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Cato Institute Medicaid column makes wrong point about Obamacare
I read with interest the Your View, "Corbett should stand by decision to reject Medicaid expansion," written by Michael F. Cannon, the director of health and policy studies at the Cato Institute. The Cato Institute raises some red flags for me as it was...Tags: Health Insurance, Charles Koch, Ayn Rand, Politics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Illinois' clear and present danger
When Fitch Ratings downgraded Illinois' credit rating, they were effectively downgrading Governor Pat Quinn and state Democrats as well (“Fitch lowers Illinois debt rating on pension concerns,” Business, June 3). Remember, Democrats control...Tags: Kirk W Dillard, Illinois Governor, Jim Edgar, Pat Quinn, Credit and Debt
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New healthcare model cut even more costs in year two -insurer
ReutersBy Sharon Begley NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) - The nation's largest experiment in delivering medical care in an innovative way has reduced costs and improved the quality of care even more in its second year than in its first, according to the insurance...Tags: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Medical Research, Health and Medical Professionals, Health Insurance, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Michigan House OKs budget for schools, colleges
(Updated at 6:55 p.m. on May 28) LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Michigan House approved a $49 million spending plan on Tuesday that would put $15.1 billion toward education and boost funding for state universities, community...
Tags: Health Insurance, Stevensville, Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party, Budgets and Budgeting
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Feds join Sup. Ct. in rejecting Ind. abortion law
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal agency has denied Indiana's appeal of an administrative ruling barring the state from denying Planned Parenthood Medicaid funds because it performs abortions, the state attorney general's office said Friday. The...Tags: Planned Parenthood, Health Insurance, Social Issues, Lawyers, Henry J Hyde
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Hospitals' Prices Vary Widely For Same Procedures
The Hartford CourantThe price of major joint-replacement surgery, without serious complications, is nearly three times more at Greenwich Hospital than at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington. It's $72,393 in Greenwich and $23,063 in Torrington, on average. At...Tags: Apples, Health Insurance, Medical Procedures and Tests, Middletown, Economy, Business and Finance
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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...
Tags: Health Insurance, Crime, Law and Justice, Consumers, Barack Obama, Healthcare Provider
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UnitedHealth, Aetna and Cigna opt out of California insurance exchange
Some prominent health insurers, including industry giant UnitedHealth Group Inc., are not participating in California's new state-run health insurance market, possibly limiting the number of choices for millions of consumers. UnitedHealth, the nation'...
Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, Health Insurance, Medical Procedures and Tests, Consumers, Healthcare Policies
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Cedars-Sinai stands out for steep pricing
When Medicare disclosed average charges from thousands of U.S. hospitals for 100 common procedures last week, only one hospital was near the top in every category: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Be it a cardiac stent, a hip replacement or a...
Tags: Medical Research, Health Insurance, Medical Procedures and Tests, Prices, Mayo Clinic
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Know your rights: Nursing Home Quality Reform Act created a Bill of Rights for those in long-term care
marieg@herald-mail.comFor most people, home means familiar faces, rooms filled with years of memories and a measure of control over one's life. But for many older adults, home is confined to four walls in an institutional setting, where you learn to navigate a wheelchair...Tags: Health Insurance, Lawyers, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Crime, Law and Justice, Consumers
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Letters to the editor: I-4, traffic cams, and Medicaid
Putting more money into Interstate 4 is a gigantic waste. We went up to Road Atlanta last year to see the races, and I noticed there weren't more than 15 cars using the toll lanes at 5 p.m. rush hour on a Friday. On the way back home on Sunday morning,...Tags: Poverty, Florida's Turnpike, Health Insurance, Interstate 4, Business
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May 28, 2013
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May 31, 2013
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May 8, 2013
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May 23, 2013
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May 17, 2013
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May 5, 2013
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May 27, 2013
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