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Corbett unswayed on Medicaid expansion after Sebelius meeting
Call Washington BureauPennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett's face-to-face meeting Tuesday evening with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius did not convince the governor to accept the federal government's Medicaid expansion offer. Corbett, in a statement...Tags: Health Insurance, Politics, Kathleen Sebelius, Government, Medicaid
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Nonprofit Co-op Approved To Sell Health Insurance In Connecticut
The Hartford CourantThe state Insurance Department approved an insurance license for HealthyCT, allowing the new nonprofit to sell health plans in Connecticut, the nonprofit and department said Tuesday. HealthyCT is a federally recognized Consumer-Operated and Oriented...Tags: Insurance, Health Insurance, Aetna Inc., Sales, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Cutting Medicaid waste
A hearty "Well done!" to Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services chief Julie Hamos for pushing through the audit that will remove over 13,000 ineligible recipients from the state's Medicaid rolls ("Scrubbing Medicaid," Editorial, March 31)....Tags: Pat Quinn, Health Insurance, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Medicaid
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Plan B restrictions — better, but not best
In the United States of 2013, any youngster can walk into a store and buy a bottle of aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen or some other pain reliever without showing any identification, parental consent or a doctor's order. They don't have to be 15 or 17 or...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Food and Drug Administration, Justice System, Plan B (drug), Physical Fitness and Exercise
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St. Luke's cited for promoting organ and tissue donations
HealthThe Gift of Life organ donor program this week presented St. Luke's University Hospital in Fountain Hill with a Medal of Honor for its commitment to organ and tissue donation. The award, presented through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,... -
Md. hospitals say rate vote means jobs cuts
Maryland hospitals said they will need to cut jobs and patient services after a state panel voted Wednesday to keep hospital rates flat, despite a 2 percent cut in Medicare payments required by federal sequestration. "There are significant job cuts...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Hospitals and Clinics, Insurance, Corporate Officers, Elections
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Protecting yourself from the costs of long-term care
Retire SmartThere's no denying it: Most of us are going to need some form of long-term health care during our golden years. And costs of such care are rising. Genworth Financial recently released its long-term care Cost of Care Survey for 2013, and the results are...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Insurance, Long Term Care, Finance, Radio
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Health care reform is cutting costs, improving care
This week marks the third anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. For Marylanders, that means a health care system that is stronger than it was three years ago, and a future that looks even brighter. Marylanders who have health insurance now have more...
Tags: Small Businesses, Flu, Hospitals and Clinics, Insurance, Healthcare Laws
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Corbett’s Medicaid Mire Campaign Fodder?
Capitol IdeasYo, If you see smoke coming from the Capitol on Tuesday, don’t panic. It’s senate Democrats trying to light a fire under Public Welfare Department to get Gov. Tom Corbett to accept Medicaid expansion that is being offered under the...... -
Advocates working hard to relocate cats to new home, rescue lives
Animal Crazy - Orlando SentinelAgain highlighting the importance of spaying and neutering, advocates in Daytona Beach are working to relocate cats from their longtime home, which will disappear because of development. Tracy Genovese and her rescue group, www.rescuealife.net, are... -
Walnut Street Community Health Center receives $6,000 grant from Community Foundation
Walnut Street Community Health Center has received a $6,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Washington County in support of its Emergency Medication Fund. The money will be used to cover the cost of prescription medications for the center’...Tags: Health, Conservation, Pharmaceuticals, Agriculture, Chemical Industry
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LOCAL BRIEFS: BOYS' GOLF
Imperial bests Central, Holtville HOLTVILLE — The Central Union, Holtville and Imperial high boys’ golf teams met in a nonleague, 18-hole match at the Barbara Worth Country Club here Tuesday. As a team, the Tigers won the day, scoring 529...Tags: Pacific Tigers, Baseball, College Baseball, Sports, Softball
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