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Darden CEO Fights California Bill That Would Fine Medicaid-Dependent Companies
Clarence Otis, chief executive officer of Darden Restaurants Inc., speaks during the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative in New York.
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Snyder cuts Israel trip short to push Medicaid expansion
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has cut short his trade trip to Israel to return home and lobby reluctant fellow Republicans to expand Medicaid to more state residents.
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Governor Talks Elder Abuse In Damariscotta
By J.W. Oliver Governor Paul LePage visited Damariscotta June 12 for a lunchtime speech about elder abuse awareness to a capacity crowd at Spectrum Generations Coastal Community Center.
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Physicians group labels obesity a disease
The American Medical Association has adopted a new policy that officially labels obesity as a disease "requiring a range of medical interventions to advance obesity treatment and prevention," according to an AMA statement.
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Sen. Schaefer defends opposition to Medicaid expansion at GOP meeting
Sen. Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia, and Rep. Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, addressed a crowd of about 45 people hosted by the Boone County Pachyderms Club on Tuesday evening.
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Arizona OK's Medicaid Expansion
The expansion vote, which took place during a special state budget session last week, allows more Arizonans with low incomes to qualify for health insurance coverage.
UPDATED: House proposes 3-year Medicaid expansion plan
The House wants the state go forward with Medicaid expansion for the three years the federal government would pay 100 percent of the cost, while a commission develops a state plan in six weeks.
Ohio lawmakers offer 2 bills to change Medicaid 24 minutes
Proposed changes to the Medicaid program in Ohio are unlikely to clear the Legislature before lawmakers break at the end of the month, the Republican leader of the House said Tuesday.
Nonprofit launches campaign to reach uninsured
A nonprofit group helping to spread the word about President Barack Obama's health care overhaul launched a campaign Tuesday that will target states with high numbers of uninsured Americans and tackle their skepticism with straightforward messages.
Darden CEO lobbies against California Medicaid fines
A California bill that would fine large companies whose employees rely on Medicaid has Darden Restaurants so worried that the company's chief executive officer recently visited state lawmakers to lobby against it.
Medicaid battle to be fierce in Senate
A controversial bill to expand Medicaid health care coverage to nearly a half-million more Michiganians moves to the Senate this week, where its chances for passage as of Monday remained a tossup.
Pine Belt Lawmakers say they are ready to debate Medicaid
On Monday, Pine Belt lawmakers said they were prepared to go back to Jackson if and when the Governor calls a special session to deal with Medicaid.
LePage Vetoes Plan to Expand Medicaid Coverage
Governor LePage vetoed two bills on Monday, including one that would have expanded medicaid coverage to nearly 70,000 Mainers.
Gov. Brewer Signs Obamacare's Medicaid Program Into Law
Republican Gov. Jan Brewer on Monday signed a law expanding the state's Medicaid program to 300,000 more poor Arizonans following her victory over conservatives in her own party opposed to embracing a key part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
Regional News Stories: Bipartisan Medicaid Bill Emerges In Ohio Statehouse
As advocates and Governor John Kasich continue to hope lawmakers will consider Medicaid expansion, a group of lawmakers from both parties have introduced a bill that they say will reform the government insurance program for low-income people.
Bill Puts Spotlight On Potential Savings From Medicaid Expansion
This article appears courtesy of NJ Spotlight A bill that backers say would expand Medicaid eligibility, save the state money, and potentially reduce the mortality rate for low-income residents serves as a reminder that federal healthcare reform is still a bitter pill to some New Jerseyans.
AL divided up into 5 new Medicaid recipient regions
The state will be divided into five regions. Each region has a different cost per Medicaid recipient, and no two regions are the same size.
LePage vetoes Medicaid expansion, says 'Maine can do better'
Gov. Paul LePage on Monday vetoed legislation to expand Maine's Medicaid program, turning the focus back to majority Democrats to try and rally enough Republican votes to override it.
Obama's ex-Medicare chief running for Mass. governor
Donald Berwick, who ran the Medicare and Medicaid programs for President Obama, formally launched his campaign Monday to become governor of Massachusetts.
Advocates call MNsure enrollment system unfair
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota is hiring people to help residents sign up for health plans through its new online health insurance exchange.