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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: Personal Income, Medicaid, Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Government 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: Medicaid, Government Health Care, Food and Drug Administration
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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: Insurance, Crime, Law and Justice, Autism, Raleigh, Health Insurance Cost
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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: Insurance, Hospitals and Clinics, Medicaid, Diabetes, Government
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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: Mayo Clinic, Insurance, Hospitals and Clinics, Medicaid, Private Health Care
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New co-op health insurer chooses Memphis-based Baptist hospital system
Commercial AppealA nonprofit health care insurer in Tennessee created under the federal Affordable Care Act to compete with other insurers selected Memphis-based Baptist Memorial Health Care to provide medical services as the hospital system for services in West...Tags: Insurance, Cigna Corporation, Hospitals and Clinics, Business, Credit and Debt
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NH vote nears on expansion of Medicaid
The New Hampshire Union Leader, ManchesterSenate Republicans on the Finance Committee continue to be skeptical of expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Health and Human Services officials urged the committee to expand the program, which would add about 58,000 people to the rolls...Tags: Sylvia Larsen, Republican Party, Medicaid, Government Health Care, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
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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: Pneumonia, Hospitals and Clinics, Medicaid, Government Health Care, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Taxpayers will pay more under Walker health plan, study says
Milwaukee Journal SentinelGov. Scott Walker's proposed rejection of a federally funded expansion of state health programs would add some $50 million in costs to state taxpayers over the next two years, according to the Legislature's nonpartisan budget office. The new report from...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Budgets and Budgeting, Medicaid, Executive Branch, Government
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LePage to Democrats: Act now, or bankrupt DHHS
Portland Press Herald, MaineBlasting Democrats in the Legislature, Gov. Paul LePage said Friday that Maine's Department of Health and Human Services will run out of money to pay Medicaid providers in three weeks if lawmakers don't act to approve a new state budget. LePage's...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Medicaid, Government Health Care, Executive Branch, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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St. John's picks Providence Health & Services in bidding war
After months of controversy, the owner of St. John's Health Center said it plans to sell the landmark Santa Monica hospital to Catholic chain Providence Health & Services. The hospital has been at the center of an intense competition that featured...
Tags: St. John's Health Center, Hospitals and Clinics, Patrick Soon-Shiong, General Practitioners, Roman Catholicism
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