200 Medicare beneficiaries in Maryland hit the donut hole‚ or gap in Medicare Part D drug coverage” (“The Affordable Care‚ n.d.”‚ p. 1). As a result‚ seniors received no additional money to cover the cost of prescription drugs. The Affordable Care Act will provide additional discounts for seniors on Medicare to defray the cost of prescription medications and will close the gap by 2020 (“The Affordable Care‚ n.d.”). Also‚ all 741‚000 seniors in Maryland will receive free preventative services which
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1. Why does the court require for criminal intent under the Clean Water Act? The court requires for criminal intent under the Clean Water Act that there must be proof that the action was intended in order for it to be considered guilty of the crime. There has to be proof of “knowingly of discharging a pollutant into navigable waters without a permit‚ knowingly operating danger through a pollutant‚ and knowingly operating a source in violation of pretreatment requirement” (253). There has to be an
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In 2013 the states were given the opportunity to expand on Medicaid under the affordable care act. With this expansion the government would pay a 100 percent for the first three years and reduce down to 90 percent over ten years. Many of the southern states chose not to expand and went on to search for private insurance companies to help cover the cost they would be losing in the future years. These states include Texas‚ Florida‚ Georgia‚ Missouri‚ North Carolina‚ Virginia‚ Louisiana‚ Oklahoma‚ and
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Americans with Disabilities Act Assignment 1 (20 points) Private businesses and non-profits that serve the public‚ called places of public accommodation by the ADA‚ and commercial facilities (other businesses) are required to make their facilities accessible to people with disabilities and must not discriminate based on disability. Some examples of places of public accommodation include: restaurants‚ hotels‚ theaters‚ doctors’ offices‚ pharmacies‚ retail stores‚ museums‚ libraries‚ parks‚ private
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Does language ‘Juggling’ build better brains? Being able to multi-task is more difficult for some than others‚ but for those who speak a second language may find it easier than most. Negotiating between two different languages‚ known as mental ‘juggling’‚ is said to be an essential key to keeping a sharp and youthful mind. But the benefits‚ towards being able to ‘Juggle’ between dialects and languages‚ was a controversial issue. Previously‚ some scientists concluded that the more languages a person
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Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 According to Congress‚ the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 which was also known as ADA was to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to totally phase out the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) (Congress‚ n.d.). As such‚ the primary purpose of the act was to remove the federal government control over routes‚ fares‚ schedules and market entry of new airlines (GAO‚ 1996). The Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 was introduced by Senator Howard on February 6‚ 1978 and was signed
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to This bar is applicable only when petition is filed on the ground of respondent’s adultery under the Hindu Marriage Act ‚ the Special Marriage Act and the Divorce Act. In the Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act‚ Sec 12 says the following‚ “It is a general bar; in any suit for any matrimonial cause the plaintiff has to show that he has not connived at or been accessory to the said act or omission”‚ constituting the bar for matrimonial relief. Accessory is generally a expression which is used in criminal
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In regard to the Simple Possession of Small Quantities Of Marijuana Decriminalization Amendment Act of 2013‚ I have one recommendation that would assist in strengthening the legislation. I pose that the policy administration expunge the records of individuals with prior convictions of possession of less than one ounce of marijuana. Since the act aims to prevent disproportionate arrest rates amongst District residents (mainly African-Americans) in addition to decreasing collateral consequences (e
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critically examines these procedures in the moral dilemma with reference of applying the concepts: rule and act utilitarianism. Should we give these beggars money or not? In deciding whether we give or not‚ the answer for that is we should give. Why? Act utilitarianism basically states that an action is moral if it produces the greatest happiness for the most people. This reason alone the act of giving them would be a good idea‚ because it would benefit the most amount of people. At a first glance
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Factors that Initiated the Treason Trial Acts of 1696 The Treason Trial Acts structured the law of treason. It is in the course of the 17th century that the jurisprudence of “treason enjoyed a considerable‚” Rezneck (1930) part in English history. Before this act‚ criminals residing in Britain were deprived of counsel‚ critically constrained in their power to ensure witnesses for the defense are summoned‚ put under oath‚ and even barred from attaining a duplicate of the charge stipulating the accusations
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