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Healthcare for Angelina Jolie -- and everyone else [Blowback]
We applaud Times columnist Robin Abcarian for shining the light on the inequities in our healthcare system in response to Angelina Jolie’s recent announcement about her prophylactic mastectomy. When Jolie made her medical decision, she had at her...Tags: Social Issues, Discrimination, Mastectomy, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
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Wedded: Jamie Crumpler and Chris Kalck
Wedding date: April 6, 2013 Her story: Jamie Crumpler, 33, grew up in Bel Air. She is an executive assistant for Constellation Energy in Baltimore. Her father, James, works for BGE and her mother, Teresa, is a stay-at-home mom. His story: Chris Kalck,...Tags: Men's Wearhouse Inc., Odenton, Family, Marriage, Canton (Baltimore, Maryland)
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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: Medicaid, Medical Procedures and Tests, Asthma, Hospitals and Clinics, Pneumonia
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Marilyn Tavenner confirmed as CMS administrator
Marilyn Tavenner, formerly Virginia's Sec. of Health and Human Resources, has been confirmed as the new administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. She will also be responsible for oversight of the insurance reforms and marketplaces in the...
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State to Recover $376K in Medicaid Case
Channel 2 NewsThe state of Alaska is expected to share in a $500-million settlement over state and federal allegations that an India-based pharmaceutical manufacturer distributed adulterated drugs. The Department of Law says the drugs resulted in false or...Tags: Medicaid, Health Insurance
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Study: Couples retiring this year will need $220,000 for medical costs
Sun SentinelA 65-year-old couple retiring this year will need $220,000 to cover future medical costs despite being enrolled in Medicare, according to a study just released by Fidelity Investments. The $220,000 covers the medical costs that Medicare doesn't with...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Medicare
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Investigation into $3M Medicaid fraud scheme expands to employees
The state investigation into a $3 million Medicaid fraud scheme surrounding an Orlando woman and her mental-health service business has led to the arrests of several of her employees, who are accused of double-billing and taking kickbacks. Janie...
Tags: Winter Park, Trials, Medicaid, Police Arrests, Homes
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Cedars-Sinai stands out for steep pricing
When Medicare disclosed average charges from thousands of U.S. hospitals for 100 common procedures last week, only one hospital was near the top in every category: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Be it a cardiac stent, a hip replacement or a...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Medicaid, Prices, University of California, Los Angeles, Employment Opportunities
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The Front Burner: Judging lawmakers on Medicaid
Get a good backgrounding in Medicaid from the Kaiser Family Foundation at kff.org/medicaid/. Florida's House and Senate worked as a team on some significant issues, including ethics reform, teacher pay raises and early voting, during the 2013...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Medicaid, Health Care Reform (2009), Finance, Periodicals
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The Front Burner: Costly expansion wouldn't improve Floridians' health
The state Legislature's decision this year to reject Medicaid expansion was the correct decision for Florida. There is little evidence that growing the health-care program for the poor would improve the health of state residents. A recent study in the...Tags: High Blood Pressure, Economy, Business and Finance, Medicaid, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Washington, DC
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The Front Burner: Misrepresentations blocked care for a million Floridians
Despite the support of Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Senate, the 2013 legislative session ended with the Florida House unilaterally blocking the extension of health coverage to more than a million low-income, uninsured Floridians. Approving...Tags: Medicaid, Rick Scott, Politics, Florida Legislature, Health Insurance
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One Cabinet pick approved, two narrowly advance
WASHINGTON — President Obama's nominee to lead the Energy Department won unanimous confirmation by the Senate on Thursday while two other Cabinet choices narrowly advanced out of committee, amid complaints from Democrats over Republican delaying...
Tags: Mitch McConnell, White House, Work Relations, Crime, Law and Justice, Ernest J. Moniz
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