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Expanding Medicaid to remain on Gov. Nixon's agenda
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon says he'll continue trying to expand Medicaid health coverage to more Missourians. The Democratic governor campaigned throughout this year's legislative session to increase Medicaid eligibility for lower-income...
Tags: Executive Branch, Government Health Care, Regional Authority, Politics, Government
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David Chaffee: Medicaid expansion for Michigan saves money, lives
The following guest commentary was written by David Chaffee, of Petoskey, former Title XX Social Services Administrator, Office of Planning, Budget, and Evaluation, State of Michigan. Gov. Snyder's bold lead to expand Medicaid to 133 percent of the...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Business, General Practitioners, Government Health Care
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Sheriff Israel asks for $93.7 million more, 14% increase
UPDATED with information from BSO The first details of the new Broward County sheriff's budget have emerged: He's asking for a $93.7 million increase in spending, or 14 percent more than was approved last year. To put the number into context, it's...Tags: Safety of Citizens, Labor Legislation, Finance, Career and Workplace, Law Enforcement
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Some could have gaps in medical coverage under new law
When the national healthcare law takes full effect next year, millions of Americans risk disrupted health coverage because of common life events: getting married or divorced, having children or taking on a second job. As their family incomes change,...
Tags: Government Health Care, Social Issues, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pharmaceuticals, Poverty
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City of San Francisco, worker unions protest Kaiser premium hike
SAN FRANCISCO — It's a trend many public employees can relate to: Health insurance premiums climb year after year, while at the bargaining table workers have agreed to kick in more for pensions, take salary cuts and sign on to furlough days. But...Tags: Prices, Public Employees, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Career and Workplace, Health and Medical Professionals
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Medicaid opposition underscores states' healthcare disparities
WASHINGTON — Republican opposition in many statehouses to expanding Medicaid next year under President Obama's healthcare law — opposition that could leave millions of the nation's poorest residents without insurance coverage — will...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Regional Authority, Government Health Care, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Republican Party
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Some recession victims feel lucky to be working harder
arnoldp@herald-mail.comOne thing Ed Grimes hates about his current work schedule is trying to explain it to others. “It’s confusing,” he said. Since being laid off in 2009 after nearly four decades at Hagerstown’s Noland Company, the 61-year-old...Tags: Labor Markets, Finance, The Herald-Mail, Vehicles, Sales
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Breast cancer treatment starts with money
Oh, no! Here we go again with another "awareness conversation" ("Breast cancer: Angelina Jolie starts the conversation," May 16). After the fortunes raised by Race for the Cure and the other breast cancer groups, must we consider having both our breasts...Tags: Breast Cancer, Angelina Jolie
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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, Government Health Care, Medicare, 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, General Practitioners, Michael Jackson, Roman Catholicism
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How to avoid a return to the hospital
The only thing less pleasant than a stay in the hospital is having to go right back there to deal with complications. And experts say it happens all too often. One in 8 elderly patients is readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of being discharged...Tags: Pneumonia, Online Media Industry, Dwayne Johnson, High Blood Pressure, Heart Attack
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St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica plans sale to Providence
The owner of St. John’s Health Center intends to sell the storied Santa Monica hospital to Catholic chain Providence Health & Services. The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System in Denver said it has entered into exclusive negotiations...
Tags: Maria Shriver, Hospitals and Clinics, Michael Jackson, Roman Catholicism, Social Issues
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