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Draytek Vigor 2920n Dual-WAN Security Router

The Draytek Vigor 2920n Dual-WAN Security Router ($250) is more than a router?it's more of a comprehensive networking appliance. Actually, as a single-band 802.11n router, it's rather average, with so-so throughput and range. Yet for small businesses looking for features not typically found in routers?such as dual WAN ports for failover and load-balancing, robust VPN deployment, and other business-class features?the Vigor 2920n delivers.

Specs
The Draytek Vigor 2920n Dual-WAN Security Router is a rather large router and is rack-mountable (through purchase of an optional mount kit). Since the device is designed to be deployed in server racks and rooms, the WAN and LAN ports are on the front panel.

There are four Gigabit Ethernet ports and, as mentioned, two Gigabit WAN ports. The router also has one USB port for external drive and printer sharing, as well as 10 LEDs that display not only activity of the WAN ports but Denial-of-Service activity, QoS, VPN, and CSM (Content Security Management) activity. Some organizations may find it handy to tell at a glance if services like VPN are enabled and running OK; the Vigor2920n displays as a solid green light when they are.

The router ships with three attachable antennas, but, based on my range testing of the default configuration, I would upgrade to high-gain antennas for larger coverage areas.
The Vigor 2920n runs quiet and cool, even after a few days of uptime, and it's sturdy enough to have all ports connected with cables the device remain in place on a surface.

Setup and Features
There's a lot happening with this router. It's highly-configurable with a firewall, URL, and Web content filtering, WDS (Wireless Distribution System) support, supports for VLANs and more advanced capabilities such as port mirroring.

A native VPN server supports up to 32 simultaneous VPN tunnels (IPSec, PPTP and L2TP). The device also supports 3G/LTE cellular modems and WiMAX.

The Vigor 2920n's sophisticated diagnostics include a Smart Monitor traffic analyzer. The router also has security provisions against DoS attacks and other threats.

Set up involved connecting the router to a WAN connection and using a computer with DHCP enabled to access the Web-based management interface. I had to manually configure the WAN settings for the router to pick up Internet access.

The Vigor 2920n's interface, while meaty and filled with screens and features, timed out on me several times while I was working in it. I also found configuring content filtering somewhat tedious, although it's very detailed and based on setting up individual "object profiles." For instance, if you want to block certain keywords or URLs, you have to set individual profiles for those objects and then configure filtering. Some configuration options, such as content filtering, seem to be unnecessarily complicated to set up in the interface.

Performance
Throughput performance for Draytek's router in Mixed mode was average, and surprisingly, in 802.11n mode, slightly below average. I did find, however, that the Vigor 2920n sustained throughput relatively well at greater distances from the router. Here is throughput at both Mixed and 802.11-n only modes, compared to other single-band routers:

Good Network Appliance, OK Router
Draytek's Vigor 2920n is a high-end networking device designed for businesses looking for a router that can do business-centric tasks. If your business needs require VPN, very customizable content-filtering, traffic analysis and other specific networking needs, the Vigor 2920n is a good choice. However, average throughput makes it best for SMBs with low throughput demands and warrants the device a solid three stars; more for the impressive features than performance. For a router that delivers high throughput and has some business capabilities, Netgear?s N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router (WNDR4000) is an Editors? Choice that offers excellent speed at 5GHz.

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KI Marketing Intl l Support & Solutions to Launching & Growing ...

If someone asked you who you market to, how would you respond?

If your answer is you market to ?everyone,? then read on to find out why this may not be the best approach for your business.

Marketing experts concur that one of the most effective ways to market your product is to clearly identify your target market.

Businesses that incorporate this strategy in their product launch efforts will have a greater chance of attracting customers who are more likely to buy their products and repeat customers who remain loyal to their brand.

Here?s why.

1. During the product development and pricing stage of your launch, defining your customers may determine how you should present your product?s form, features and functionality AND the price of your product.

If you think your customers are used to buying high-end products, then you should make sure you deliver a product that is perceived as a high-end product and close to what they?re used to buying.

Conversely, the price of your product (how much you need to sell it to make a profit) may also affect how you should define your target market or your product?s features and functionality. If you have to sell your product for $100 to make a profit and you know that your current target market will not be willing to spend this price, then you either have to market to a different audience or modify your product to make it more suitable for your customers? price expectations.

2. You need this information when choosing where and how to spend your advertising dollars. Targeted advertising campaigns are much more effective if you know exactly to whom you should be marketing.

Just think about this. Would you want to buy a print ad page in Vogue if your customers are skateboarders? Would you want to buy a banner ad in a mommy blog if you?re marketing to teenagers? Would you want to buy a TV spot at Lifetime Channel, for instance, if you market to males who are into extreme sports or a radio spot that airs late at night when you?re targeting people who have the tendency to go to bed early?

You get the point. The more information you have on your ideal customers, the more effective your ad buys will be for your business.

3. When writing marketing copy for packaging, advertising, catalogs and your website, you want marketing messages that speak to and engage your target customers. You want to make sure that your audience can relate to the message.

Knowing their demographics, their lifestyle, what kind of language they use, what music they listen to, what events they attend, what they like to do are some examples of ?profiling? that can assist in the way you tailor your marketing messages.

4. Profiling your customers can also assist in branding and positioning. Your positioning statements such as your mission statement, taglines, compelling story should resonate with your target market. As far as branding, your target customers may be more attracted to certain colors, fonts and even names, so this can help with how you design your website, packaging, etc.

The best way to get to know your customers is to create an ideal customer profile.

I?ve listed sample questions to consider when defining your ideal customer. Of course it all depends on your product.

• What age group and gender do they belong?
• What specific segment of the population do they belong (i.e., gays/lesbians, baby boomers, genXers, teenagers, infants, etc)?
• What level of education did they complete?
• What is their average household income?
• What is their marital status? Do they have children?
• Where do they live (i.e., city, suburbs, farms, etc)?
• What television shows do they watch?
• What are their buying patterns and spending habits?
• Where do they hang out?
• What events do they attend?
• Where do they shop (i.e., brick ?n mortar stores, online)?
• What retail stores do they usually frequent?
• What brands do they like?
• How often do they shop?
• On average how much do they spend on i.e., a pair of shoes?
• Do they have pets?
• What types of products do they buy that relate to your product?
• Where do they spend most of their time (i.e., internet, video games, traveling, movies, outdoors, etc.)?
• What are their values?

An easy way to create your ideal customer profile is to think about your best customers. Use them as an ?avatar?.

Here?s an example of a customer profile.

?My ideal customer is a single or married female in her 30s and 40s. She?s educated with a median salary of $60K per year. More likely she follows a spiritual practice. She meditates. She probably also practices yoga, pilates or qigong. She gets a massage regularly. She takes care of her body and prioritizes her well-being. She is hip, modern and fashionable. She loves to travel and experience different cultures. Her favorite brands are Lululemon, Gaiam, West Elm, Target. Her favorite magazines are Women?s Health, O, Marie Claire. She loves to read books from the likes of Marianne Williamson, Deepak Chopra, and of course, Oprah. Her favorite shows are xxxxx. She?s an avid xxxxxx?..?

You get the point. The more detailed you can get, the better.

By defining your target customers you will clearly understand who they are, their patterns and behaviors, which in turn will allow you to develop a product that serves them well and launch a campaign with marketing strategies that will attract them and bring in sales for your business.

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Karla Ilarde is The Product Launch Partner. Through her consulting and mentoring business, Karla guides and supports inventors, entrepreneurs and manufacturing business owners how to become prepared and well-positioned for retail success using proven manufacturing, marketing and sales strategies and solutions. To get your F.R.E.E. Product Launch Success Kit and receive her bi-monthly articles, where you?ll get insights and information on how to launch, market & grow profitable products with confidence and success, sign up on this page right now and get these valuable tools delivered to your inbox instantly!

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News Corp announces plans to split

NEW YORK (AP) ? Calling it the next logical step in an evolution over nearly six decades, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. said Thursday that it will split into two publicly traded companies.

As part of the split, one company will operate as a newspaper and book publisher, and the other will be an entertainment company that will include the 20th Century Fox movie studio, the Fox broadcast TV network and the Fox News cable channel.

While News Corp.'s board unanimously approved the split, it will need to review a more formal proposal on the matter. The deal is also subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals. News Corp. said it plans to hold a meeting of its shareholders sometime in 2013. The entire process may take a year to finalize.

The Murdoch family, which controls nearly 40 percent of the voting shares in News Corp., is expected to maintain control of both companies. Rupert Murdoch will serve as chairman of both companies and CEO of the media and entertainment company. News Corp. said it plans to assemble management teams and boards for both companies over the next several months.

Murdoch said in a conference call with investors that a split would result in two strong companies.

"We've come a long way in our journey that began nearly 60 years ago with a single newspaper operating out of Adelaide," Murdoch said, referring to the Australian newspaper that he inherited from his father that became the foundation for News Corp.

The split of News Corp. is a symbolic turning point for Murdoch, 81. Through the years, Murdoch maintained a fondness for newspapers even as he purchased entertainment companies. In hearings last summer before U.K. lawmakers, he conceded that he regularly called newspaper editors under his employ with the greeting: "What's doing?"

Investors have already blessed the split. They've pushed the company's Class B stock up 10 percent since the news of the plan broke early Tuesday. The stock edged down 15 cents to $22.26 in midday trading Thursday.

Under the plan, News Corp. shareholders will receive one share of common stock in each new company for each share of News Corp. that they hold. Each company will maintain two classes of stock.

Analysts relished the prospect that the faster growing entertainment segment would be valued more highly by new investors who weren't willing to buy shares in a company being dragged down by a newspaper industry in decline.

The publishing company, which will include The Wall Street Journal, is expected to be the much smaller of the two. Some analysts value it at about $5 billion, compared with the current market value for News Corp. as a whole of about $54 billion.

Murdoch emphasized on the call that the split doesn't mean he's giving up on his publishing business.

"Our aim is nothing less than this: To create the most ambitious, well-capitalized and highly motivated news and publishing company in the world," Murdoch said.

Still, many analysts had questions about which company would bear the financial risks of a probe in the U.K. into phone hacking and bribery. Besides legal costs, News Corp. also faces potential fines in the U.S. under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which punishes companies that have bribed officials abroad.

It is unclear if the split will appease the British telecommunications regulator, Ofcom, which is reviewing whether British Sky Broadcasting ? of which News Corp. holds a 39 percent stake ? is "fit and proper" to hold a broadcasting license. Ofcom is expected to wrap up its review later this summer.

British authorities have been probing allegations that News Corp. journalists at News of the World, which it closed last summer, and other newspapers hacked into phones and bribed public officials to gain exclusive information.

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Business Writer Ryan Nakashima in Los Angeles contributed to this report.

Associated Press

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Online Business Opportunities through Social Media Marketing ...

Social networking is a reasonable fit for marketing your online business opportunity. If you are ready to connect with your potential prospects on a more individual level you need to create a page on a social media web site. Knowledgeable online business owners are finding that they can reach a significantly large number of would-be prospects using these marketing tools with minimum exertion, expenditure and time being involved. Social media is very popular right now in the online business world as well as the networking arena. Since the way that most individuals expand their reach and become bigger is via the recommendations of their current prospects to other marketers. Perhaps the greatest attribute of social media is that it is free, social marketing is one of the most well-liked marketing strategies in use today. If you show the ability to promote your online business opportunity you can attract more prospects from target markets. To get started what you need to do is create your own page and stay active on your page and you will start to generate interest from your customers.

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Here are a few things to consider when trying to tackle the social media market:

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• Having a completed profile that positions you as an expert in your field is most often how you begin when accessing these sites. By doing so you will begin to learn how to establish yourself as an expert and show that you can offer a real value your potential prospects. Besides marketing your online business opportunity you need to make sure to provide any necessary contact information and links to your blog or web site. Your profile should search engine optimized with a keyword-rich profile, since profiles on many social media sites are captured by search engines.

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• Take full advantage of all of the options that social networking sites have to offer. Facebook for instance allows you to create a number of different fan pages. This way you can build a business page for news about your online business opportunity and one strictly focused on events within your business. There are several other options that are attached to these sites that will allow you to create and take full advantage of social media networking.

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• Social media networking is just not about finding individual contacts or fans; it?s about trying to reach potential prospect who are interested in your opportunity and the issues that surround it. It is about trying to turn them in paying customers. It is recommended that you join groups that apply to you and your online business opportunity. You also make time to involve yourself in forum discussions as; this can be an effectual way to gain exposure and position yourself as an expert.

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• Remain steadfast in your pursuit of posting etiquette while online- constant and aggressive promotion or spamming of the link to your opportunity will not be successful. While you are online you are marketing to a community of marketers who will expect you to be polite and courteous. You should never be proceeding in that way when it comes to marketing your online business opportunity. Establish yourself as the expert in your field; gain their trust and they will seek you out and you will be looked upon as trustworthy. This is the way to generate the contacts that turn to leads that turn to the paying customers you are looking for in social media networking.

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New way of probing exoplanet atmospheres

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

The planet Tau Bootis b was one of the first exoplanets to be discovered back in 1996, and it is still one of the closest exoplanets known. Although its parent star is easily visible with the naked eye, the planet itself certainly is not, and up to now it could only be detected by its gravitational effects on the star. Tau Bootis b is a large "hot Jupiter" planet orbiting very close to its parent star.

Like most exoplanets, this planet does not transit the disc of its star (like the recent transit of Venus). Up to now such transits were essential to allow the study of hot Jupiter atmospheres: when a planet passes in front of its star it imprints the properties of the atmosphere onto the starlight. As no starlight shines through Tau Bootis b's atmosphere towards us, this means the planet's atmosphere could not be studied before.

But now, after 15 years of attempting to study the faint glow that is emitted from hot Jupiter exoplanets, astronomers have finally succeeded in reliably probing the structure of the atmosphere of Tau Bootis b and deducing its mass accurately for the first time. The team used the CRIRES instrument on the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile. They combined high quality infrared observations (at wavelengths around 2.3 microns) with a clever new trick to tease out the weak signal of the planet from the much stronger one from the parent star.

Lead author of the study Matteo Brogi (Leiden Observatory, the Netherlands) explains: "Thanks to the high quality observations provided by the VLT and CRIRES we were able to study the spectrum of the system in much more detail than has been possible before. Only about 0.01% of the light we see comes from the planet, and the rest from the star, so this was not easy".

The majority of planets around other stars were discovered by their gravitational effects on their parent stars, which limits the information that can be gleaned about their mass: they only allow a lower limit to be calculated for a planet's mass. The new technique pioneered here is much more powerful. Seeing the planet's light directly has allowed the astronomers to measure the angle of the planet's orbit and hence work out its mass precisely. By tracing the changes in the planet's motion as it orbits its star, the team has determined reliably for the first time that Tau Bootis b orbits its host star at an angle of 44 degrees and has a mass six times that of the planet Jupiter in our own Solar System.

"The new VLT observations solve the 15-year old problem of the mass of Tau Bootis b. And the new technique also means that we can now study the atmospheres of exoplanets that don't transit their stars, as well as measuring their masses accurately, which was impossible before", says Ignas Snellen (Leiden Observatory, the Netherlands), co-author of the paper. "This is a big step forward."

As well as detecting the glow of the atmosphere and measuring Tau Bootis b's mass, the team has probed its atmosphere and measured the amount of carbon monoxide present, as well as the temperature at different altitudes by means of a comparison between the observations and theoretical models. A surprising result from this work was that the new observations indicated an atmosphere with a temperature that falls higher up. This result is the exact opposite of the temperature inversion -- an increase in temperature with height -- found for other hot Jupiter exoplanets.

The VLT observations show that high resolution spectroscopy from ground-based telescopes is a valuable tool for a detailed analysis of non-transiting exoplanets' atmospheres. The detection of different molecules in future will allow astronomers to learn more about the planet's atmospheric conditions. By making measurements along the planet's orbit, astronomers may even be able to track atmospheric changes between the planet's morning and evening.

"This study shows the enormous potential of current and future ground-based telescopes, such as the E-ELT. Maybe one day we may even find evidence for biological activity on Earth-like planets in this way", concludes Ignas Snellen.

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Yankees' Pettitte out 6 weeks with broken fibula

New York Yankees' Eric Chavez (12) approaches the pitchers mound as starting pitcher Andy Pettitte grimaces during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians Wednesday, June 27, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Yankees' Eric Chavez (12) approaches the pitchers mound as starting pitcher Andy Pettitte grimaces during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians Wednesday, June 27, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Yankees' Andy Pettitte delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Wednesday, June 27, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Yankees' Andy Pettitte leaves the game during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians Wednesday, June 27, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

NEW YORK (AP) ? New York Yankees starter Andy Pettitte broke his left fibula where it meets his ankle and is expected to miss at least six weeks after he was hit by a batted ball during Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Cleveland Indians.

The Yankees say they expect the break to heal without surgery. The injury came on the same day the Yankees placed left-hander CC Sabathia on the 15-day disabled list with a strained groin.

Right-hander Adam Warren is set to be called up from Triple-A on Thursday to make the Friday start that Sabathia was scheduled for. Freddy Garcia is slated to go Monday in Pettitte's spot, and the Yankees are getting David Phelps to pitch deeper into games in the minors with an eye toward bringing him back to the big club as a starter.

General manager Brian Cashman said he didn't want to make a trade to replace Pettitte in the rotation. Garcia has improved his velocity and command recently, and has been an effective starter most of his career. That includes a start in a playoff game he made for New York last season.

"Phelps is a guy, who, if he were stretched out, would be our prime candidate," Cashman said. "We'll just have to figure it out. I would prefer not to go outside."

On the play, Casey Kotchman's low line drive hit Pettitte near his left ankle, the one the left-hander pushes off with. Pettitte took a step toward the ball near the third base line before gently dropping to the infield grass.

Pettitte tried to stay in the game, but manager Joe Girardi removed him when he came up limping after throwing one live pitch. Pettite, who spoke to reporters after the game on crutches ? while clutching a tiny plastic bag with a few white pills in it ? said it hurt too much to push off properly when he was facing a batter.

"I've been hit in the shin, in that area, so many times and I've never had to come out of a game," Pettitte said. "As soon as I threw that first pitch, I had an awful lot of pain, all the way down to my foot."

Pettitte (3-3) retired after the 2010 postseason but returned to the Yankees this spring to shore up New York's pitching rotation, which at the time had already lost Michael Pineda at the time to shoulder surgery.

Pettitte, who has a 243-141 career record, is in his 14th season with New York. He also spent three years with Houston. On both clubs, he was a teammate of Roger Clemens, and he testified at Clemens' recent perjury trial.

With Pettitte out, Derek Jeter is now the only Yankee on the field from the club's Core Four of players who won four World Series titles from 1996-2000. Mariano Rivera is out with a season-ending knee injury and Jorge Posada retired.

"No one's going to feel sorry for us," Girardi said. "Guys have to step up."

Associated Press

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Duplicate spending on veterans' care costs billions

Public release date: 26-Jun-2012
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Contact: Carole Gan
carole.gan@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
916-734-9047
University of California - Davis Health System

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) A new study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that the federal government made about $13 billion in duplicative payments to provide health-care services to veterans who were simultaneously enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans from 2004-2009. The study was conducted by researchers at Brown University, VA Palo Alto Medical Center and the Institute for Population Health Improvement at UC Davis Health System.

Some veterans are entitled to health-care coverage through both the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System and Medicare. But under current law, the federal government often ends up paying twice for care of veterans when they are also enrolled in Medicare Advantage managed-care plans. And with the growing popularity of Medicare Advantage plans among all seniors, including veterans, the annual duplicative costs are rising. Nearly 30 percent of Medicare beneficiaries are now enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans.

"These 'dual eligible' veterans earned the right to receive care through both VA and Medicare, but that does not mean that the government has to pay twice for their care," said Kenneth W. Kizer, a former VA Under Secretary for Health and now a professor and director of the Institute for Population Health Improvement at the University of California, Davis, Health System."The problem could be fixed without reducing benefits to veterans."

"Duplicative costs occur because of way the federal government pays for Medicare Advantage services for veterans, not because veterans are receiving unnecessary care or doing anything wrong," he added.

Veterans who are disabled or over age 65 and have been paying into the Medicare program are eligible for Medicare just like any other American. Veterans who live far from a VA hospital or clinic may especially rely on Medicare coverage for acute or emergency care. But unlike the traditional Medicare fee-for-service program, Medicare Advantage plans are paid in advance to provide all needed care for the beneficiary. If the person enrolled in the Medicare Advantage plan then gets his or her medical care in another federal health plan such as the VA, it means that the federal government has paid twice for care of the same person. Most of the Medicare Advantage plans are for-profit health plans.

To assess duplicative costs, the researchers conducted a comprehensive review of VA and Medicare records for more than 1 million veterans over a 6-year period. The researchers found that 61 percent of doubly-covered veterans used both VA and Medicare Advantage coverage, with 10 percent of dual-eligible veterans receiving all their health care from the VA. That is, 10 percent of these dual eligible veterans received all their health care from the VA despite Medicare paying the Medicare Advantage plan to provide those services. About 4 percent of the dual-eligible veterans sought no care from Medicare Advantage or the VA, and 35 percent used Medicare only.

The number of veterans doubly covered by Medicare Advantage and the VA has risen nearly 53 percent in recent years, from 485,651 in 2004 to 924,792 in 2009. The yearly federal spending in the VA for these dual-eligible veterans rose from $1.3 billion in 2004 to $3.2 billion in 2009. The costs to take care of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries now amounts to 10 percent of the VA's budget for medical care.

But Kizer believes the government can eliminate the duplicative spending without reducing care for veterans by changing the way that Medicare Advantage payment rates are calculated or by changing the law so that the VA could bill Medicare Advantage plans for care that it provides to veterans, as is currently the case with private insurance plans. While the VA may bill private insurers, the law does not allow VA to bill Medicare or Medicare Advantage plans.

"In light of the severe financial pressure facing the Medicare program, policymakers should take steps to identify and eliminate redundant expenditures such as found in this study," Kizer said.

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In addition to Kizer, the study's other authors include Amal Trivedi, Regina Grebla, Lan Jiang and Vincent Mor at the Providence VA Medical Center and Jean Yoon at the VA Palo Alto Medical Center.

The VA and the National Institute on Aging funded the research.

UC Davis Health System is improving lives and transforming health care by providing excellent patient care, conducting groundbreaking research, fostering innovative, interprofessional education, and creating dynamic, productive partnerships with the community. The academic health system includes one of the country's best medical schools, a 619-bed acute-care teaching hospital, a 1000-member physician's practice group and the new Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing. It is home to a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, an international neurodevelopmental institute, a stem cell institute and a comprehensive children's hospital. Other nationally prominent centers focus on advancing telemedicine, improving vascular care, eliminating health disparities and translating research findings into new treatments for patients. Together, they make UC Davis a hub of innovation that is transforming health for all. For more information, visit healthsystem.ucdavis.edu.

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Public release date: 26-Jun-2012
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Contact: Carole Gan
carole.gan@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
916-734-9047
University of California - Davis Health System

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) A new study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that the federal government made about $13 billion in duplicative payments to provide health-care services to veterans who were simultaneously enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans from 2004-2009. The study was conducted by researchers at Brown University, VA Palo Alto Medical Center and the Institute for Population Health Improvement at UC Davis Health System.

Some veterans are entitled to health-care coverage through both the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System and Medicare. But under current law, the federal government often ends up paying twice for care of veterans when they are also enrolled in Medicare Advantage managed-care plans. And with the growing popularity of Medicare Advantage plans among all seniors, including veterans, the annual duplicative costs are rising. Nearly 30 percent of Medicare beneficiaries are now enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans.

"These 'dual eligible' veterans earned the right to receive care through both VA and Medicare, but that does not mean that the government has to pay twice for their care," said Kenneth W. Kizer, a former VA Under Secretary for Health and now a professor and director of the Institute for Population Health Improvement at the University of California, Davis, Health System."The problem could be fixed without reducing benefits to veterans."

"Duplicative costs occur because of way the federal government pays for Medicare Advantage services for veterans, not because veterans are receiving unnecessary care or doing anything wrong," he added.

Veterans who are disabled or over age 65 and have been paying into the Medicare program are eligible for Medicare just like any other American. Veterans who live far from a VA hospital or clinic may especially rely on Medicare coverage for acute or emergency care. But unlike the traditional Medicare fee-for-service program, Medicare Advantage plans are paid in advance to provide all needed care for the beneficiary. If the person enrolled in the Medicare Advantage plan then gets his or her medical care in another federal health plan such as the VA, it means that the federal government has paid twice for care of the same person. Most of the Medicare Advantage plans are for-profit health plans.

To assess duplicative costs, the researchers conducted a comprehensive review of VA and Medicare records for more than 1 million veterans over a 6-year period. The researchers found that 61 percent of doubly-covered veterans used both VA and Medicare Advantage coverage, with 10 percent of dual-eligible veterans receiving all their health care from the VA. That is, 10 percent of these dual eligible veterans received all their health care from the VA despite Medicare paying the Medicare Advantage plan to provide those services. About 4 percent of the dual-eligible veterans sought no care from Medicare Advantage or the VA, and 35 percent used Medicare only.

The number of veterans doubly covered by Medicare Advantage and the VA has risen nearly 53 percent in recent years, from 485,651 in 2004 to 924,792 in 2009. The yearly federal spending in the VA for these dual-eligible veterans rose from $1.3 billion in 2004 to $3.2 billion in 2009. The costs to take care of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries now amounts to 10 percent of the VA's budget for medical care.

But Kizer believes the government can eliminate the duplicative spending without reducing care for veterans by changing the way that Medicare Advantage payment rates are calculated or by changing the law so that the VA could bill Medicare Advantage plans for care that it provides to veterans, as is currently the case with private insurance plans. While the VA may bill private insurers, the law does not allow VA to bill Medicare or Medicare Advantage plans.

"In light of the severe financial pressure facing the Medicare program, policymakers should take steps to identify and eliminate redundant expenditures such as found in this study," Kizer said.

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In addition to Kizer, the study's other authors include Amal Trivedi, Regina Grebla, Lan Jiang and Vincent Mor at the Providence VA Medical Center and Jean Yoon at the VA Palo Alto Medical Center.

The VA and the National Institute on Aging funded the research.

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Dallas Electrician Expands To McKinney Texas Area

Commercial electrician serving Dallas expands into McKinney Texas to serve both commercial and residential customers

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Veteran commercial electrician throughout the Dallas County region, Jim Greco, has expanded into the McKinney Texas area. Now serving both residential and commercial customers, Greco announced today the formal launch of McKinney Electric's new website, http://www.McKinneyElectric.net.

"I wanted to expand into the McKinney area for some time, especially with helping homeowners," Greco said. "With nearly two decades of electrician experience working for large companies I learned what worked and what didn't work well. I took those things and built a company where quality is not sacrificed at any cost."

Greco said that his company serves a wide range of customers throughout DFW including the areas surrounding McKinney such as Allen, Frisco, Prosper, Melissa, Anna, New Hope and Van Alstyne. His website indicates that he serves those in the area who require either residential or commercial needs such as parking lot lighting, lease space finish outs, room additions, breakers, switch panels, and more.

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Sudan police orders firm dispersal of protests

CAIRO (AP) ? Sudan's top police chief ordered his forces Saturday to quell "firmly and immediately" anti-government demonstrations that have entered their seventh day, while opposition groups reported a security crackdown on their leading members.

Gen. Hashem Othman al-Hussein told his aides to confront the "riots ... and the groups behind them," the official SUNA news agency reported. It was a rare acknowledgement by the state media of demonstrations that have been concentrated in Khartoum but have also spread to a provincial capital.

Protesters are rejecting a government austerity plan that slashed subsidies and doubled the price of fuel and food. But they also appear to be inspired by Arab uprisings in neighboring Egypt and Libya and are demanding the ouster of longtime Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.

Some videos shared on social websites show protesters chanting: "We won't be ruled by a dictator."

Gatherings have been quickly broken up by troops using tear gas, activists say, and in a new development, police have raided homes of the opposition.

Sudan's Ummah party said in a text message that at least three of its members were detained, including a member of its political bureau, Adam Gereir.

Siddique Tawer, a member of the Sudanese Baath party, said the party's spokesman Mohammed Diaa Eddin was arrested at his home early Saturday.

The arrest raids and new police directives are a sign of nervousness, Tawer said. "They are afraid of street action. They are trying to terrorize people," he said by telephone from al-Ubbayid, provincial capital of Northern Kordofan to the southwest. "They can't stop these protests. They are legitimate, against the government's economic policies, corruption and repression of freedoms."

In al-Ubbayid, a small number of university students demonstrated outside their campus on Saturday and were joined by passers-by, he said. Police fired gas canisters to break up the protests.

State-run radio had said earlier that 150 protesters attacked a group of policemen overnight, damaging one police vehicle and forcing the police to use tear gas to disperse them.

Spokesman for Sudan's ruling National Congress Party Badr Eddin Ahmed Ibrahim meanwhile dismissed the protests, saying they were largely led by university students and were used by opposition parties to agitate against the government.

"The opposition parties have no specific goals," he said, according to comments published by the semi-official Sudan Media Center website.

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BERLIN (Reuters) ? Hewlett Packard, the world?s largest personal computer maker, may cut as many as 1,000 jobs in Germany as part of planned European-wide redundancies, WirtschaftsWoche reported, citing an unnamed staff representative.

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