CMS/HMS more scary than a Halloween ghoul.
As I have been reporting, in attempt to save money and cut alleged ineligible dependents from retiree health insurance rolls, Central Management Services (CMS) has hired an Arlington, Texas-based cost management firm to audit every claim of a dependent. CMS is an agency that reports directly to Governor Squeezy Quinn who claims God put him on this earth to cut state pensions. Among the required d
The in box. ADM pays more state taxes than you.
Dear Fellow Retirees, There are many reasons why Illinois is in such dire financial straits. I’ve submitted this article to our local press which highlights one of the reasons. -Al Popowits Would it surprise you to know that you pay more in state income tax than does Archer Daniels Midland Corporation? This is true despite the fact that (1) according to the State Constitution, the corporate incom
The in box. GOP State Senator Chapin Rose: “We need more information from the Governor” on retiree health care options.
Dear Friends, As you are no doubt aware, Governor Quinn has decided, once again, to not include Health Alliance in its package of available health providers – this time for retirees. But don’t think that just because you don’t have Health Alliance or aren’t a retiree that you are in the clear. Far from it. Everyone should read this because it applies to all Medicare eligible individuals and thos
How much does a pig weigh?
The Miami Heat’s Shane Battier. A joke: A biologist, a chemist, and a statistician are out hunting. The biologist shoots at a deer and misses five feet to the left. The chemist takes a shot and misses five feet to the right. The statistician yells, “We got ‘em!” Anne and I were having our coffee, our hot cereal and reading the New York Times this morning when she looks up and says, “Everybody i
10-7-13 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Tony at the Red Line Tap. “Hey, Klonsky,” Marty mumbled as she arranges the Doritos Cool Ranch tortilla chips on the shelf. “Marty. A friend of mine served me some Pliny the Elder from California. An IPA. You should carry that.” “It’s a west coast thing, Klonsky. Russian River. We can’t get it here.