| Tax cut for self-insured Utahns passes House
The House voted Friday for an $18 million tax cut for self-employed Utahns who buy their own health insurance. HB351 by Rep. Jim Dunnigan, R-Taylorsville, is reflected in an overall health care reform bill, HB133, which has already passed the House. If something should happen to HB133, at least the tax cut would go forward. "This achieves some fairness in the tax code," Dunnigan said. "It will help some afford health insurance, and it may take some Utahns off of the uninsured roles." Currently, if your health care insurance cost is taken out of your paychecks by your employer, it is pre-tax dollars. But self-insured Utahns pay state income tax first on the money they then spend on health insurance premiums. Saving those self-employed Utahns 5 percent (the statewide personal income tax rate) on those premiums could add up to a $900 annual savings for some self-employed Utahns, Dunnigan said.
TPAA/GBC and PepsiCo Team Up on HIV/AIDS Prevention
GBC and its sister organization in Russia, Transatlantic Partners Against AIDS (TPAA) will hold a series of HIV/AIDS prevention meetings with PepsiCo employees. The new collaboration is part of PepsiCo's comprehensive program on HIV/AIDS prevention. PepsiCo has an existing policy on HIV/AIDS and the company has offered information to its employees through manager trainings in 2006 and educational literature. This year, PepsiCo is displaying posters provided by the HEALTH@WORK Program at their factory in Kashira. The company is planning to conduct six sessions with employees, where the core module "What Every Employee Should Know About HIV/AIDS" of the HEALTH@WORK Program will be presented. As a leading business operating in Russia, PepsiCo has also contracted an insurance company to provide on-site voluntary testing and counseling.
Speaker says you must exercise every day
Invest in yourself. "Slow down enough so you can speed up," Owens-Nauslar said. • Make smart eating choices. • Move more. • Know your body so you can talk to your doctor about problems that may arise. • Stay hydrated. • Get the proper amount of sleep. .
Ryan Heads Back to Rangers
Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan smiles as he heads out to the bullpen to work with pitchers on the first day of the Nolan Ryan Elite Pitching Camp in Houston, in this Jan. 28, 2008 file photo. The Texas Rangers are hiring Nolan Ryan as their new club president, team officials confirmed on Wednesday Feb. 6, 2008. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan) (Pat Sullivan - AP) .
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