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Judge grants request to dismiss challenge to Kansas abortion insurance law
A federal judge has granted a request by the ACLU to dismiss its challenge to a Kansas law restricting private health insurance coverage for abortions. Wednesday's one-sentence court formally ends the case, with each side bearing its own costs and...
Tags: Justice System, Health Insurance, Social Issues, American Civil Liberties Union, Judges
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California health insurance exchange nabs $674-million federal grant
Federal officials awarded California's new health insurance exchange a $674-million grant, providing money for a crucial marketing campaign aimed at reaching millions of uninsured. The two-year grant announced Thursday comes as the five-member board...
Tags: Health Insurance, Medicaid, Marketing, Consumers, Insurance
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U.S. could save $2 trillion on health costs - study
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States could save $2 trillion in healthcare spending over the next decade, if the U.S. government used its influence in the public and private sectors to nudge soaring costs into line with economic growth, a study...Tags: Republican Party, Economic Indicator, Health Insurance Cost, Finance, Medicare
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$1 million donations wanted for Obama inauguration
WASHINGTON (AP) — Planners of President Barack Obama's second inauguration are making an unprecedented solicitation for high-dollar contributions up to $1 million to help pay for the celebration in exchange for special access. The changes...Tags: Services and Shopping, Democratic Party, Elections, Finance, Judges
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Taming the health care monster?
WASHINGTON -- Are we finally controlling health spending? Few issues loom larger in the economic outlook. For years, spiraling health costs -- mainly for Medicare and Medicaid, which serve the elderly and the poor -- have consumed a growing share of the...
Tags: Children's Health, Economic Indicator, Health Insurance Cost, Health Insurance, Medicare
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Harvard Pilgrim Hires Former ConnectiCare CEO, Health Exchange Board Member Mickey Herbert
The Hartford CourantHarvard Pilgrim Health Care announced Monday it has hired former ConnectiCare CEO Michael E. "Mickey" Herbert as a consultant to prepare the company for operations in Connecticut. Herbert, 68, has a career in health insurance that stretches back several...Tags: Executive Branch, Corporate Officers, Civil and Public Service, College Baseball, Ethics
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Letter: Curbing sugar could increase life expectancy of children
Did you know that experts predict our children will be the first generation to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents? You ask, why? Today, children drink more sugar-sweetened beverages than their parents, as children. Too much sugar in the...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Health Insurance Cost
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Letters: How to rein in Medicare costs
Re "The beloved budget buster," Editorial, Dec. 9 Your editorial on Medicare correctly identified novel procedures as one of the drivers of rising medical costs. It prescribed better comparisons of the cost-effectiveness of treatments as an essential...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Antonin Scalia, Health Insurance, Health Insurance Cost, Medicare
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When government does things better than private enterprise
Budget discussions in Washington these days always seem to deteriorate into arguments over what government is supposed to do for its citizens, and what should be left aside. Is the reach of government strictly defined in the Constitution? Or tradition?...
Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Health Insurance Cost, Medicare, Budgets and Budgeting, Elections
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Candidates split on best way to treat Medicare
Medicare poses knotty problems. Not only has the number of recipients increased, the costs per person have gone up as medical care has gotten pricier. The Congressional Budget Office projects that Medicare spending will go up more than 6 percent a year...Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Laws, Health Insurance Cost, Elections, Medicare
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Union threatens prison health-care privatization lawsuit
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy Margie Menzel, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Another lawsuit over prison health care looms as the latest salvo in a protracted struggle between the state Department of Corrections and the union representing state workers. The 14-... -
Good readin' for lefties
Change of SubjectThe Republicans imply that the $716 billion in [Medicare] cuts will harm older Americans, but almost none of the savings come from reducing the benefits available for people already on Medicare. But if Mr. Romney and Mr. Ryan were able......
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