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Groups push for Medicaid expansion
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, IowaLiberal groups see time running short for a chance to expand Medicaid in Iowa. That's why several organizations teamed up for a small rally Wednesday at the Waterloo Public Library in an effort to put pressure on Gov. Terry Branstad and Iowa House...Tags: Personal Income, Republican Party, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Terry Branstad, Government
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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, Personal Income, Finance, Medical Research, Washington, DC
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Pennsylvania Insurance Department fines Highmark
Pittsburgh Post-GazettePittsburgh's Highmark Inc. has been fined $50,000 by the state Insurance Department for minor insurance market violations, following a two-year review of the company. The department says Highmark violated 10 provisions of the Insurance Department Act...Tags: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Punishment, Humana Incorporated, Insurance, Fines
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U.S. House votes again to repeal 'Obamacare'; Coburn pushes bill against expanding Medicare
Tulsa WorldThe U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to repeal the Affordable Care Act -- Obamacare -- with all five House members from Oklahoma joining the majority. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn has introduced a bill to strike funding for one of the...Tags: Parties and Movements, Crime, Law and Justice, Mary Fallin, U.S. House of Representatives, Voting
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Nursing home promises to repay Benzie $484K
The Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Mich.The Maples nursing home officials told Benzie County leaders they will repay $484,000 the county loaned the facility by March 2014. Judy Martin, the county-run nursing home's interim director, and Michael Stephenson, The Maples' accountant, told...Tags: Medical Specialization, Long Term Care, Nursing, Nursing Homes
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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...
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Study: Couples retiring this year will need $220,000 for medical costs
Sun SentinelA 65-year-old couple retiring this year will need $220,000 to cover future medical costs despite being enrolled in Medicare, according to a study just released by Fidelity Investments. The $220,000 covers the medical costs that Medicare doesn't with...Tags: Medicare, Health Insurance Cost
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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: Medicaid, Health Insurance
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EDITORIAL: Plug the Medicaid gap
The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IowaThe debate over whether to accept the federal government's Medicaid expansion or opt for Gov. Terry Branstad's Healthy Iowa alternative plan has drawn plenty of attention and fiery debate this legislative session. Both plans are aimed at expanding...Tags: Abortion, Social Issues, Terry Branstad, Government, Regional Authority
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Hospitals face consolidation, collaboration, University CEO says
The Augusta Chronicle, Ga.Big reductions in funding will lead to further cost-cutting, forcing hospitals to consolidate and collaborate in the future, University Hospital CEO Jim Davis said Thursday. Speaking to the Au �gus �ta Metro Chamber of Com �merce'...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Corporate Officers, Health and Safety at School, Heart Surgery, Colleges and Universities
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House Speaker Weatherford defends health care votes in Bradenton
Bradenton HeraldFlorida House Speaker Will Weatherford sees great things in the state's future. "Florida is on an amazing streak. Really exciting things are happening in Florida," the Wesley Chapel Republican said Thursday at a Manatee Chamber of Commerce lunch at...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Environmental Issues, Tampa, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Education
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SC Senate to take up controversial school-choice proposal
The StateThe S.C. Senate is poised to vote on a controversial school-choice proposal next week that the upper house's leader says "could be very close." The vote will come on an amendment to the state's budget, which senators have been debating all week....Tags: Parties and Movements, Elections, Taxation, Republican Party, Budgets and Budgeting
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