Displaying items 25-36 of 1737
» View wsbtradio.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-145
•
Next >
-
How to avoid a return to the hospital
The only thing less pleasant than a stay in the hospital is having to go right back there to deal with complications. And experts say it happens all too often. One in 8 elderly patients is readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of being discharged...
Tags: Heart Attack, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Hospitals and Clinics, Pharmaceuticals, Online Media Industry
-
Liz Dudek: AHCA's role in health facility oversight
Many Floridians are familiar with the Agency for Health Care Administration as the entity that runs the Florida Medicaid program. That is true, but we also have oversight of more than 45,000 health care facilities and providers, from acute care centers...Tags: Government Health Care, Nursing Homes, Delray Beach, Medicare, Health Insurance
-
Editorial: Hospital sticker shock
Most people entering the hospital can't get a straight answer to an obvious question: How much will this procedure or treatment cost? Nor can people easily compare prices among hospitals in their area. Now that is changing. The federal Centers for...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Government Health Care, Hospitals and Clinics, Pneumonia, Asthma
-
House Republicans repudiate Obama healthcare program -- again
WASHINGTON – House Republicans voted for the 37th time Thursday evening to repeal all or part of President Obama’s healthcare law, underscoring once again the deep partisan divide over the landmark 2010 legislation. The bill to roll back the...Tags: Government Health Care, Parties and Movements, Nancy Pelosi, Elections, Lawyers
-
The Front Burner: Costly expansion wouldn't improve Floridians' health
The state Legislature's decision this year to reject Medicaid expansion was the correct decision for Florida. There is little evidence that growing the health-care program for the poor would improve the health of state residents. A recent study in the...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Government Health Care, Washington, DC, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
-
Investigation into $3M Medicaid fraud scheme expands to employees
The state investigation into a $3 million Medicaid fraud scheme surrounding an Orlando woman and her mental-health service business has led to the arrests of several of her employees, who are accused of double-billing and taking kickbacks. Janie...
Tags: Government Health Care, Police Arrests, Winter Park, Trials, Health Insurance
-
State to Recover $376K in Medicaid Case
Channel 2 NewsThe state of Alaska is expected to share in a $500-million settlement over state and federal allegations that an India-based pharmaceutical manufacturer distributed adulterated drugs. The Department of Law says the drugs resulted in false or...Tags: Government Health Care, Health Insurance
-
Senate approves Obama choice to head Medicare
WASHINGTON – In an unusual break in the partisan warring over healthcare, the Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Obama's choice to oversee the mammoth Medicare and Medicaid health programs. Marilyn Tavenner, a former hospital executive and...
Tags: Government Health Care, Tom Harkin, Eric Cantor, Elections, Medicare
-
Attorney general says Michigan will get $2.3 million in settlement against India drug maker
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan is expected to receive a $2.3 million share of a $500 million settlement of claims that an India-based pharmaceutical manufacturer distributed adulterated drugs. Michigan's Attorney General Bill Schuette announced the...Tags: Government Health Care, India, Food and Drug Administration, Health Insurance
-
The Front Burner: Judging lawmakers on Medicaid
Get a good backgrounding in Medicaid from the Kaiser Family Foundation at kff.org/medicaid/. Florida's House and Senate worked as a team on some significant issues, including ethics reform, teacher pay raises and early voting, during the 2013...Tags: Government Health Care, Rick Scott, Periodicals, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
-
The Front Burner: Misrepresentations blocked care for a million Floridians
Despite the support of Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Senate, the 2013 legislative session ended with the Florida House unilaterally blocking the extension of health coverage to more than a million low-income, uninsured Floridians. Approving...Tags: Government Health Care, Rick Scott, Florida Legislature, Health Insurance, Politics
-
US House votes to repeal Obamacare in 37th symbolic act
ReutersBy David Morgan WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law on Thursday in a symbolic move aimed as much at healing internal Republican rifts as...Tags: Roger Brian Michele, Health Insurance Cost, Washington, DC, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
May 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 13, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 18, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 16, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 17, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 17, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 17, 2013
|Story| KTUU
May 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 16, 2013
|Story| AP Michigan
May 17, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 17, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 16, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Original site for Medicaid topic gallery.