Stories with subject: Government-funded health insurance
Senate Republicans release first NC budget details Updated: May-19-13 9:17 pm
Maine budget committee holds meeting Updated: May-19-13 8:53 pm- Brewer wrestled with decision on Medicaid proposal Updated: May-19-13 4:23 pm
- Ohio to bolster checks on home health care workers Updated: May-19-13 1:35 pm
- Nebraska lawmakers push toward session's end Updated: May-19-13 10:02 am
- Maine State House tension grows over budget Updated: May-18-13 2:23 pm
- Nixon, GOP clash over Medicaid, driver's licenses Updated: May-18-13 12:36 pm
- Mo. lawmakers give mixed results on business aid Updated: May-17-13 8:58 pm
- Democrats say Oregon budget will go forward Updated: May-17-13 7:58 pm
- Senate Medicaid battle leaves GOP majority split
Updated: May-17-13 7:43 pm - Analyst says funding gap for LSU hospital deals Updated: May-17-13 5:55 pm
- CBO: Obama budget cuts deficits $1.1T by 2023 Updated: May-17-13 5:46 pm
- Cost of Walker's Medicaid plan increases Updated: May-17-13 5:13 pm
- NH Senate GOP leaders question health expansion Updated: May-17-13 3:49 pm
- Fallin urges Okla. Legislature for health care fix Updated: May-17-13 3:48 pm
- NC Senate to direct DHHS to craft Medicaid reform Updated: May-17-13 3:39 pm
- Arkansas House speaker won't run for governor Updated: May-17-13 3:18 pm
- Arkansas lawmakers formally adjourn session Updated: May-17-13 1:33 pm
- Analysis: NJ hospital rates most expensive in US Updated: May-17-13 12:51 pm
- Convicted SD optometrist publicly apologizes Updated: May-17-13 12:11 pm
- Pa. woman with brain injury wants to prove herself Updated: May-17-13 10:36 am
- State to recover $376K in Medicaid case Updated: May-17-13 7:04 am
- Mich. Senate votes to extend health claims tax Updated: May-16-13 11:54 pm
- Bill to close NC Medicaid shortfall passes House Updated: May-16-13 7:23 pm
- Another round for the House on 'Obamacare'
Updated: May-16-13 6:48 pm - Schuette: Michigan to get $2.3M from drug case Updated: May-16-13 6:17 pm
- Maine Democrats, LePage clash over hospital debt Updated: May-16-13 5:46 pm
- Medicaid expansion debate ahead in Illinois House Updated: May-16-13 4:17 pm
- Utah lawmakers discuss health care reform Updated: May-16-13 3:55 pm
- Arizona Senate begins debating $8.8B budget Updated: May-16-13 3:50 pm
- Mich. Senate budget has no Medicaid expansion Updated: May-16-13 12:20 pm
- AG: Grand jury planned in Medicaid contract case Updated: May-16-13 10:07 am
- Arizona Senate vote expected on Medicaid expansion Updated: May-16-13 7:25 am
- Senate Democrats won't stall Medicaid debate Updated: May-16-13 6:13 am
- Medicaid bill supporters rally at Neb. Capitol Updated: May-15-13 8:14 pm
- SC Senate likely to be on the budget next week too Updated: May-15-13 7:49 pm
- NC health agency heads pitching Medicaid revamp Updated: May-15-13 7:29 pm
- State health department hires inspector general Updated: May-15-13 7:14 pm
- Budgeter: Medicaid growth hurts education funding Updated: May-15-13 6:20 pm
- Senate confirms former nurse to run Medicare
Updated: May-15-13 5:44 pm - Lawmakers move on paying Maine hospital debt Updated: May-15-13 5:32 pm
- Retired couples may need $220K for health care Updated: May-15-13 4:43 pm
- Campaign to back health exchange Updated: May-15-13 3:25 pm
- Quirk in health law will affect few in Dakotas Updated: May-15-13 1:20 pm
- AP Exclusive: Health reforms penalize some Indians
Updated: May-15-13 12:44 pm - SD part of national settlement with drug company Updated: May-15-13 5:29 am
- SE Indiana psychologist loses license over fraud Updated: May-15-13 4:09 am
- Adam Putnam quietly launches re-election campaign Updated: May-15-13 3:06 am
- Senate group OKs Medicaid for Micronesian migrants Updated: May-14-13 9:35 pm
- APNewsBreak: Mo. Medicaid director out of a job Updated: May-14-13 9:17 pm
- Pa. ambulance firm owner gets 7¾-year sentence Updated: May-14-13 8:11 pm
- House approves Oregon hospital, nursing home tax Updated: May-14-13 5:51 pm
- Justices review $100M award for home care workers Updated: May-14-13 5:19 pm
- Faith leaders gather for health care summit Updated: May-14-13 5:03 pm
- Democrats try to force Pa. Medicaid expansion vote Updated: May-14-13 4:43 pm
- Kentucky editorial roundup Updated: May-14-13 2:30 pm
- Mississippi editorial roundup Updated: May-14-13 2:19 pm
- RI to get $291,000 in adulterated drug settlement Updated: May-14-13 1:55 pm
- 89 charged in Medicare fraud busts in 8 cities Updated: May-14-13 1:41 pm
- Gov. Brewer to attend 4th Medicaid Rally Updated: May-14-13 12:16 pm
- RI Senate to vote on new Medicaid fraud unit Updated: May-14-13 11:25 am
- Gov. Brewer to attend 4th Medicaid Rally Updated: May-14-13 6:13 am
- Mo. lawmakers look to renew Ticket to Work Updated: May-14-13 5:05 am
- La. business owner booked on Medicaid fraud counts Updated: May-14-13 4:09 am
- Ill. to receive $12M in pharmaceutical settlement Updated: May-14-13 4:07 am
- Hawaii postpones open enrollment for Medicaid Updated: May-13-13 8:50 pm
- Audit: $42M in layoff costs for LSU privatization Updated: May-13-13 8:23 pm
- Speaker Tobin key to Medicaid expansion deal Updated: May-13-13 7:44 pm
- Hospitals could lose $500M in federal funds Updated: May-13-13 7:05 pm
- Corbett aide can't see Medicaid expansion in 2014 Updated: May-13-13 6:54 pm
- Arizona public schools wait for budget answers Updated: May-13-13 4:51 pm
- Man gets 5 years in $13.8M Medicare fraud case Updated: May-13-13 3:08 pm
- State Rep. Debra Hobbs running for Arkansas gov. Updated: May-13-13 2:20 pm
- Colorado Medicaid expansion to be signed into law Updated: May-13-13 7:14 am
- Lawmakers to see cut in daily pay this week Updated: May-13-13 6:16 am
- Miss. health agency to resume pregnancy work Updated: May-10-13 6:15 pm
- Ark. audit questions $1.3M in Medicaid payments Updated: May-10-13 1:44 pm
- Entitlements' unimpeded growth is boon to seniors
Updated: May-10-13 3:33 am - NH Senate hears from public on the budget Updated: May-09-13 9:49 pm
- Report: Oklahoma should expand insurance program
Updated: May-09-13 9:43 pm - NYC wins $70M from 44 pharmaceutical companies Updated: May-09-13 8:58 pm
- Iowa lawmakers seek compromise on health care Updated: May-09-13 5:51 pm
- Beshear expands Medicaid to 300,000 Kentuckians Updated: May-09-13 4:13 pm
- GOP boycotts health care advisory board
Updated: May-09-13 3:31 pm - Same procedure, different bills at Pa. hospitals Updated: May-09-13 3:12 pm
- House passes bill to prioritize US debt payments
Updated: May-09-13 2:15 pm - Largest US hospice company sued for Medicare fraud Updated: May-09-13 1:21 pm
- Largest US hospice company sued for Medicare fraud Updated: May-09-13 1:14 pm
- Via Christi in Wichita to start kidney transplants Updated: May-09-13 12:21 pm
- SC hospital found guilty of $39M in false claims Updated: May-09-13 10:48 am
- High hospital bills go public, but will it help?
Updated: May-08-13 7:54 pm - Revised Medicaid expansion backed by House panel Updated: May-08-13 7:12 pm
- Ohio gov hasn't lost hope on Medicaid expansion Updated: May-08-13 6:30 pm
- Protesters demand Medicaid expansion as hopes fade Updated: May-08-13 4:24 pm
- Colorado Editorial Roundup Updated: May-08-13 3:56 pm
- Feds say Insure Oklahoma program must change Updated: May-08-13 2:04 pm
- Medicaid reform bill ushers in managed care Updated: May-07-13 7:50 pm
- Doctor sentenced over false Medicare billing Updated: May-07-13 7:11 pm
- Ark. AG rejects wording of Medicaid referendum Updated: May-07-13 6:41 pm
- Man sentenced after using Medicaid money at clubs Updated: May-07-13 6:28 pm
- Alabama passes managed care Medicaid revision Updated: May-07-13 5:12 pm
- Deal signs $37.1B budget; touts spending restraint Updated: May-07-13 4:58 pm
- Pessimism abounds at annual fiscal 'summit'
Updated: May-07-13 4:45 pm - Medicaid managed care group announces layoffs Updated: May-06-13 6:10 pm
- Advocates backing Kan. gov.'s plan for disabled Updated: May-06-13 4:09 pm
- DCS pilot program closes mental health gap Updated: May-05-13 2:32 pm
- Brown, Democrats wrangle over Medicaid expansion Updated: May-05-13 1:09 pm
- Fla. Gov. wins OK of priorities after fight Updated: May-04-13 3:23 pm
- Lawmakers protect bunnies, not the uninsured Updated: May-04-13 2:34 pm
- States fear losing aid for 'uninsurables'
Updated: May-04-13 10:47 am - In Menendez's troubles, echoes of past scandals
Updated: May-04-13 10:35 am - Fla. lawmakers wrap up annual session
Updated: May-03-13 9:17 pm - APNewsBreak: NC sees uptick in tax collections Updated: May-03-13 8:49 pm
- Highlights from Florida's new $74.5 billion budget Updated: May-03-13 8:28 pm
- No Medicaid decision from Fla. Legislature Updated: May-03-13 8:28 pm
- No Medicaid decision from Fla. Legislature Updated: May-03-13 7:58 pm
- Fla. Legislature passes $74.5 billion budget Updated: May-03-13 7:38 pm
- Detroit man pleads guilty in Medicare fraud scheme Updated: May-03-13 7:07 pm
- Halter, Ross trade jabs over health care Updated: May-03-13 5:42 pm
- Legislative session reaches its midpoint next week Updated: May-03-13 3:40 pm
- DOJ sues Chemed, says overbilled Medicare Updated: May-03-13 2:42 pm
- Hungry Horse woman admits defrauding government Updated: May-03-13 11:22 am
- Ohio lawmakers to hold hearing on Medicaid future Updated: May-03-13 3:05 am
- Okla. legislators, governor reach deal on budget
Updated: May-02-13 6:49 pm - NC Medicaid shortfall now $248M this year Updated: May-02-13 6:48 pm
- Abortion opponents blocking Brewer's Medicaid plan Updated: May-02-13 5:34 pm
- Expansion plans at UNMH put on hold Updated: May-02-13 4:26 pm
- Gov: W.Va. to expand Medicaid, cover 92K uninsured Updated: May-02-13 2:54 pm
- Gov: W.Va. to expand Medicaid, cover 92K uninsured Updated: May-02-13 12:21 pm
- W.Va. to announce whether to expand Medicaid Updated: May-01-13 9:56 pm
- Neb. lawmakers return to stalled Medicaid debate Updated: May-01-13 8:24 pm
- Colo. lawmakers finish work on Medicaid expansion Updated: May-01-13 7:49 pm
- CVS Caremark 1Q profit soars 23 percent
Updated: May-01-13 6:31 pm - Iowa Senate refuses House's low-income health plan Updated: May-01-13 6:28 pm
- Vt. activists rally at Statehouse on May Day
Updated: May-01-13 5:44 pm - Okla. group calls on governor to expand Medicaid Updated: May-01-13 5:19 pm
- Medicaid improved mental health for uninsured Updated: May-01-13 5:08 pm
- Insurer Coventry Health's 1Q profit falls 21 pct Updated: May-01-13 4:54 pm
- Will House bite on potential Medicaid compromise Updated: May-01-13 4:10 pm
- Montana hospitals to pay $3.95M over referrals Updated: May-01-13 3:38 pm
- Smartphones help patients carry medical records Updated: May-01-13 1:34 pm
- Humana 1Q profit soars, insurer's forecast rises Updated: May-01-13 10:22 am
- DHHS renews contract for Chesterfield call center Updated: May-01-13 8:43 am
- Amedisys posts lower profit Updated: May-01-13 6:43 am
- Ariz. lawmakers slow work as big 3 issues remain Updated: Apr-30-13 9:16 pm
- Ohio addictions chief addresses overdose deaths
Updated: Apr-30-13 8:11 pm - Medicaid expansion in Pence's hands after session Updated: Apr-30-13 7:02 pm
- GOP lawmakers try to bar Medicaid-funded abortions Updated: Apr-30-13 6:59 pm
- Corbett nominates Mackereth as Pa. welfare chief Updated: Apr-30-13 5:56 pm
- Arkansas prepares to launch Medicaid IG office Updated: Apr-30-13 5:21 pm
- APNewsBreak: Health care coverage option drafted Updated: Apr-30-13 4:56 pm
- Laying bare your finances to apply for health care
Updated: Apr-30-13 3:51 pm - Aetna 1Q profit slips 4 pct, boosts 2013 forecast Updated: Apr-30-13 12:04 pm
- Mich. law enforcement call for Medicaid expansion Updated: Apr-30-13 4:04 am
- Some losing jobs amid alleged Nev. patient dumping Updated: Apr-29-13 8:26 pm
- Governor's health proposal advances in Iowa House Updated: Apr-29-13 7:50 pm
- Study: Utah health breach could approach $406M Updated: Apr-29-13 6:46 pm
- Maine gov renews call for hospital debt vote Updated: Apr-29-13 5:56 pm
- Health Net posts 1Q profit and raises outlook Updated: Apr-29-13 2:29 pm
- PROMISES, PROMISES: Social Security pledge at risk
Updated: Apr-29-13 12:20 pm - Wis. GOP senator seeks delay in Medicaid shift Updated: Apr-29-13 11:49 am
- Feds seeking ex-owner of medical supply company Updated: Apr-29-13 9:49 am
- Okla. AG charges clinic owner with Medicaid fraud Updated: Apr-29-13 3:34 am
- With 1 week left, fate of Scott's agenda uncertain Updated: Apr-28-13 11:20 pm
- Review: State hospitals could use more oversight Updated: Apr-28-13 5:28 pm
- Analysis: Tax debate done, so other battles emerge Updated: Apr-28-13 5:05 pm
- More than just numbers in Ohio's Medicaid debate Updated: Apr-28-13 10:50 am
- Miss. special session Friday for auto parts maker Updated: Apr-24-13 7:43 pm
- SD hospital executives support expanding Medicaid Updated: Apr-24-13 7:34 pm
- Health insurer WellPoint's 1Q profit rises 3 pct Updated: Apr-24-13 7:32 pm
- Mont. session closing with several bills hanging
Updated: Apr-24-13 6:50 pm - Mo. department backing down on welfare contract Updated: Apr-24-13 4:39 pm
- Long-term care in aging US: Not for me, poll says
Updated: Apr-24-13 2:04 pm - NC bill would expand aid to Alzheimer's patients Updated: Apr-23-13 9:08 pm
- Montana Democrat Baucus rules out 7th Senate term
Updated: Apr-23-13 6:30 pm - Jindal disputes savings estimate for expansion Updated: Apr-23-13 5:30 pm
- Ark. gov. signs 'private option' plan into law Updated: Apr-23-13 5:18 pm
- US hospitals send hundreds of immigrants back home

Updated: Apr-23-13 4:56 pm - SC faith groups ask lawmakers to expand Medicaid Updated: Apr-23-13 3:39 pm
- Bill clears way for Medicaid debate in Texas House Updated: Apr-23-13 1:20 pm
- Highlights of 89th General Assembly in Arkansas Updated: Apr-23-13 12:15 pm
- Central Pa. doc pleads to fraud, embezzlement Updated: Apr-23-13 11:48 am
- Alabama doctor sentenced to prison in fraud case Updated: Apr-23-13 8:49 am
- Utah health-insurance program taking applications Updated: Apr-23-13 5:43 am
- Utah moves forward with considering Medicaid offer Updated: Apr-23-13 4:08 am
- Mo. senators vote down federal Medicaid expansion Updated: Apr-23-13 12:38 am
- Ala. physician sentenced in health care fraud case Updated: Apr-22-13 8:40 pm
- Ill. bill backlog could grow if Medicaid expands Updated: Apr-22-13 5:41 pm
- NC auditor: Better estimates needed on IT projects Updated: Apr-22-13 4:52 pm
- Fallout for states rejecting Medicaid expansion
Updated: Apr-22-13 4:03 pm - Louisiana to rebid Medicaid eligibility contract Updated: Apr-21-13 9:50 pm
- Analysis: Mo. Medicaid expansion unlikely in 2013 Updated: Apr-21-13 1:40 pm
- Massive overhaul of W.Va. health system urged Updated: Apr-21-13 2:44 am
- Okla. Medicaid option won't be ready this year Updated: Apr-20-13 2:10 pm
- Officials: DC Medicaid provider may owe $85M Updated: Apr-20-13 11:21 am
- Nebraska lawmakers seek common ground on Medicaid Updated: Apr-20-13 11:01 am
- Ark. legislators, governor to split $170 million Updated: Apr-19-13 3:53 pm
- Simpson and Bowles offer modified budget plan Updated: Apr-19-13 10:59 am
