.7 million pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E.coli bacteria.
Dr. Richard Raymond, the Agriculture [...]
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Posted on September 18th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
Clinton unveils mandatory health care insurance plan - CNN.com
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton announced a $110 billion health care reform plan Monday that would require all Americans to have health insurance.
Clinton unveiled her “American Health Choices Plan,” during a high-profile speech at a hospital in the key campaign state of Iowa, surrounded by [...]
Filed under: Health, Hillary Clinton, Prescription, United Health Care, UnitedHealthcare, health benefits, health care costs, health insurance, health insurance costs | 1 Comment »
Posted on August 16th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
Man kisses ailing wife, hurls her from balcony - CNN.com
A man threw his seriously ill wife four stories to her death because he could no longer afford to pay for her medical care, prosecutors said in charging him with second-degree murder.
According to court documents filed Wednesday in Jackson County Circuit Court, Stanley Reimer walked [...]
Filed under: Health, health benefits, health insurance | 9 Comments »
Posted on August 16th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
Elderly find Medicare doctors scarce in Austin
When Sheila McIntire moved to Austin from Cleveland two years ago, she was shocked to call doctor after doctor and get the same message: They weren’t taking new Medicare patients.
“It’s very frightening for elderly people if you come here and have no referrals,” McIntire said.
As days grew to [...]
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Posted on July 18th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
Competing claims over Medicaid coverage are blocking some Texans from getting mammograms
WASHINGTON — Texas doctors are turning away poor women who are eligible for digital mammograms because they say the state Medicaid program won’t pay for the procedure, although officials claim the program does.
Texas health officials said in December 2005 that they would use [...]
Filed under: Health, Medicare | 1 Comment »
Posted on June 21st, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
I started writing this in May and never finished it.
We have paid over $2000 in health insurance premiums this year. It is through United Health Care in case you want to be sure to steer clear of them in the future. We are pretty healthy people and had our first and only doctor visit in [...]
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Posted on June 16th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
Eminent domain bill among 49 Perry vetoed | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
Also becoming law with Perry’s signature was legislation requiring insurance companies to pay for treatment of children with autism. The Texas Association of Business had urged Perry to veto the bill because of the group’s standing opposition to mandates on employers.But advocates said the [...]
Filed under: Austism, Autism, Rick Perry, texas | 1 Comment »
