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Texas House passes measure to prevent Medicaid expansion
ReutersBy Corrie MacLaggan AUSTIN, Texas, May 21 (Reuters) - The Texas House passed a measure on Tuesday that would prevent the state from expanding its Medicaid program as outlined by President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law. Texas Governor Rick Perry,...Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Supreme Court, Rick Perry, Politics, Government
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David Chaffee: Medicaid expansion for Michigan saves money, lives
The following guest commentary was written by David Chaffee, of Petoskey, former Title XX Social Services Administrator, Office of Planning, Budget, and Evaluation, State of Michigan. Gov. Snyder's bold lead to expand Medicaid to 133 percent of the...Tags: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , General Practitioners, Substance Abuse, Business
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Expanding Medicaid to remain on Gov. Nixon's agenda
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon says he'll continue trying to expand Medicaid health coverage to more Missourians. The Democratic governor campaigned throughout this year's legislative session to increase Medicaid eligibility for lower-income...
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EDITORIAL: Making sense of it
The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IowaWe've long advocated that health care reform in this country must include a major effort to curb health care cost increases, which have outpaced that of virtually every other vital service or product. But we see no clear way of doing so as long as there...Tags: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Dwayne Johnson, Insurance, Government Health Care, Consumers
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Gov. Rick Scott to veto tuition hike
Miami HeraldGov. Rick Scott on Monday will veto a 3 percent increase in Florida college tuition and approve $65 million in extra Medicaid funding to hospitals that provide much of the care to the poor, including Jackson Memorial in Miami and Broward Health in Fort...Tags: Charlie Crist, Politics, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Government Health Care
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Bus stop at Olive View's mental health center could be lifesaver
Los Angeles Daily NewsWith its skylights, specially commissioned sculptures and enclosed courtyard, the Olive View Community Mental Health Urgent Care Center is regarded as the jewel of the Los Angeles County mental health system. But two years after it opened to help...Tags: Personal Income, Schizophrenia, Government Health Care, Mental Health, Disasters and Accidents
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Mental Health board to recommend against merger at Cumberland County Board of Commissioners meeting
The Fayetteville Observer, N.C.If the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners push ahead with plans to merge local mental health care oversight with a larger authority, they'll do it without a recommendation from their own mental health board. Commissioners told the Mental Health...Tags: Career and Workplace, Politics, Government, Mental Health, Government Health Care
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More doctors, staff being hired to prepare for health care law
Yakima Herald-Republic, Wash.By Molly Rosbach Yakima Herald-Republic ------ Come October, an estimated 55,000 people in Yakima County will be eligible to start enrolling in expanded Medicaid and the state Health Benefits Exchange under federal health care reform. That means...Tags: General Practitioners, Health and Safety at Work, Government Health Care, Health Care Reform (2009), Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Conflict-ridden session could lead to more Nixon vetoes
St. Louis Post-DispatchGov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat, likes to portray his relationship with the Republican-dominated Legislature as one where they work toward common goals. But Friday's conclusion of the Legislature's four-and-a-half month session magnified their differences...Tags: Taxation, Personal Income, Culture, United Nations, Personal Weapon Control
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L.A. poised to go after Las Vegas hospital in patient-dumping cases
The Sacramento BeeYears before a Las Vegas psychiatric hospital bused a homeless, schizophrenic man to Sacramento without arranging contacts or a plan for care, a different hospital ditched Gabino Olvera on Skid Row in Los Angeles. Olvera, homeless and paraplegic,...Tags: Mental Health, Government Health Care, Local Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Hospitals and Clinics
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Despite need, no county mental health money used for housing
The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.The chronically mentally ill are more likely to be chronically poor and homeless, advocates say, leaving them vulnerable to funding decisions of legislators and service providers that decide how limited public money is spent. As state dollars for...Tags: Bloomington, Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing, Schizophrenia, Mental Health
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Judge considers request to dismiss lawsuit challenging Kentucky health exchange
The Lexington Herald-LeaderFranklin Circuit Judge Philip Shepherd said Monday he plans to make a ruling as soon as possible on Gov. Steve Beshear's request to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the legality of the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange. Tea Party activist David Adams...Tags: Judges, Politics, Government Health Care, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws
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