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State bumbles mass mailings for health plan at a cost of $176,254
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserTwo erroneous mailings to 250,000 Quest health insurance members will cost state taxpayers $176,254. The Department of Human Services Med-Quest Division, which manages the Medicaid health insurance program for low-income residents in Hawaii, said it...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Comprehensive Health, Advertising, Health Insurance, Insurance
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NMC may hike tuition for some
The Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Mich.Northwestern Michigan College board members took their first look at next year's draft budget, which included a nearly 32 percent tuition hike for the nursing, automotive, and audio-tech programs. If approved, about 230 students would see their...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Students
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County budget proposal includes increased road fee
Aiken Standard, S.C.Aiken County's road maintenance fee could see a $5 increase if County Council moves forward with a proposal approved unanimously on first reading Tuesday. Any resident with a car registered in the County currently pays the $15 fee annually, according to...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Employees, Career and Workplace, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips
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Doctoring in a family way
Jennifer was one of my first patients as a new doctor, and she came to see me about an unintended pregnancy. A single mom to a rambunctious 5-year-old girl, Jennifer was struggling economically and battling depression. We talked about the options...
Tags: Family Planning, Physical Fitness and Exercise, General Practitioners, Family, Abortion
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Stroudsburg School Board might dip into fund to fix deficit
Pocono Record, Stroudsburg, Pa.Not wanting to increase taxes or cut more programming, Stroudsburg Area School District officials are turning to their fund balance to close a $3.5 million deficit in the 2013-14 budget. The school board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday to adopt a...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Public Finance, Politics
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South Middleton School Board majority turns down a 2013-14 tax increase
The Sentinel, Carlisle, Pa.Thomas Hayes may have to wait to rest easy knowing the "fiscal cliff" for South Middleton School District is just two to three years away by his reckoning. In a set of motions Monday, this school board member voted "yes" in favor of a 1.2 percent tax...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Budgets and Budgeting, Voting, Realty, Public Finance
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McDonald's looks at tinkering with aspects of Dollar Menu
Faced with rising costs and unrelenting pressure to improve its performance, McDonald's is tinkering with aspects of its vaunted Dollar Menu, testing a price increase for its McDouble sandwich and add-on options like bacon on the McChicken sandwich for an...
Tags: Prices, Hamburgers, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Sandwiches, Burger King
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GOP: Flaw in Obamacare language should delay decision on expanding Medicaid
Bangor Daily News, MaineRepublicans and Gov. Paul LePage have drawn attention to a drafting error in the federal Affordable Care Act in recent days as they resist attempts by Democratic legislative leaders to tie an expansion of Maine's Medicaid program to one of LePage 's top...Tags: Government Health Care, Poverty, Healthcare Laws, Medicaid, Health Care Reform (2009)
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Obama's budget puts the onus on Ryan
WASHINGTON — When it comes to deficit reduction, President Barack Obama may have correctly taken the measure of Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles and U.S. corporate leaders; that's a reason why any deficit deal is more remote than ever. Two and a...Tags: Government Health Care, John Boehner, Paul Ryan, George W. Bush, White House
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LETTER: Keep Parents On HUSKY Plan
Though there are some signs that the economy is improving, once again the needs of the poor are being ignored. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has proposed to eliminate HUSKY health insurance for parents whose incomes fall between 133% and 185% of the federal...Tags: Private Health Care, Dannel P. Malloy , Health Insurance, Family
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Jonathan Fielding, the public's MD
If you've got your health, the cliche goes, you've got just about everything. If you've got public health duties, you're responsible for just about everything from mosquitoes (West Nile carriers) to hygiene (wash your hands for as long as it takes to sing...
Tags: Heart Disease, Measles, Listeria Outbreak (2011), Autism, Epidemics and Plagues
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Gerontologist: Participating in the arts a way to keep older people healthy, stimulated
Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.Elderly people should participate in art programs such as painting, writing, storytelling and dancing to keep their minds stimulated and to reduce their health care costs in an era when the American population is quickly aging, a gerontologist said...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Arts, Maya Angelou, 2010 Census, Washington, DC
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