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COLLECTION AGENCY PRESIDENT SHARES ACCOUNT OF WATCHING SON COMPETE IN OLYMPICS
- Meg Scotty, the president of Brennan & Clark, is back on American soil after spending two weeks in Korea watching her son, Casey Larson, compete in the ski jumping events at the Winter Olympics. Larson competed in three events at the Olympics and met his goal of finishing in the top 40. Click here to read why Scotty might be twice as proud four years from now at the 2022 Olympics.
HOSPITALS MARKING UP CANCER TREATMENTS, MEDICARE RECORDS SHOW
- Individuals receiving outpatient services for cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy or radiation, are more likely to be billed as much as six times what Medicare will cover, according to an analysis conducted by a cancer surgeon. On average, hospitals marked up the costs of cancer-related treatments by between 2.4 and 4.1 times what Medicare would cover.
ONE-THIRD OF AMERICANS DO NOT HAVE MORE SAVINGS THAN CREDIT CARD DEBT: SURVEY
- Even though one-third of respondents to a survey say they do not have more emergency savings than credit card debt, there is reason to be excited, because that figure is at its lowest point in eight years. Low unemployment and broad income growth are being cited as the reason why individuals are in a better financial position than they have been in years.
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