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Stearns Financial Group SVP Haleh Moddasser Receives Luminaries Award

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Friday, December 3, 2021

Moddasser was also recognized on Nov. 12 by InvestmentNews as a 2020 Woman to Watch , publicly receiving her award while attending this year's InvestmentNews conference.

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  • Moddasser was also recognized on Nov. 12 by InvestmentNews as a 2020 Woman to Watch , publicly receiving her award while attending this year's InvestmentNews conference.
  • Haleh Moddasser is a Senior Financial Advisor at Stearns Financial Group and the Managing Partner of its Chapel Hill office.
  • Moddasser has built a practice devoted primarily to women and their financial empowerment, a topic about which she is passionate.
  • She hosts a podcast entitled Women On Top with Haleh Moddasser, featuring interviews with inspiring individuals advancing issues important to women.

Rosenthal Wealth Management CEO Says Potential Tax Law Changes May Require Revised Retirement Planning

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Thursday, November 18, 2021

MANASSAS, Va., Nov. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As Congress continues its negotiations regarding changes to numerous components of the tax laws, Rosenthal Wealth Management CEO Larry Rosenthal is advisingretirees thattheir retirement income management plans may need to be revisedto ensure that money-saving adjustments are identified and ready for implementation once final tax law changes are enacted.

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  • MANASSAS, Va., Nov. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As Congress continues its negotiations regarding changes to numerous components of the tax laws, Rosenthal Wealth Management CEO Larry Rosenthal is advisingretirees thattheir retirement income management plans may need to be revisedto ensure that money-saving adjustments are identified and ready for implementation once final tax law changes are enacted.
  • Wise money managers will prepare by identifying potential fiscally advantageous options as soon as possible," said Rosenthal.
  • "Some people will be paying more taxes in retirement than when they were working, depending on how they generate that income.
  • Rosenthal Wealth Management Group is not a subsidiary of nor controlled by Cetera.

CBRE Earns Place on Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for Third Consecutive Year

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Monday, November 15, 2021

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) today announced that its environmental, social and governance (ESG) programs have earned the company a place on the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) for the third year in a row.

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  • CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) today announced that its environmental, social and governance (ESG) programs have earned the company a place on the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) for the third year in a row.
  • Only 322 companies (of 2,544 that are eligible) made the grade for the 2021 DJSI World Index.
  • Our inclusion on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the third consecutive year reflects the strong progress we continue to make in growing our business in socially responsible ways.
  • The company earned a spot on the FTSE4Good Index for the eighth consecutive year.

FAIR Health Wins Nine eHealthcare Leadership Awards for 2021--More Than Ever Before in a Single Year

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Wednesday, November 10, 2021

NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --FAIR Health has won nine eHealthcare Leadership Awards for 2021.

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --FAIR Health has won nine eHealthcare Leadership Awards for 2021.
  • Now in its 10th consecutive year as a winner of eHealthcare Leadership Awards, FAIR Health received more such awards than ever before in a single year.
  • For the fourth year in a row, FAIR Health received the Mark Gothberg eHealthcare Organizational Commitment Award, the highest honor of the eHealthcare Leadership Awards.
  • Both sites won an award for Best Overall InternetFAIR Health Consumer a gold award and FAIR Health Consumidor a platinum award.

Telehealth Utilization in South Rose Nearly 13 Percent in August 2021 Compared to Prior Month

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Nationally and in the South, the increase in August halted two months of decline in telehealth utilization, in June and July.

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  • Nationally and in the South, the increase in August halted two months of decline in telehealth utilization, in June and July.
  • The August telehealth growth coincided with the peak of the surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the Delta variant in the South.
  • COVID-19 itself joined the top five telehealth diagnoses nationally in August 2021, the first time it had done so since January 2021.
  • While COVID-19 ranked at number five among telehealth diagnoses nationally in August, it ranked at number three in the South.

Training for health certificates dramatically boosted Hispanic employment and income

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Thursday, October 21, 2021

HOUSTON, Oct. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Short-term training programs for health care careers significantly boosted employment and income for Hispanics involved in a new study from Rice University, helping them overcome long-standing achievement gaps exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • HOUSTON, Oct. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Short-term training programs for health care careers significantly boosted employment and income for Hispanics involved in a new study from Rice University, helping them overcome long-standing achievement gaps exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Most of the graduates entered health care fields like medical assisting, radiology, surgical technology and medical billing and coding.
  • This is about helping learners enter health care careers while giving back to their communities.''
  • It examined education and job placement outcomes among approximately 6,400 Hispanic students enrolled at CHCP, the largest provider of allied health care training in Texas, between 2012 and 2018.

FAIR Health Launches Interactive Maps Showing State-by-State COVID-19 Hospitalization and Treatment Costs

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021

NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today FAIR Health is launching a set of free, online, interactive maps displaying typical costs for COVID-19 treatment and hospitalization state by state across the nation.

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today FAIR Health is launching a set of free, online, interactive maps displaying typical costs for COVID-19 treatment and hospitalization state by state across the nation.
  • Included are costs for a hospitalized patient who requires more complicated care, such as ICU costs, ventilator costs and costs for room and board of increased complexity.
  • Shading on the maps indicates ranges, with the darkest states those where the median total treatment costs are highest.
  • FAIR Health President Robin Gelburd stated: "FAIR Health is pleased to launch COVID-19 Medical and Hospitalization Costs by State as a public service to provide stakeholders with valuable insights into pandemic-related healthcare spending.

Most Investors Plan To Boost 'ESG' Investments Over The Next One To Two Years

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

What's more, three-fourths say they would like to invest in an ESG fund through their workplace retirement plan.

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  • What's more, three-fourths say they would like to invest in an ESG fund through their workplace retirement plan.
  • Respondents were screened for age (25 and older), annual income (at least $75,000), and non-retirement investments (minimum of $10,000).
  • Domini Impact Investments is a women-led SEC registered investment adviser that empowers both individual and institutional investors to make a difference, one investment at a time.
  • By applying social, environmental, and governance standards across all of its investments, Domini harnesses the power of finance to create a better world.

National Telehealth Utilization Declined Seven Percent in July 2021

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --For the second straight month, telehealth utilization declined in July 2021, according to FAIR Health's Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker .

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --For the second straight month, telehealth utilization declined in July 2021, according to FAIR Health's Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker .
  • In the previous month, telehealth utilization fell 10 percent nationally from May to June 2021.
  • In that region, telehealth utilization dropped 11.4 percent from June to July 2021.
  • From June to July 2021, acute respiratory diseases and infections increased as a percentage of all telehealth claim lines nationally and in every region.

Average Estimated In-Network Amount for Fixed-Wing Air Ambulance Transport Rose 76 Percent from 2017 to 2020

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Monday, October 4, 2021

NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The average estimated allowed (in-network) amount for base fixed-wing air ambulance transport (not including mileage charges) rose 76.4 percent, from $8,855 in 2017 to $15,624 in 2020.

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The average estimated allowed (in-network) amount for base fixed-wing air ambulance transport (not including mileage charges) rose 76.4 percent, from $8,855 in 2017 to $15,624 in 2020.
  • The average charge associated with fixed-wing air ambulance transports rose 27.6 percent, from $19,210 in 2017 to $24,507 in 2020, the study reports.
  • The average charge associated with rotary-wing air ambulance transports rose 22.2 percent, from $24,924 in 2017 to $30,446 in 2020.
  • Among the other findings in the report:
    In 2020, the second most common diagnosis associated with fixed-wing air ambulance transport was COVID-19, accounting for seven percent of fixed-wing air ambulance claim lines.