The Colorado health benefits exchange program received $17.9 million yesterday in grant money from HHS.   The money will be used to hire staff and make progress on the technology that will be needed to run the exchange starting in 2014.  We still dont know how the Supreme Court will rule in terms of the legality of the individual mandate, and that makes the future of the exchanges a bit uncertain.  But Colorado is making good progress with implementation of a state-based exchange.  S

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New analysis by Legal General shows that the number of people claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) because of mental and behavioural disorders has increased over 29% since 2010.

ESA is paid to people who cannot work because of ill-health or disability and in May 2011, 265,530 people were claiming the allowance because of mental and behavioural disorders, compared with 205,700 a year earlier.

The study, which is based on figures from the Department of Work and Pensions, also reveals that in 2011:

73,600, or over 27% of mental and behavioural disorder claimants, were aged between 35 and 44, an increase of over 29% compared to 2010.

61,230, or over 23% of mental and behavioural disorder claimants, were aged between 24 and 34, an increase of nearly 28% compared to 2010.

However, the largest percentage increase was in the +60 age group (+66.9%) with 4,640 such claimants in May 2011.

LG suggests that its research highlights the importance of early notification and specialist support for employees with mental health problems.

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Charles Phillips once tagged as the powerful weapon of Oracle is now the CEO of Infor Global Solutions Inc.  Infor is an ERP Software maker located in Alpharetta, Georgia. Philllips is a member of the company’s Board of Director. Infor owns the largest software franchise and about $ 2 billion worth of software is sold everywhere. His unmatchable ability in the operating systems, Data Center and data based support fields make him the backbone of any company. With more than 20 years of rich experience on his side, he is going create new records with Infor.

Charles Phillips received his B.S in Computer Science from the United States Air Force Academy. He

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CPP shares, which were suspended at 103p on 20 February, dropped 37.25p to 65.75p. A year ago, just before the FSA inquiry was made public, they stood at 280p.

The FSA last month ordered CPP to change how it handles renewals of policies, giving customers more chances to opt out, and to review past sales going back to 2005. The company said yesterday this will cost it £16.9m. That knocked pre-tax profits for last year by 29 per cent to £28.3m, which its chief executive Paul Stobart described as a “robust performance”.

CPP has lost one major customer in Barclaycard and also a chunk of business with HSBC in the UK. <

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Businesses are different in various ways. The same holds true for their business insurance. Smaller businesses may need less than a larger business would and the reverse could hold true. Each business will have different coverage needs and an insurance agent is just the person to identify these needs for the business owner. It can be hard to navigate the insurance needs of companies due to many different things. However, help is at hand for those that want to find out what kind of coverage they need and what the premium would be for that coverage.

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Joe Paduda hosted the most recent edition of the Health Wonk Review be sure to check it out, as hes done an excellent job as he always does.  One of my favorite articles this week was highlighted by Joe Colucci of The New Health Dialog.  Joe writes about this article by Shannon Brownlee, discussing transparency in medicine and patients ability to be consumers when it comes to healthcare.  Shannon talks about her experience with shopping for replacement eye lenses to correct her cataracts.  My mother had this same surgery done last year (with great results, by the way after nearly 60 years of wearing glasses, she doesnt have to wear them anymore.  An

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