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Snyder ends trade trip to push Medicaid expansion in Mich.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday cut short his trade trip to Israel to return home and lobby reluctant fellow Republicans to expand Medicaid to more Michigan adults, as the clock ticked before lawmakers break for the summer....Tags: Trips and Vacations, Parties and Movements, Tea Party Movement, Executive Branch, Elections
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Business groups say expanding Medicaid would save them money
Two business coalitions are urging Florida lawmakers to go into special session this year and accept the federal Medicaid expansion plan that the Legislature left on the table when the 2013 regular session ended in May. The Florida Health Care Coalition...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Rick Scott, Publix Super Markets Inc., Hospitals and Clinics, Amusement and Theme Parks
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ANALYSIS-Hospital investors sold on U.S. health reform despite bumps
Reuters(Repeats unchanged) By Susan Kelly CHICAGO, June 19 (Reuters) - Shares of U.S. hospital operators have been on a tear this year, on average posting triple the gains of the broader stock market, as investors tallied up the benefits of President Barack...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Rick Scott, Health and Safety at Work, Laws, S&P 500
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Gov't report: Smooth launch unsure for health law
WASHINGTON (AP) — There's no guarantee that President Barack Obama's health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say in the first in-depth independent look at its progress. But in a report to be released...
Tags: Lawyers, Kathleen Sebelius, Health and Safety at Work, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Laws
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Chicago safety-net hospitals face uncertain future amid changes to health care system
The 63-year-old woman, a Mexican citizen, arrived at St. Anthony Hospital by ambulance, complaining of dizziness, nausea and vomiting. She had no insurance. No matter. Dr. Kaleem Malik immediately gave her a round of anti-nausea drugs, had her blood...
Tags: Insurance, Labor Legislation, Poverty, Corporate Officers, Lawndale (Chicago, Illinois)
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Michigan lawmakers take up busy agenda before summer
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers have a lot on their plate before breaking for the summer at week's end. Bills to expand Medicaid, allow for the dissolution of deficit-ridden school districts and improve legal aid for criminal defendants...
Tags: Elections, Rick Snyder, Health Insurance, Government Health Care, Tea Party Movement
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Maine Democrats scramble after governor blocks Medicaid expansion
ReutersBy Dave Sherwood BOWDOINHAM, Maine, June 18 (Reuters) - Democratic legislators in Maine scrambled on Tuesday to muster the votes needed to override Republican Governor Paul LePage's late-night veto of a bill to expand Medicaid coverage to an additional...Tags: Paul LePage, Executive Branch, U.S. Supreme Court, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Personal Income
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Bond set at $3.5M in medical drug trafficking case
A South Florida man who is accused with his wife and mother of trafficking in expensive AIDS, cancer, anti-psychotic and other pharmaceutical drugs is being held in Broward's Main Jail on $3.5 million bond. Jorge Castillo, 43, is believed to have...
Tags: Lawyers, Broward County, Science and Technology, AIDS, Drug Trafficking
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Lobbyist: Outlook bleak for community hospitals
Daily American Staff Writer, @daalyssacWindber Medical Center officials are working to expand services despite a bleak nationwide outlook for community hospitals. "As your community hospital, we are forced to deal with incredible challenges of change," hospital board Chairman David...Tags: Health Insurance, Obstetrics, Government Health Care, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Specialization
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Countdown to Obamacare
The countdown has started. In about 100 days, starting Oct. 1, millions of families across the nation will have an opportunity to enroll in health coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. The full benefits of the law will...Tags: Brian Sandoval, Rick Scott, Insurance, Susana Martinez, Health Care Reform (2009)
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Darden CEO lobbies against California Medicaid fines
A California bill that would fine large companies whose employees rely on Medicaid has Darden Restaurants so worried that the company's chief executive officer recently visited state lawmakers to lobby against it. The Orlando-based owner of Olive...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Walmart, Red Lobster, Lifestyle and Leisure, Labor Legislation
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Supporters of Obama's healthcare law kick off outreach campaign
WASHINGTON — A coalition of presidential campaign veterans, healthcare companies and community activists will kick off a months-long push on Sunday to prepare millions of Americans to sign up for insurance this fall under President Obama’s...
Tags: Lawyers, Kathleen Sebelius, Elections, Barack Obama, White House
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