Governor wants to make nurse ratio law &#39;flexible&#39;
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The Schwarzenegger administration on Thursday proposed changes to a landmark law that limits the number of hospital patients under a nurse&#39;s care, citing a need for hospital staffing flexibility.
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The challenges facing New York state&#39;s hospitals, nursing homes and home care agencies in 2005 will be substantial. In Albany, the Health Care Reform Act comes up for renewal in June, presenting
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LOS ANGELES Only a fraction of California hospitals have been inspected to see if they are meeting a state law that imposes certain nurse-to-patient ratios.
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Warning that the nation&#039;s largest prison system is dangerously overcrowded, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday summoned lawmakers into a special session to decide whether to build two new prisons and adopt other relief measures.
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In a post-election blow to powerful nursing unions, the Schwarzenegger administration moved Thursday to ease some requirements of the state&#39;s first-in-the-nation law telling hospitals how many nurses they must have on hand to care for patients.
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WEST HARTFORD, Conn. -- Gov. M. Jodi Rell will undergo surgery for breast cancer Monday, which was diagnosed last week after a routine mammogram, according to a press release issued from the governor&#39;s office.
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President Bush's nominee for secretary of health and human services said Tuesday that states could provide health insurance to more people if they had "greater flexibility" to reshape the Medicaid program.
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RICHMOND, Dec. 12 -- Gov. Timothy M. Kaine proposed an expansion Wednesday of Virginia's effort to subsidize health care for the uninsured, targeting some women and small-business employees.
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SACRAMENTO  As an alternative to importing low-cost drugs from Canada, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger&#39;s administration is calling for a sweeping new program to offer drug discounts to uninsured, low-income California residents.
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Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn pledged Sunday to work with state lawmakers next year to attempt to force banks that do business with state government to roll back &quot;double-dip&quot; ATM fees.
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Insurance Commissioner Julianne M. Bowler says she doesn't need legislative approval to change the way high-risk drivers are apportioned among companies in Massachusetts, but a provision in her sweeping measure dealing with auto insurance discounts appears to run afoul of existing law.
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Give the government&#39;s flu plan time to work, US Secretary of Health Tommy Thompson told local physicians and patients Monday during a Bradenton visit to stump for medical liability reform and the re-election of President Bush.
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For the past decade, M. Jodi Rell has worked to raise awareness about breast cancer prevention. Now with her own diagnosis and in the spotlight that comes with being governor
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HARTFORD, Conn. -- Gov. M. Jodi Rell was recuperating at Danbury Hospital on Tuesday, a day after undergoing breast cancer surgery.
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneggerâs recent relaxation of nursing-to-patient ratios have local health officials elated but provides little relief for a public hospital already
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The bankâs governor said Thursday that the bank had to walk a fine line between preserving financial stability and taking steps that could encourage reckless behavior in the future.
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At least one local health department has set guidelines for who may received flu vaccine that are tougher than the limits spelled out in an emergency order from the state.