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Medicaid expansion could be on ballot in 2014
The Columbus DispatchAs supporters of Medicaid expansion in Ohio grow increasingly impatient with legislative inaction, talk, both publicly and privately, is turning toward alternatives such as a 2014 ballot issue. "In the balance is health care for hundreds of thousands of...Tags: Voting, Government Health Care, Justice System, Medical Procedures and Tests, John Kasich
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Breast cancer treatment starts with money
Oh, no! Here we go again with another "awareness conversation" ("Breast cancer: Angelina Jolie starts the conversation," May 16). After the fortunes raised by Race for the Cure and the other breast cancer groups, must we consider having both our breasts...
Tags: Angelina Jolie, Breast Cancer
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Heath care payment system lambasted
The Leader-TelegramIn describing how America's health care payment system works, the words "perverse" and "unsustainable" came up Friday morning in a panel of Chippewa Valley health care leaders. The U.S. already spends $1 out of every $6 in its economy on health care,...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Government Health Care, Medicare, Medical Procedures and Tests, Private Health Care
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N.C. to get $8.74 million as part of settlement by drug-maker
Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.Indian pharmaceutical maker Ranbaxy will pay $8.74 million to North Carolina as part of an overall $500 million settlement reached with several states and the federal government for selling generic drugs that didn't meet quality standards. The agreement...Tags: Government Health Care, Food and Drug Administration, Medicaid
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BRIEF: Financial Aid Available for Children's Medical Care
The Times-News, Twin Falls, IdahoThe United Healthcare Children's Foundation is seeking grant applications from families who need financial assistance to help pay for their child's medical treatment. Grants can be used to pay for treatment, services or equipment not covered or fully... -
BCBS influence waning with NC lawmakers
The News & ObserverBlue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is used to having considerable clout in the legislature. Although the state's largest health insurer hasn't always gotten its way, for years it has negotiated behind the scenes to mold bills more to the...Tags: Tony Rand, Justice System, Health Treatments, Health Insurance Cost, Crime, Law and Justice
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OH fares well in charges comparison
Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.Owensboro Health's charges for medical procedures compare favorably to most hospitals in the region and state, according to figures released by the federal government last week, and when compared to national averages, OH's charges are often 50 percent...Tags: Diabetes, Medicare, Health Treatments, Cardiac Catheterization, Insurance
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Many big issues fail in legislative session
St. Joseph News-Press, Mo.JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- When the clock struck 6 p.m. Friday, another legislative session came to a close. Critics will talk about what wasn't truly agreed upon and finally passed, but there also is praise involved in what wasn't carried forward. The...Tags: Government Health Care, Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Personal Income, Politics
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Wos: State in uncharted waters with Medicaid reform
Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.The state's health secretary said North Carolina is in uncharted waters in terms of reforming Medicaid services and health care. Dr. Aldona Wos, head of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, spoke to more than 100 local medical officials...Tags: Government Health Care, Barack Obama, Medicaid
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St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica plans sale to Providence
The owner of St. John’s Health Center intends to sell the storied Santa Monica hospital to Catholic chain Providence Health & Services. The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System in Denver said it has entered into exclusive negotiations...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Patrick Soon-Shiong, Religion and Belief, Social Issues, St. John's Health Center
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Editorial: Hospital sticker shock
Most people entering the hospital can't get a straight answer to an obvious question: How much will this procedure or treatment cost? Nor can people easily compare prices among hospitals in their area. Now that is changing. The federal Centers for...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Government Health Care, Medicare, Medical Procedures and Tests, Asthma
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How to avoid a return to the hospital
The only thing less pleasant than a stay in the hospital is having to go right back there to deal with complications. And experts say it happens all too often. One in 8 elderly patients is readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of being discharged...
Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Heart Failure, Diabetes, Chemical Industry, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
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