California Governorâs Plan for Health Care in Trouble
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A California Senate health committee is expected to vote against Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneggerâs widely promoted and potentially legacy-defining universal health care bill.
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The California Legislature has offered Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger an opportunity to save thousands of lives and millions of health-care dollars at almost no cost to state government.
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A plan that would provide coverage to an estimated 70 percent of the 5.1 million persistently uninsured Californians passed the State Assembly on Monday.
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Many people agree that America&#39;s health-care system needs fixing. Few agree on how to fix it. During last week&#39;s debate and in a flurry of political ads that will become more intense as the Nov.
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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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As political gridlock in Washington muddies the long-term funding outlook for the State Children's Health Insurance Program, some states are preparing contingency measures such as enrollment caps or cutting children from the rolls.
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Some states are mismanaging their Medicaid programs and have cheated taxpayers out of as much as &#36;40 billion over the past decade, President Bush's new health secretary says, setting the stage for a fierce fight over how to pay for the increasingly costly health program for the poor.
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22 million doses will be shipped, but health officials aren&#39;t sure how many California will get, or when. By Dorsey Griffith -- Bee Medical Writer.
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California did not start the current wave of efforts to overhaul the American health-care system, but what happens in Sacramento over the next few weeks could have a big impact on whether the drive gains momentum or peters out.
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Two years ago, the nation's governors were wrestling with exploding health care costs, soaring populations and agonizing choices over how to keep their Medicaid programs afloat.
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The governor reacted harshly to federal restrictions which would make it effectively impossible for him to make health coverage virtually universal for children in the state.
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California's governor wants to reform the way Congressional districts are drawn. Does he have a good idea?
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California has emerged as a key  battleground state on the issue of pension overhaul, with Gov.  Arnold Schwarzenegger pushing private accounts for state  employees and lower government contributions to public pension  plans that provide defined benefits.
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For some, they&#39;re an innovative and necessary reform for the ailing health care industry. For others, they&#39;re potentially ruinous for Americansâ health care coverage.
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The multi-billion-dollar health care programthat helps fund everything from medical colleges to insurance for poor children may run a shortfall by the end of the state fiscal year.
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The prognosis for universal health care in California is grim this year, and experts say a failure could set back similar efforts nationwide for years to come.
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The state government is scrambling for a solution to the medical malpractice insurance quandary. While everyone agrees a solution must be found, differences abound as to what that solution might be.