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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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Between 2010—the year the healthcare reform law was signed—and the end of 2012, the number of uninsured adults leveled off, reversing a seven-year trend of rising numbers of uninsured.
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Rejecting the Medicaid expansion in the reform law could have unexpected consequences for states where GOP lawmakers remain steadfastly opposed to what they scorn as "Obamacare."
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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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UPMC, a not-for-profit health system with its tax-exempt status under attack, is fighting back with a lawsuit against its hometown and mayor.
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The directors of Connecticut's public health insurance exchange are moving ahead with plans to launch the state's Small Business Health Options Program marketplace in October, despite the federal government's proposed delay of the program's full rollout until 2015.
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Supporters of a proposal to expand Medicaid in Nebraska said they're willing to include cost safeguards within the bill, including a mandatory review of the program if its expenses were to skyrocket and a possible requirement that the state withdraw if the federal government fails to fund it as...
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Gov. Rick Scott slammed a Florida House proposal Thursday that would pass up billions of federal dollars to provide healthcare coverage to 115,000 uninsured Floridians.
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Enrollment in Massachusetts’ health insurance exchange has hit an all-time high.
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A disappointing preview of Health Management Associates' first quarter financial results may not bode well for the hospital industry during the next earnings season.
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