Medical Spending Swells Virginia Budget
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As lawmakers discuss adjustments to Virginia's budget, they will see that the state's share of health care costs continues to be one of the driving forces.
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More must be done to curb the soaring NHS spending on prescription drugs, MPs say.
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More than a quarter of growth in health care spending over the past 15 years is due to obesity, and experts say prevention is key to control soaring costs.
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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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The Medicare drug benefit has come in way under budget this year, which supporters boast is a testament to the benefits of competition.
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For years, residents and businesses of Northern Virginia have complained that, when it comes to state taxes and state spending, there's a two-lane highway heading down to Richmond, and a one-lane road coming back.
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RICHMOND, Dec. 14 -- Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) on Thursday proposed spending an additional $500 million next year on transportation projects but said that the one-time expense would do little to solve the state's worsening traffic problems unless the General Assembly agrees to raise taxes or fees.
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Groups representing most facets of the nation's health care system are lining up in support of a large spending increase for a popular children's insurance program.
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The  must-pass bill, covering about one-sixth of the federal budget, approves spending increases for education, veterans and the AIDS battle in Africa
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By Ray Reed, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Feb. 28--LEXINGTON -- Gov. Tim Kaine said Tuesday he isn't backing off his goal of seeing 400,000 acres of Virginia protected from development during his tenure, despite a $13 million cut the General Assembly made in his land-conservation budget.
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A must-pass bill covering about one-sixth of the federal budget swept through the House on Wednesday. A sizable chunk of Republicans joined virtually all Democrats in approving spending increases for education, veterans and the AIDS battle in Africa.
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RICHMOND, Jan. 4 -- As GOP legislators unveiled proposals Friday to overhaul Virginia's mental health system, advocates for the mentally ill urged Gov. Timothy M. Kaine and the General Assembly to pump tens of millions of additional dollars into underfunded programs.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs used prewar data to estimate the cost of caring for veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, a mistake that contributed to a $3 billion budget shortfall since 2005, government investigators say.
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Montgomery County ponders investment needed to expand health care initiative.
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The annual report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information on health spending shows that health spending in the country is expected to reach $130.3 billion in 2004, a 5.9% increase over last year and the lowest annual increase in the last seven
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Clogged heart arteries and pregnancy  are the two most expensive conditions contributing to $790  billion in annual hospital costs in the United States,  according to a government study released on Friday.
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RICHMOND, Dec. 1 -- The coalition of Virginia interest groups that helped push through a $1.5 billion tax increase this year received a blunt message Wednesday from Gov. Mark R. Warner and senior Republican legislators who control the purse strings: Don't expect the same gift twice.