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Obama's hearing us: Republican leaders
The Swampby Frank James Congressional Republican leaders responded to President-elect Barack Obama's economic speech today by accepting the next president's premise that the moribund economy requires a fiscal stimulus package but expressing a lot of caution...Tags: Mitch McConnell, State Budgets, Small Businesses, Medical Services, Public Finance
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Pelosi: Stimulus by Presidents' Day
The Swampby Mark Silva How much pressure will there be on Congress to enact an economic stimulus plan swiftly? House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says there will be no congressional recess for the Presidents' Day holiday if they haven't finished work by......Tags: U.S. Electoral College, Economic Policy, George Bush, Wages and Pensions, Tennessee
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Noridian lands big Medicare contract
Associated Press WriterNoridian Administrative Services LLC will handle more than 10 percent of the Medicare Part A and Part B claims nationwide after landing another big contract. The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week awarded Fargo-based Noridian...Tags: Medicare, North Dakota, Employees, Montana, Minnesota
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Hospice cuts would be painful
The Legislature is meeting now to decide how to deal with the state's $2.3 billion deficit. One of the proposed cuts is to eliminate the Medicaid payment for hospice care. A study by the Moran Co. proved that the state would incur at least $3.7 million in...Tags: Medical Staff, Society, Connecticut, Social Services, Health Insurance
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Ruling removes billing headache from emergency room visits
Winding up in the emergency room is bad enough. But the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that patients no longer have to worry about getting billed for emergency treatment charges that their HMOs fail to pay. Health maintenance organizations and...Tags: Northridge, Hospitals and Clinics, Justice System, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Medical Specialization
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China plans major revamp of public hospitals as part of larger health care reforms
Associated Press WriterBEIJING (AP) — China plans a major revamp of its public hospitals — criticized for their lack of access, huge fees and poor doctor services — as part of its long-awaited reform of the national health care system. Health Minister Chen...Tags: Medical Services, Hospitals and Clinics
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Step forward on coverage
Fledgling grown-ups too often start their working lives without health insurance. A lot of entry-level jobs don't provide coverage, and it costs a small fortune to buy a policy in the individual market. Besides, too many young people believe they're...Tags: New Jersey, Private Health Care, Health Insurance, David Paterson, People
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Long Island could get extra $104M in federal stimulus
ridgely.ochs@newsday.comNassau and Suffolk could get an extra $104 million as part of a federal stimulus package if a proposal by Sen. Charles Schumer is adopted. Schumer and other Democratic leaders are proposing a $100-billion increase in federal matching dollars for all of...Tags: State Budgets, Private Health Care, Matt Anderson, Tom Suozzi, Local Authority
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Daschle vows to improve health care system
WASHINGTON - Tom Daschle told former Senate colleagues yesterday that as health secretary he would learn from Bill Clinton's failed attempt to overhaul health care, an effort criticized as too long, secretive and hard to understand. "These are good...Tags: Bill Clinton, Kansas, Bob Dole, Medical Services, Private Health Care
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Florida's Medicaid funding faces major cuts
Tallahassee BureauPart of the Florida Legislature's prescription for weathering the worst recession in three decades amounts to this: If you're poor, don't get sick. Florida's hospitals and nursing homes will absorb a $170 million-plus cut in Medicaid payments in the...Tags: Society, Medical Services, Budgets and Budgeting, Hospitals and Clinics, Government
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NEW CANAAN: Hospital To Pay $60,000 In Settlement Of Case
A New Canaan psychiatric hospital known for treating celebrities and others with drug and alcohol problems has agreed to pay more than $60,000 to settle allegations that it employed a nurse who was excluded from Medicare and Medicaid. It is against the...Tags: New Canaan, Hospitals and Clinics
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Chuck: Medicaid grandstanding?
Spin CycleToday, Schumer issues multiple press releases and convenes a conference call announcing that he is coming to the rescue of New York's beleaguered localities with a provision in the stimulus package giving them more money for Medicaid -- $100......Tags: Public Relations, Budgets and Budgeting, Tom Suozzi, Maryland, Regional Authority
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