Spending

What we know so far about the Democrats’ big spending proposals | Nation & World News

Dannette Saltzgaber September 13, 2021

Democrats in Congress are pushing ahead with a sweeping multi-trillion-dollar 10-year spending plan that marks the latest step in their drive to expand education, health care and childcare support, tackle the climate crisis and make further investments in infrastructure.

Thirteen House committees are crafting the legislation that will make up the massive package in coming days, with a target of submitting detailed bills by September 15. Democratic leaders hope to hold a floor vote later this month.

Party leaders are hoping to use the annual budget process to push through a major broadening of the nation’s social safety net envisioned

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Sutter Health spending $90M in Medicare fraud settlement

Dannette Saltzgaber September 2, 2021

Kathleen Ormsby is seen in this undated photo she provided to The Associated Press. Sacramento-based Sutter Health agreed to pay $90 million in a final settlement of claims alleging that it defrauded the federal Medicare program, an official said Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. The civil settlement resulted from a 2015 False Claims Act whistleblower complaint by Ormsby, a former employee of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, one of the Sutter affiliates in the settlement. (Clayton J. Mitchell Photography/Courtesy of Kathleen Ormsby via AP)

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Kathleen Ormsby is seen in this undated picture she delivered to The Associated Press. Sacramento-primarily based Sutter Overall health agreed to shell out $90 million in a closing settlement of claims alleging that it defrauded the federal Medicare application, an formal reported Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. The civil settlement resulted from a 2015 Fake Promises Act whistleblower complaint by Ormsby, a former personnel of the Palo Alto Professional medical Basis, one of the Sutter affiliate marketers in the settlement. (Clayton J. Mitchell Pictures/Courtesy of Kathleen Ormsby by using AP)

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Kathleen Ormsby is witnessed in

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Deloitte: Back-To-School Spending To Reach Highest Level In Years

Dannette Saltzgaber July 15, 2021

Deloitte’s 2021 Back-to-School Survey*, found that back-to-school spending at Kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) will grow 16 percent this year, reaching its highest level in recent years as clarity surrounding the upcoming school year and consumer sentiment rise.

Deloitte joins a chorus of others forecasting a strong rebound in back-to-school selling. In a separate survey, Deloitte found a more modest recovery for back-to-college spending, up 5 percent.

The overall outlook heading into the fall is bright, with 55 percent of K-12 parents and 46 percent of college parents more confident about the economy (up from 17 percent and 14 percent

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