Governors Unite in Medicaid Fight
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Fearful that President Bush plans to shift more Medicaid costs to the states, the nation&#39;s governors are mounting a bipartisan lobbying effort to stave off new federal limits on the program.
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State budget pressures threaten to undo gains in health insurance coverage for children and the poor, according to two surveys released Monday.
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A dispute between the state auditor and the Department of Social and Health Services over Medicaid finances might require federal intervention.
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Governor Deval Patrick sent a letter to every member of the Legislature, urging them to give managed auto insurance competition a chance. He said the benefits will become clear Nov. 19, when insurers file their proposed rates for next year. Patrick's letter was a response to legislation filed last week that would limit what factors an insurer could use in ...
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The controversy over Medicaid coverage in Mississippi is calming down, but it is far from over. With benefits restored to 50,000 PLADs -- those recipients in Medicaid&#39;s poverty level aged and disabled category -- Gov.
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New alliance of manufacturers takes the battle to the states. Smart move.
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Venturing to different parts of the state but aiming at the same goal, Democratic Gov. Joe Kernan and Republican challenger Mitch Daniels were surrounded by supporters
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The latest report on state finances, this one from the nation's governors, adds to the evidence that the fiscal picture is improving nationwide, though rising health-care costs and long-delayed programs and infrastructure improvements are clouding the picture.
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State efforts to transform the nationâs health care system appear to be on a collision course with the Bush administrationâs latest budget proposal.
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A group of health care leaders said on Tuesday they were banding together to make U.S. hospitals less dangerous places to get well.
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Democratic governors, determined to grab control of their party, said Thursday they will jointly support moderate candidates from outside Washington to lead the Democrats.
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Thousands of Medicaid recipients, in limbo for months as to whether they will lose health coverage, received another reprieve Thursday as lawyers for Medicaid and the governor&#39;s office
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's universal health coverage plan came one step closer to law Sunday.  At the Republican state party convention the governor's proposals twice survived potentially fatal attacks by the conservative wing, the San Jose Mercury News reported.
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Vermont&#39;s Republican governor challenged the Bush administration&#39;s prescription drug policy in federal court yesterday, marking the first time a state has chosen a legal avenue in the expanding battle ...
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State lawmakers, Prince George's officials and the Maryland governor's office have been negotiating this week toward a long-sought solution to the county hospital system's financial troubles, and legislative leaders are warning of a state takeover if they cannot find consensus by the end of the new...
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Governors pressed President Bush to provide more money so they could guarantee health insurance for children.
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States should develop creative approaches to climate change, just as they have with challenges such as health care, despite their different economic interests, governors said Saturday.