The Difference In Obama and Clinton on Health Care

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Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton see eye to eye on many areas of health care. One area where Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton agree is that people with insurance should be allowed to keep their cover. In addition they also agree that the less people earn the more subsidy they should receive. Large employers should […]

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Feb

Medicaid Provider Rate Cuts Approved

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Governor Schwarzenneger has approved cuts to the tune of almost 2.2bn in state budget. The cuts are over a period of two years. They seek to address a state budget deficit of $14.5bn according to a report by the Sacramento Bee. Spending is to be reduced by about $1 bn this fiscal and $1.2 bn […]

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Feb

President Bush’s Proposal Cuts To Medicare, Medicaid Criticized by Democrats

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Democrats on Tuesday were at loggerheads with administration officials over issues that were deemed “unrealistic.” The issues were about health care spending and other matters relating to President Bush’s 2009 budget request released on Monday.
The AP/Philadelphia Inquirer reported that “lawmakers made it plain that they would ignore the president’s proposals to cut Medicare and Medicaid […]

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Feb

Combination of Medicaid Funding, Medicaid Regulations Halt And SCHIP Expansion Likely

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House Democrats might combine Medicaid funding increase, halting of Medicaid legislation and an expansion of SCHIP in one legislation. According to the legislation, a temporary boost would be given to the federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid. In addition there is a moratorium on new rules that will limit eligibility to Medicaid in the offing.
This […]

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Feb

Health Care At The Cost Of Credit Card Debt

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About two thirds of Americans are concerned about a serious illness saying that it could lead to a financial crisis. The random poll of 1004 Americans was conducted for creditcards.com. It was meant to examine how health care costs are leading to credit card debt.
The findings of the poll make you want to think about […]

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Feb

SCHIP Expansion Examined

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According to a report by CQ Today, the Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on Tuesday to review 2007 efforts that were aimed at passing legislation that would reauthorize and expand SCHIP.
According to witnesses at the hearing, as a result of the economic recession going on, the number of uninsured children is likely to go […]

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