New Mexico considers Medicaid overhaul to cut costs because of looming budget shortfall Gov. Bill Richardson's administration is proposing to overhaul Medicaid and ...
Senate health bill has Medicaid money for Louisiana as top Democrat seeks its senator's vote Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has included at ...
House Democratic, House GOP and Senate Democratic health care bills compared A comparison of the health care bills before Congress. The Democratic-controlled House passed its legislation on a 220-215 vote Saturday night. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous. In the Senate, Majority Leader ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study of overdose deaths in Washington State due to prescription opiate drugs shows that most of these deaths involved methadone, and that these overdoses were much more common among people on Medicaid. Washington State has ...
Details on the House health overhaul bill, the GOP alternative and 1 taking shape in Senate House Democratic leaders have presented a new health overhaul bill that melds legislation passed by three committees over the summer. And House Republicans have unveiled their ...
15 states sue Amgen, alleging kickback scheme to boost sales of anemia drug Aranesp Biotechnology behemoth Amgen Inc. is being sued by 15 states alleging the company gave kickbacks to medical providers to help boost sales of the anemia drug Aranesp. The ...
Michigan Gov. Granholm finishes signing budget bills before deadline, but doesn't like result Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm said the budget she finished signing into law Friday will hurt the state's efforts to recover from the economic downturn. The Democratic governor again called ...
Louisiana health secretary says midyear Medicaid budget deficit tops $250 million Louisiana's Medicaid program is more than $250 million over budget this year, as swine flu made costs rise and Medicaid rolls grew amid the national recession, the state health secretary said. ...
Michigan sued for cutting off dental benefits for low-income, disabled adults A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of 400,000 adult Medicaid recipients whose dental benefits were eliminated by Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to save money. The suit announced Thursday says Michigan ...
Cheered by President Barack Obama, House Democrats rolled out landmark legislation Thursday to extend health care to tens of millions who lack coverage, impose sweeping new restrictions on the insurance industry and create a government-run option to compete with private insurers. But ...
Mo. Gov. Nixon cuts $200M from budget; eliminates nearly 700 state employee positions Gov. Jay Nixon cut an additional $204 million from Missouri's budget Wednesday and eliminated nearly 700 jobs in attempt to offset a continued decline in state tax revenues. The ...
Colo. Gov. Ritter lays out plan to cut $286M from state budget, including Medicaid, education Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter laid out his plan to cut another $286 million from the state budget on Wednesday, including reductions in Medicaid provider rates and $145 ...
