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Maine Medicaid expansion passes but governor sets veto
ReutersBOWDOINHAM, Maine (Reuters) - Maine's Democratic-controlled legislature on Thursday passed a bill to expand access to its Medicaid program as outlined by the Affordable Care Act, setting up a showdown with the state's Republican governor, who...Tags: Republican Party, Regional Authority, Health Insurance Cost, Executive Branch, Career and Workplace
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State: Man Lost Toes after Couple's Medicaid Fraud
Channel 2 NewsAn Anchorage husband and wife have been sentenced for endangering the welfare of an adult, after billing Medicaid for care they didn’t provide to a diabetic man who later had two of his toes amputated. According to a Thursday statement from...Tags: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Diabetes, Health Insurance, Government Health Care, Justice System
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New California health insurance rates unveiled
Amid anxiety over rising costs from the federal healthcare law, California received better-than-expected insurance rates for a new state-run marketplace, but many consumers still won't be spared from sharply higher premiums. Three years after...
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Illinois leaders must make unpopular decisions
Thanks to Julie Hamos, head of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, for dealing forthrightly with the state's runaway Medicaid costs that now consume about 20 percent of state spending. According to an analysis released last year...Tags: Government Health Care, Health Insurance
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John Morgan talks Casey Anthony, Tim Tebow
Staff writerIn local public-affairs programming this weekend: Prominent Orlando attorney John Morgan and his wife, Ultima, are Lauren Rowe's guests on "Flashpoint" at 8 a.m. Sunday on WKMG-Channel 6. They discuss everything from politics and Casey Anthony to...Tags: Altamonte Springs, Health Treatments, Tim Tebow, Jeffrey Atwater, Government Health Care
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Maine lawmakers, governor in stand-off on Medicaid expansion
ReutersBy Dave Sherwood BOWDOINHAM, Maine, May 23 (Reuters) - Maine's Democratic-controlled legislature on Thursday passed a bill that would expand access to its Medicaid program as outlined by the Affordable Care Act, setting up a showdown with the state's...Tags: Republican Party, Regional Authority, Health Insurance Cost, Career and Workplace, Executive Branch
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Editorial: A bizarre blame game played by two senators
In a letter to Gov. Pat Quinn last week, two Illinois Senate leaders called for the ouster of Julie Hamos, who heads the state's biggest public aid agency. Appointed in 2010, Hamos holds one of state government's most complicated, thankless jobs. She...
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Snyder: Michigan could still get Medicaid expansion
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican Gov. Rick Snyder said Wednesday he is hopeful he can still broker an agreement with the Republican-led Legislature to expand government health insurance for low-income adults, despite the state's tentative budget...
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California picks 13 health plans for state-run insurance market
After weeks of negotiations, California said it has selected 13 health plans for a new state-run insurance marketplace where as many as 5 million people will shop for coverage next year. Officials at Covered California, the state agency implementing the...
Tags: Healthcare Laws, Health Net Inc., Health Insurance, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Molina Healthcare Incorporated
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Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment
DROUGHT Recent rains lift spirits of SD farmers, ranchers PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — State Climatologist Dennis Todey (TAH'dee) says recent rains across much of South Dakota have improved the outlook for farmers and ranchers hurt by a year-long drought....Tags: Entertainment, Jeff Davis, Executive Branch, Career and Workplace, Arts and Culture
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Here is the latest Michigan news from The Associated Press
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican Governor Rick Snyder says he is hopeful he can still broker an agreement with the GOP-led Legislature to expand Medicaid coverage to low-income Michiganians. Snyder said in an interview with The Associated Press in...Tags: The Associated Press, Judges, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Prosecution
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Latest Michigan news, sports, business and entertainment
MEDICAID EXPANSION-SNYDER Snyder: Mich. could still get Medicaid expansion LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican Governor Rick Snyder says he is hopeful he can still broker an agreement with the GOP-led Legislature to expand Medicaid coverage to low-...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Judaism, Religion and Belief, Justice and Rights, Career and Workplace
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