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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: Jan Brewer, Regional Authority, Barack Obama, Health Care Reform (2009), Paul LePage
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Health savings accounts have a long shelf life
Q: Is there a deadline by which I have to use the money in my health savings account for medical expenses? A: No. Unlike flexible spending accounts, which require you to use the money by the end of the year (or March 15 of the following year), HSAs...Tags: Personal Finance, Cigna Corporation, Insurance, Medicare, Healthcare Provider
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Obamacare-like groups tied to lower costs: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Large independent doctor practices that focus on primary care tend to spend less money and are more likely to meet guidelines for Americans on Medicare than smaller groups, according to a new study. The findings suggest that...Tags: Harvard Medical School, Insurance, Health and Safety at School, Hospitals and Clinics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Rx for electronic records
A critical opportunity to improve U.S. health care finally lies within reach. In 2004, then-President George Bush announced the goal to have a national electronic health records (EHR) system in place in 10 years. Tragically, EHR development had become...
Tags: Electronics, George W. Bush, Health Insurance Cost, Health and Safety at School, Economy, Business and Finance
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Final Obamacare push will pitch to the low-income young
ReutersBy David Morgan WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) - In the final months leading up to the launch of the key piece of President Barack Obama's healthcare reforms, the administration is preparing a public-education campaign designed to connect directly with...Tags: Denis R. McDonough, U.S. Congress, Insurance, Telemundo (tv network), Health Care Reform (2009)
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Suffolk woman sentenced on fraud charges
Daily PressA Suffolk woman was sentenced by a federal judge to almost three years in prison on charges that she defrauded the Virginia Medicaid Program. Angie L. Gilchrist, 58, was sentenced to three years of supervised release after her prison term and must pay...Tags: Justice System, Medicaid, Trials, Punishment, Suffolk (Suffolk, Virginia)
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Medicaid managed care move gets final approval
TALLAHASSEE — The federal government gave final approval Friday to Florida's long-debated proposal to overhaul the Medicaid system by requiring beneficiaries statewide to enroll in HMOs and other types of managed-care plans. The decision was not...Tags: Humana Incorporated, Healthcare Policies, Career and Workplace, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Coventry Health Care Inc.
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Hagerstown pharmacist and owner of Russo's Rx pleads guilty to health care fraud
A Hagerstown pharmacist pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Baltimore to fraudulently selling powerful pain killers and billing Medicare and Medicaid for nearly $200,000 of the cost, the U.S. Department of Justice said. David Russo, 62, pleaded...
Tags: Justice System, Trials, OxyContin (drug), Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Justice
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The real costs of amnesty add up fast
The Heritage FoundationThe amnesty under consideration in Congress would come at an enormous cost: more than $5 trillion over the lifetime of immigrants who are legalized. But the bill is structured to hide most of those costs from voters. To see how, let's start with some...Tags: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, U.S. Congress, Interior Policy, Social Security, Congressional Budget Office
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Florida taxpayers need to know
The writer of the June 9 letter, "Rejecting Medicaid funds was costly decision," is apparently unaware that all of the money trees in the federal government's orchard have died. The money contributed by the federal government to state Medicaid programs...Tags: Tamarac, Medicaid, Local Government, Internal Revenue Service, Health Insurance
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Voice of the People, Jun. 15
Gay marriage As our legislators in Illinois struggle with gay marriage laws, I would like to offer some insights about gay people that may help to expedite the process. I am not gay, but the following are statements I firmly believe to be true: •...Tags: Dick Durbin, Report Cards, Interior Policy, Social Security, Political Corruption
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Wasserman Schultz decries Medicaid coverage gap
A million Floridians will be left without health care coverage because of Florida’s decision to put its Medicaid patients on managed-care plans run by private insurance companies, South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz warned on...Tags: Government, Medicaid, Weston (Broward, Florida), Politics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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