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California Health Officials Seek Suspension Of Injunction Against...

Main Category: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Also Included In: Medical Malpractice / Litigation Article Date: 28 Aug 2008 California health officials have asked U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder to ...

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health, Healthcare Law, Law, California, California Government

Fri Aug 29, 2008

MediLexicon

Nursing Home Industry To Receive $1.5 Billion Overpayment In 2009, USA

Main Category: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Also Included In: Seniors / Aging Article Date: 29 Aug 2008 Yielding to intense lobbying by the nursing home industry, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is ...

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Related Topix: Health, Medicare, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicine, Nursing

WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

DHH urges citizens in areas potentially impacted by Gustav to get 30-day supply of Rx drugs

The Department of Health and Hospitals announced Friday that Medicaid participants in impacted areas will have access to their prescription medications prior to scheduled refill dates in preparation for ...

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EMaxHealth

Public Health Programs Responsible For Dip In Uninsured Rate

"While we welcome news today from the U.S. Census Bureau that the number of uninsured Americans has declined, the picture is not all rosy.

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health, Medicare

Recordonline.com - The Times Herald-R...

Area nursing home fined thousands for health violations

Wingate at Beacon nursing home has been fined about $50,000 by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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Thu Aug 28, 2008

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Medicaid, PeachCare avoid cuts

As Georgia's money problems cause public services to be slashed, state health officials announced a plan Thursday to preserve intact two of the most important programs for needy people Medicaid and PeachCare ...

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Georgia, Georgia Government, Health, Sonny Perdue

KSDK-TV Saint Louis

Economy May Stall Push for Health Care

A drop in the number of people who lacked health insurance last year reflects a push by states to cover more lower-income adults and children, but the gains might unravel during the economic slowdown, ...

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health

Science Daily

Uninsured Patients Receive Unpredictable, Rationed Access To Health Care

"We know from previous research that the uninsured have poor outcomes on a number of measures and they are less likely to seek care when they need it," said Dr.

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health, University of Illinois Chicago, Medicare, Healthcare Law, Law

WXIA-TV Atlanta

Medicaid, PeachCare Face $91 Million in Cuts

Medicaid and PeachCare will be on the table as the state board of community health meets to discuss how to cuts its budget.

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Related Topix: Health, Georgia, Georgia Government

NBC17.com

Director Says Central Regional Ready For Dix Patients

RALEIGH, N.C. The interim director of Central Regional Hospital says the facility is ready for the transfer of patients and staff from Dorothea Dix Hospital in Raleigh to the new facility in Butner.

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Related Topix: Raleigh, NC, Raleigh Metro, Butner, NC, Medicare, Health

Wed Aug 27, 2008

Lincoln County News

Senior Residential Care Pushed to Breaking Point by State Cuts

The state's residential care homes for seniors say they are being pushed to the financial breaking point by a state budget cut that no longer pays them to keep beds open for Medicaid-eligible residents, who are ...

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Related Topix: Health, Healthcare Law, Law

Sunherald.com

Judge holds off on decision about Medicaid funding

A judge says he is holding off on a request by hospitals to stop Gov. Haley Barbour's latest Medicaid funding plan.

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Related Topix: Hinds County, MS, Haley Barbour, Health, Healthcare Law, Law

MediLexicon

New York Health Department To Decide Soon Whether Medicaid...

Main Category: HIV / AIDS Also Included In: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Article Date: 27 Aug 2008 The New York State Department of Health in the next few weeks is expected to issue a final decision on whether ...

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Related Topix: Medicare, Health, New York Government, New York, HIV/AIDS

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

'RomneyCare' should keep Mitt off McCain ticket

Just as most folks maintain a healthy distance from those with contagious diseases, John McCain would be wise to keep Mitt Romney at arm's length.

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Related Topix: Health, US Politics, John McCain, US News, Mitt Romney, Opinion

WHIZ-TV Zanesville

Coshocton Business Raided By F-B-I/Other ...

Tue, Aug 26, 2008. 04:35 PM A Coshocton company -- under investigation by the federal government -- was raided by multiple federal and state agencies.

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Related Topix: Coshocton, OH, Medicare, Health

Tue Aug 26, 2008

Medical News Today

Uninsured U.S. Residents Will Spend $30B Out-of-Pocket On...

Main Category: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Also Included In: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Article Date: 26 Aug 2008 - 9:00 PDT Uninsured U.S. residents will spend about $30 billion out-of-pocket on ...

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health, Medicare

WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

Number of Uninsured Americans Drops

The number of Americans without health insurance dropped by more than 1 million people in 2007, the first annual decline in seven years, U.S. Census Bureau officials announced Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Sporting Goods, Johnson Outdoors, Health Insurance, Health

KHQA-TV Quincy

Number of uninsured drops

The government says the number of people lacking health insurance dropped by more than 1 million in 2007, the first annual decline since President Bush took office.

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health

KMOV-TV Saint Louis

Mo Gov candidate Hulshof outlines health care plan

Republican gubernatorial candidate Kenny Hulshof is proposing to expand health coverage to the uninsured by making it easier for them to buy private insurance plans.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Kenny Hulshof, Republican, US House of Representatives, Health, Health Insurance, Healthcare Law, Law, Missouri

Morris Daily Herald

Hospital assessment will put more money into healthcare

Governor Rod R. Blagojevich this week signed into law the 2009 Hospital Assessment which, once approved by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will bring millions of dollars in federal ...

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Related Topix: Medicare, Health, Healthcare Law, Law, Illinois, Illinois Government

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