Omnibus accounts refer to accounts that hold more than one item ( omni- meaning 'many' and -bus meaning 'business'). A minimum of two individuals are required to create an omnibus account. Source/Disclosures New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu signed into law an omnibus bill that will limit cost sharing for insulin to $30 for a 30-day supply for those with state-regulated commercial.

The London General Omnibus Company or LGOC, was the principal bus operator in London between 1855 and 1933. It was also, for a short period between 1909 and 1912, a motor bus manufacturer.^[1]

A copay, short for copayment, is a fixed amount a healthcare beneficiary pays for covered medical services. The remaining balance is covered by the person's insurance company. The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) health benefit provisions amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Internal Revenue Code and the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans to provide a temporary continuation of group health coverage that otherwise might be terminated. Q2: What does COBRA do?

Overview[edit]

The London General Omnibus Company was founded in 1855 to amalgamate and regulate the many independent horse-drawn omnibus services then operating in London. Originally an Anglo-French enterprise, also known as the Compagnie Generale des Omnibus de Londres, the LGOC soon became the largest omnibus operator in London. It bought out hundreds of independently owned buses and established a consistent level of service for its fleet. Within a year, the LGOC controlled 600 of London's 810 omnibuses.^[2]

Under its chairman Sir John Pound, in 1902 it looked at an option to purchase a competitor, the Star Omnibus Company, but it was unable to complete negotiations. LGOC began using motor omnibuses in 1902, and the last LGOC horse-drawn bus ran on 25 October 1911.^[3]

In 1908 the LGOC bought the Road Car Company, the Vanguard Company, and its other main rivals, thereby gaining a virtual monopoly in London.^[4]

The merger of these three companies (the Road Car Company was also known as Union Jack owing to its habit of flying the British flag on its vehicles) gave the new and enlarged LGOC the most experienced operating and engineering personnel of any operator - and perhaps manufacturer - in the country at the time.^[5]

The LGOC absorbed the Great Eastern London Motor Omnibus Company (previously known as London Motor Omnibus Company) in March 1911.^[6]

In 1912, the Underground Group, which owned most of the London Underground, bought the LGOC. This followed the start of negotiations between the two companies in 1910 that finally led to the publication of an official statement regarding the proposed terms of the merger on 19 January 1912.^[7] By early February 1912 the majority of shareholders in the LGOC had accepted the terms.^[8] This in time allowed increasing co-ordination between LGOC bus and tube services, with integrated fares, such as was seen with the opening of the bus station adjacent to Hammersmith station in April 1914.^[7]

In 1933, the LGOC, along with the rest of the Underground Group, became part of the new London Passenger Transport Board. The name London General fell into disuse, and London Transport instead became synonymous with the red London bus.^[9][10]

Manufacturing[edit]

LGOC began producing motor omnibuses for its own use in 1909 at works established in premises inherited from Vanguard at Blackhorse Lane, Walthamstow, London. The first model built was the LGOC X-type, which was designed by Frank Searle, LGOC's chief engineer. The X-type was followed by the LGOC B-type, from the same designer.^[9][11]

After the Underground Group's acquisition of the LGOC in 1912, the bus manufacturing elements of the LGOC were split out to create the Associated Equipment Company (AEC).

Rebirth of the name[edit]

In the privatisation of London bus services in the 1980s, London Transport created a series of shadow bus operating companies with names of geographic or historic significance, and one of these was christened London General in honour of the LGOC. The new London General was initially privatised by management buy-out, and acquired by the Go-Ahead Group in 1996.

Popular culture[edit]

The London General Omnibus Company was featured in the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Isambard Kingdom Brunel, played by actor Kenneth Branagh, was depicted arriving in a green horse-drawn London General Omnibus Company Limited bus at the start of the ceremony.^[12]

In the video game Assassin's Creed Syndicate published by Ubisoft in 2015, assassins come to the aid of Edward Hodson Bayley and company, who was said to be responsible for the founding of the united London General Omnibus Company in the storyline campaign, supplying omnibuses for the city.

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References[edit]

1. ^Day, John (1973). The Story of the London Bus. London Regional Transport. ISBN9780853290377.
2. ^'From omnibus to ecobus, 1829-1850'. London Transport Museum. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2007.
3. ^James H. Winter. London's Teeming Streets: 1830-1914. p. 203.
4. ^'From omnibus to ecobus, 1901-1913, 3rd page'. London Transport Museum. Archived from the original on 30 June 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2007.
5. ^Marshall, Prince (1972). Wheels of London. The Sunday Times Magazine. ISBN0-7230-0068-9.
6. ^'Omnibus Amalgamation'. The Southern Cross Times. X (94). Western Australia. 29 March 1911. p. 3. Retrieved 19 September 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
7. ^ ^abCroome & Jackson, Rails through the Clay, London, 1962, p149
8. ^op cit, p149
9. ^ ^ab'From omnibus to ecobus, 1919-1938, 4th page'. London Transport Museum. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2007.
10. ^'From omnibus to ecobus, 1919-1938, 3rd page'. London Transport Museum. Archived from the original on 8 June 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2007.
11. ^Thackray, Brian (2004). AEC Vehicles: Origins to 1929. Venture Publications Ltd. ISBN1-898432-44-9
12. ^'Olympic Ceremonies - London 2012'. BBC. Retrieved 28 July 2012.

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Illinois’ 2019 legislative session improved access to health care and more

June 3, 2019

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On Sunday, the Illinois General Assembly concluded its spring legislative session in Springfield. This Session, Illinois had a new governor and many new faces in the state legislature tackling some of the most complex and impactful issues in the state.

“AFC is proud to see Illinois take the necessary steps to invest in the services all Illinoisans need to be healthy and thrive,” said John Peller, President/CEO of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago. AFC advocated for the following bills that passed out of both chambers and are currently awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker’s signature:

HB 2259, the Medicaid Drug and Therapeutics Board Transparency Bill, seeks to increase transparency in the decision-making process and makeup of the Medicaid Drug and Therapeutics (D&T) Board, that with the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS), determines the fee-for-service medication formulary in the Illinois Medicaid program. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) in the House and Sen. Julie Morrison (D-Deerfield) in the Senate.

HB 2665, the Youth PrEP Bill, aligns Illinois law with federal guidance on a minor’s ability to access preventive health care services, like PrEP, without parental consent. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Lamont Robinson (D-Chicago) in the House and Sen. Robert Peters (D-Chicago) in the Senate.

HB 465, the Copay Accumulator Bill, bans a newer barrier to health care access called copay accumulators and regulates pharmacy benefit managers. Copay accumulator policies are an unfriendly consumer practice where insurance companies don’t count the value of a copay card to an individual’s out-of-pocket costs. Copay assistance programs are critical for people living with HIV and other chronic diseases, as the cost of prescription drugs for these diseases tends to be even higher. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Greg Harris (D-Chicago) in the House and Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) in the Senate.

SB 1321, the Medicaid Omnibus Bill, contains some provisions from AFC’s legislative efforts as part of the Protect Our Care Illinois Coalition (POC) work to address Illinois’ Medicaid eligibility and redetermination backlogs. The omnibus Medicaid bill is a package of proposed fixes to Medicaid that was developed by the bi-partisan, bi-cameral Medicaid Legislative Working Group. The legislation makes some changes to streamline the process of initial Medicaid eligibility determinations and renewals. The bill is an important step towards addressing backlogs and the Coalition looks forward to continuing to work with the Administration, General Assembly, and stakeholders to keep Illinoisans healthy by ensuring continuity of coverage and care.

We also now have a state budget, which estimates $40.3 billion in revenue, roughly $1.4 billion more revenue than the governor’s introduced Fiscal Year 20 budget at $38.9 billion. The final budget contains level appropriations for the HIV lump sum at $25.5 million, HIV services to address the disproportionate impact of HIV/AIDS on African Americans and other communities of color at $1.2 million, and supportive housing at $15.6 million. These budget lines support primary care and HIV prevention, education, housing and treatment services throughout the entire state.

Finally, the Fair Tax amendment will be on the November 2020 ballot, and voters will get a chance to decide whether the Illinois state constitution should be amended to include a Fair Tax.

The Fair Tax would allow low- to middle-income households to pay less in income taxes, while higher-income households would pay a fairer share. 97% of Illinoisans would see no increase in taxes, while only 3% would be required to pay more. The Fair Tax would generate much-needed revenue for critical health and human services across Illinois, including lifesaving services for people living with or vulnerable to HIV.

Categorized under Advocacy and Illinois.

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