5 Health Care Leaders on SOTU Guest List
Posted: 2/12/2013 3:21:00 PM
Five of the 24 people invited to sit near First Lady Michelle Obama at tonight’s State of the Union have strong health care connections.
They include a governor, a business ow…
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Rural Hospitals See Windfall from ‘Cliff’ Deal
Posted: 1/7/2013 11:03:00 AM
The New Year’s Day “fiscal cliff” deal means at least an extra $450,000 this year to tiny Jones Memorial Hospital in rural upstate New York.
“It’s very good news,” said Eva Benedict,…
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GOP-Led States Could Halt Obama's Medicaid Push
Posted: 11/12/2012 12:07:00 AM
President Barack Obama’s re-election ensures the survival of his landmark health care law, but predominantly Republican state officials will get a big say in how it is carried out.
State lawm…
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The Doctor Is In...Your TV: A $27 Billion Business
Posted: 5/8/2012 9:30:00 AM
Tired of feeling "like the walking dead" but worried about the cost of a doctor's visit, Amber Young sat on her bed near tears one recent Friday night in Woodbury, Minn. That's when she logged ont…
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Managed-Care Critics Win Big in Connecticut
Posted: 12/30/2011 12:13:00 AM
In the past decade, most states have turned Medicaid over to private plans with hopes they could control costs and improve care. Nearly half of the 60 million people in the government program for …
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