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Maine lawmakers, governor in stand-off on Medicaid expansion
ReutersBy Dave Sherwood BOWDOINHAM, Maine, May 23 (Reuters) - Maine's Democratic-controlled legislature on Thursday passed a bill that would expand access to its Medicaid program as outlined by the Affordable Care Act, setting up a showdown with the state's...Tags: Executive Branch, Career and Workplace, Rick Perry, Health Insurance, Democratic Party
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Uncle Sam isn't really calling you
We continue to receive calls from area residents telling us they have received a phone call from someone representing Social Security and/or Medicare. The caller says that new Medicare and/or Social Security cards are being mailed once information about...
Tags: Medicare, Internal Revenue Service, FBI, Social Security
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Snyder: Michigan could still get Medicaid expansion
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican Gov. Rick Snyder said Wednesday he is hopeful he can still broker an agreement with the Republican-led Legislature to expand government health insurance for low-income adults, despite the state's tentative budget...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Budgets and Budgeting, Rick Snyder, Politics, Health Insurance
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John Morgan talks Casey Anthony, Tim Tebow
Staff writerIn local public-affairs programming this weekend: Prominent Orlando attorney John Morgan is Lauren Rowe's guest on "Flashpoint" at 8 a.m. Sunday on WKMG-Channel 6. Morgan discusses everything from politics and Casey Anthony to medical marijuana and...Tags: Jeffrey Atwater, Amusement and Theme Parks, Altamonte Springs, Orlando, Tim Tebow
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Editorial: A bizarre blame game played by two senators
In a letter to Gov. Pat Quinn last week, two Illinois Senate leaders called for the ouster of Julie Hamos, who heads the state's biggest public aid agency. Appointed in 2010, Hamos holds one of state government's most complicated, thankless jobs. She...
Tags: Elections, Donne E Trotter, Science and Technology, Politics, Hospitals and Clinics
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UnitedHealth, Aetna and Cigna opt out of California insurance exchange
Some prominent health insurers, including industry giant UnitedHealth Group Inc., are not participating in California's new state-run health insurance market, possibly limiting the number of choices for millions of consumers. UnitedHealth, the nation'...
Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Bloomfield (Hartford, Connecticut), Earnings Forecasts, Cigna Corporation
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Geography has a role in elective surgery decisions, study finds
Geography plays a role in whether patients in California have elective operations such as joint replacement, weight loss surgery and gallbladder removal, according to a new study. The California HealthCare Foundation study showed wide variations in...Tags: Weight
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'Dual-eligibles' (Medicare/Medicaid) can join pilot program in Feb. 2014
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that Virginia will partner with CMS to test a new model for providing Medicare-Medicaid enrollees with a more coordinated, person-centered care experience. There are approximately...
Tags: Medicare, Mental Health, Health Insurance, Medicaid
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Medical company declines to answer Senate questions on Medicare billing
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The president and chief executive officer of a medical equipment company invoked the Fifth Amendment at a Senate hearing Wednesday, declining to answer questions about aggressive marketing tactics used to sell scooters, sleep apnea machines and...Tags: Claire McCaskill, Lawyers, Justice System, Healthcare Industry, Medical Research
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Angelina Jolie puts on her bra in the morning just like the rest of us
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceI never liked Angelina Jolie. She's too wide in the mouth, too thin in the waist, too in-your-face with her three adopted-from-around-the-world kids plus three more for whom she likely has a nanny and a chef. I have questioned her humanitarian work,...Tags: Angelina Jolie, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Mastectomy, Ovarian Cancer
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Medical credit cards can cause heartburn
Premium Health News ServiceYou already trust your health care providers with your physical well-being. Should you also trust them with your financial health? That's the question consumers are facing as a growing group of health care providers give patients the option to charge...Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, Lawyers, Greenwich, Justice System, Health Insurance Cost
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