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In 2009, prior to passage of Obamacare, 74 percent of the requests made for rate increases by the health insurance companies in the 15 states were for bumps in excess of 10 percent.
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Though some agencies like the U.S. Coast Guard and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have been cooperative, other agencies -- like the Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services -- have ignored the committee's requests or produced substantially less than was requested, the senator said.
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The Ministry of Health didn't respond to requests to comment.
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FoI requests established that about half of Scotland's 14 health boards provided some funding for the discipline.
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The Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees Medicare, could still decide to deny requests on a case-by-case basis.
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Rumors abound, particularly about the health of hedge funds, which have been forced to sell their holdings to meet heavy redemption requests from nervous investors.
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House Appropriations Chairman Jerry Lewis of California says last year he received more than 10, 000 requests for individual special projects in just one bill, the one that funds the Departments of Labor, Education and Health and Human Services.
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The same applies for other requests, like choosing benefit rules that meet the needs of your citizens, or allowing for consumer-driven plans and health savings accounts.
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