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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: Government Health Care, Charlie Crist, Hospitals and Clinics, Politics, Government
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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: Schizophrenia, Government Health Care, Personal Income, Hospitals and Clinics, 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: Healthcare Contract Issues, Government Health Care, Executive Branch, Government, Politics
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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: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, General Practitioners, Government Health Care, Hospitals and Clinics, Corporate Officers
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NC Senate delivers $20.58 billion budget proposal
The News & ObserverThe state Senate released a $20.58 billion proposed budget late Sunday night that would eliminate class-size limits for the youngest public school students, move the State Bureau of Investigation to a department the governor's appointee controls and...Tags: Marc Basnight, Government Health Care, School Examinations, Politics, Government
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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: Medicare, Government Health Care, Medical Research, Gil Cedillo, Justice System
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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, Schizophrenia, Government Health Care, Nursing, Mental Illness
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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: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Litigation, Government Health Care, Justice System, Politics
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Some could have gaps in medical coverage under new law
When the national healthcare law takes full effect next year, millions of Americans risk disrupted health coverage because of common life events: getting married or divorced, having children or taking on a second job. As their family incomes change,...
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Physicians, health administrators wary of for-profit insurers in Medicaid reform
Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.Through all the clamoring surrounding the state's latest Medicaid reform effort, one message is coming through loud and clear from physicians and administrators: Let North Carolina providers resolve Medicaid financial and operational issues, not for-...Tags: Medicare, General Practitioners, Government Health Care, Finance, Insurance
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Medicaid opposition underscores states' healthcare disparities
WASHINGTON — Republican opposition in many statehouses to expanding Medicaid next year under President Obama's healthcare law — opposition that could leave millions of the nation's poorest residents without insurance coverage — will...
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Nursing home celebration carries funky themes
Niles Daily Star, Mich.A woman in night clothes, her hair in curlers, greeted visitors to The Timbers of Cass County on Wednesday as part of a week-long celebration of National Nursing Home Week. Administrator Karen Schalte maintained "proper professional decorum" by...Tags: Eminem, Government Health Care, Nursing, Long Term Care, Nursing Homes
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