Governors Ask Bush Not to Cut Medicaid
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The nation's governors on Wednesday urged President Bush not to shift additional Medicaid costs to the states in his effort to reduce the federal deficit.
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President Bush told supporters in Pennsylvania Thursday that he would work to reduce the cost of health care if elected to a second term.
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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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The president of the American Hospital Association discusses how Bush's proposed budget cuts could hurt the nation's medical facilities.
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Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine informed President Bush this week that New Jersey will not obey federal rules that would make it harder to enroll middle-income kids for a popular government-subsidized health insurance program.
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The National Governors Association on Wednesday sent a letter to congressional leaders urging the federal government not to shift additional federal Medicaid costs to states in an effort to lower the national deficit, the AP/Las Vegas Sun reports.
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New Jersey's Acting Governor Richard Codey on Tuesday urged President Bush to lift restrictions on federal funding for stem-cell research given a recent report that says that available human embryonic stem cells are contaminated.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  - Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on  Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold his authority  to stop a Tampa man from removing the feeding tube that has  kept his brain-damaged wife alive for nearly 15 years.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson used a government event Wednesday to criticize Sen. John Kerry for his recent attacks on the Bush administration's management of Medicare.
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Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry blamed President Bush on Thursday for failing to take action that would bring down health-care costs for Americans and help the 5
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America's newest governor, Democrat Christine Gregoire of Washington, chided President Bush on Saturday for shortchanging the states and urged the former Texas governor to remember their financial needs.
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For a president who delivered more than $500 billion in drug and health benefits to people  older than 65, Bush is not enjoying an advantage with the beneficiaries of that largess.
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Congress, governors and the secretary of health and human services began negotiations on the future of Medicaid, hoping to control the program's costs.
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President George W. Bush and White House rival John Kerry are pushing competing remedies for the crippled US healthcare system, with some 45 million Americans are unable to afford health insurance.
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Gov. Janet Napolitano dipped into a fund used for health emergencies to help promote the state&#39;s prescription-drug program for seniors, a move that has come under fire because she pledged not to use taxpayer money to advertise the discount cards.
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The AARP lines up against President Bush's proposals
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President Bush, faced with complaints from Republicans as well as Democrats about higher cost estimates for a new Medicare drug benefit, said Friday he would veto any attempt to change the law.