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Republican governors backing an expansion of Medicaid continue to hit headwinds in those efforts, and it is unclear what lessons can be drawn from the outcomes experienced by two of their colleagues.
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Bisbee, Ariz., is a former mining town of about 6,700 people, some 12 miles north of the Mexican border. It's now known as an enclave of sorts for artists and hippies. But while it has attracted galleries and coffeehouses, it has struggled to find healthcare providers.
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Large safety net hospitals and academic medical centers fear they will be cut out of the picture by the narrow networks on steroids that many insurers will offer in the new insurance marketplaces that open for business Oct. 1.
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A federal grand jury has returned a four-count indictment against a Kansas physician accused of unlawfully distributing prescription drugs, the U.S. attorney's office said.
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One of the last undecided Democratic governors has opted to expand Medicaid. West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced his intention to urge funding of the expansion by the Democratic-led Legislature after considering it for nearly a year.
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As states and the federal government work feverishly toward having health insurance exchanges ready for enrollment by Oct. 1, much of the discussion has focused on technology readiness, guidance from the CMS and competition from insurers. But one crucial element not brought up as often but still...
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CareFusion Corp., the publicly traded devicemaker spun off from Cardinal Health, announced that it will enter into an agreement with federal investigators to pay $41 million and avoid criminal prosecution for its past sales and marketing of antiseptic surgical wipes.
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Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback on Friday signed into law a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that creates new restrictions on the procedure and defines life as beginning "at fertilization."
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Governors continue to make pilgrimages to HHS as states keep trying to craft custom versions of the healthcare reform law's Medicaid expansion and avoid leaving new federal funding on the table.
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Prime Healthcare Services, Ontario, Calif., has received the go-ahead from the Kansas attorney general's office to buy two hospitals in the state.
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