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The nominees for Modern Healthcare's 12th annual 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare competition.
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The president's proposed delay in cuts to disproportionate-share hospital payments could be undermining efforts to expand Medicaid in some states.
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Nearly a year after Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal declared that his state wouldn't tap into billions of federal dollars to expand Louisiana's Medicaid program, lawmakers will take their first vote on whether to challenge his stance.
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BATON ROUGE, La.—Plans to privatize most of Louisiana State University's public hospitals means borrowing for repairs and construction of the health facilities will be taxable. That borrowing will cost the state more. The Louisiana State Bond Commission learned that bonds issued for...
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Two former Louisiana healthcare secretaries pushed Friday for expanding Medicaid in the state to cover thousands of uninsured residents, pitting them against Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal.
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BATON ROUGE, La.—Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration scrapped plans to shutter Louisiana's Medicaid hospice program in February. Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce Greenstein announced the reversal as hospice program supporters were gathering for a candlelight vigil on the state...
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who made a fortune as a health care executive, long opposed President Barack Obama's remake of the health insurance market. After the Democratic president won re-election, the Republican governor softened his tone. He said he wanted to "have a conversation" with the...
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The Obama administration's attempt to clarify Medicaid expansion under the healthcare reform law may have further muddied the waters for states and providers.
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Days after HHS notified states they have more time to decide if they'll run a health insurance exchange, one Republican governor offered a reason why his state will defer to a federal option.
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Dr. Roxane Townsend, former CEO of the Health Care Services Division of LSU Health System, Baton Rouge, La., was named CEO of UAMS Medical Center and vice chancellor for clinical programs for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, both in Little Rock.
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