On Medicaid expansion, Corbett is right and Patriot-News editorial is wrong:...
Your editorial “A way forward on Medicaid expansion,” implies that expanding Medicaid makes sense from both a moral and economic perspective. Wrong on both accounts. Is it moral to place more...
View ArticleLawmakers OK bills to expand Medi-Cal coverage to 1.4M residents
Yen Teoh If approved by the governor, two new bills will provide Medi-Cal coverage to all low-income legal residents with incomes below 138 percent of the federal poverty line — slightly over $15,280...
View ArticleLiberals should lead entitlement reform
If liberals succeed in blocking any serious entitlement reform during the Obama presidency, as seems increasingly likely, they will have handed conservatives a gift. One number explains why: 2.7...
View ArticleArizona Gov. Brewer signs Medicaid expansion law
PHOENIX (AP) — 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...
View ArticleCALIF. OKS EXPANDED MEDI-CAL TO 1.4 MILLION UNINSURED
Sacramento The Legislature passed a major piece of the federal Affordable Care Act on Saturday, opting to expand Medicaid to 1.4 million low-income Californians, as it rushed to meet its deadline to...
View ArticleBattle lines drawn in Virginia Medicaid overhaul
Staff Washington Business Journal The 10-member Virginia Medicaid Innovation and Reform Commission will meet for the first time Monday to review a three-phased plan of reforms outlined in amendments...
View ArticleIRS Scandals Threaten Funding For Health Care Law
WASHINGTON -- Mounting scandals at the Internal Revenue Service are jeopardizing critical funding for the agency as it gears up to play a big role in President Barack Obama's health care law. Obama...
View ArticleFinal Obamacare Push Will Pitch to Low-income Young
Reuters WASHINGTON — In the final months leading up to the launch of the key piece of President Barack Obama's healthcare reforms, the administration is preparing a public-education campaign designed...
View ArticleRPT-Final Obamacare push will pitch to the low-income young
(Repeats for wider distribution. No changes to headline or text) By David Morgan WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) - In the final months leading up to the launch of the key piece of President Barack...
View ArticleOhio Health Issues Poll reports public support growing for expanding...
A new poll from Ohio Health Issues shows 63 percent of Ohioans support expansion of Medicaid to cover more low-income adults. Staff reporter- Business First | | | A clear majority of Ohioans, 63...
View ArticleFinal push for Obamacare
Washington - In the final months leading up to the launch of the key piece of President Barack Obama's healthcare reforms, the administration is preparing a public-education campaign designed to...
View ArticleFinal Obamacare push will pitch to low-income youth
WASHINGTON — In the final months leading up to the launch of the key piece of President Barack Obama's healthcare reforms, the administration is preparing a public-education campaign designed to...
View ArticleMedicaid costs are exploding in North Carolina
During the past year, North Carolinians have heard many things about Obamacare, Medicaid and health care reform that turned out to be untrue. For example: n North Carolinians were told that regardless...
View ArticleOhio Health Issues Poll shows support growing for Medicaid expansion under...
A new poll from Ohio Health Issues shows 63 percent of Ohioans support expansion of Medicaid to cover more low-income adults. Staff reporter- Business First | | | A clear majority of Ohioans, 63...
View ArticleSenate Democrats' Answer On Health Care: Go On Offense
ATLANTA -- Far from reversing course, Senate Democrats who backed President Barack Obama's health care law and now face re-election in GOP-leaning states are reinforcing their support for the overhaul...
View ArticleMedicare changes must be implemented now
MARILYN TAVENNERhas been administrator of Medicare and Medicaid officially for only about a month, but already she faces a policy challenge from Congress. A majority of the House, 145 Republicans and...
View ArticleAn Outbreak of Sanity
Folks, there is reason to be hopeful that our lawmakers can put aside their ideological differences every now and then and do what makes sense for constituents. In fact, last week some of the people...
View ArticleLegislature passes Medicaid expansion in Calif.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The state Legislature has passed a major piece of the federal Affordable Care Act, opting to expand Medicaid to 1.4 million low-income Californians. The voting in the...
View ArticleMedicaid battle to be fierce in Senate
Karen Bouffard | The Detroit News Comments Lansing A controversial bill to expand Medicaid health care coverage to nearly a half-million more Michiganians moves to the Senate this week, where its...
View ArticleBrewer: Bipartisan effort to pass Medicaid expansion took 'courage'
Surrounded by what could be the new, more moderate legislative majority, Gov. Jan Brewer signed legislation Monday to expand Medicaid in Arizona. The governor noted the measure was approved by an...
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