Lawmakers Ask for DOC Plan
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By Nick Bonham, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Sep. 21--State Rep. Liane "Buffie" McFadyen, D-Pueblo West, rallied support in Pueblo on Wednesday for a strong future fiscal plan for the Colorado Department of Corrections.
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Democrats in Congress said Wednesday that they were willing to tweak, but not overhaul, a bill that would renew and expand the State Childrenâs Health Insurance Program.
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A bipartisan accord in the House calls for a $150 billion spending plan, including significant tax rebates. But senators may want add-ons.
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Worried that both doctors and lawyers were wounded in their Election Day shootout, legislators are once again trying to make it harder for voters to amend the state&#39;s constitution.
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By Peter B. Lord  State legislators, concerned about decreasing insurance coverage and rising premiums for houses along Rhode Island's coastline, have scheduled a meeting for 4 p.m.
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Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell on Wednesday urged lawmakers to back her initiative to help the state's lower-income residents pay for their health insurance and reduce the number of uninsured.
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By Jonathan B. Cox, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 9--An influential lawmaker said Thursday he wants the state to review its use of incentives in luring companies to North Carolina.
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House leaders unveiled an ambitious plan yesterday to extend health coverage to at least 250,000 of Maryland's uninsured, but it quickly touched off a fight over whether the state can afford so much new spending with a budget shortfall looming.
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In a hearing on the national flu vaccine shortage, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health on Thursday requested that FDA, HHS and flu vaccine manufacturer Chiron by Dec. 1 produce documents detailing
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HARTFORD, Connecticut  - Four Connecticut state lawmakers proposed on Tuesday a $900 million program to bring health-care to the state's poor and uninsured, weighing in on a growing national debate over health-care reform.
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An MP is to launch a bid to get doctors to offer parents the option of storing their baby's umbilical cord blood.
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Talking about health care has become an annual ritual as lawmakers plan for the next legislative session. But this year, health care advocates and professionals think the rhetoric may actually lead to action.
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Candidates in both parties are promising to work to cover more of the Americans without health insurance.
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Lawmakers trying to get elected push last-minute bills to help constituents, from hurricane relief to tobacco buyouts.
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As doctors voiced anger at an Annapolis rally yesterday over escalating insurance costs, legislative leaders said they remain far from a consensus on how to address the problem before Maryland physicians&#39; bills come due next month.
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WASHINGTON -- Some influential members of Congress are renewing their pledge to help speed generic versions of the world's most expensive drugs to market.
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House Democrats have drafted a plan that calls for major changes in Medicare and promises to intensify the battle with the White House over health care.