Gov: W.Va. to expand Medicaid, cover 92K uninsured
(AP)—West Virginia will expand Medicaid as called for by the federal health care overhaul.
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May 02, 2013 |
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House GOP withdraws health care proposal
(AP)—House Republicans have put off a vote on legislation to rescue a main feature of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul—affordable coverage for people with pre-existing medical conditions—after it ran into ...
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Apr 24, 2013 |
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House bill shifts funds in health care law
(AP)—House Republicans are coming to the aid of high-risk patients trying to get insurance under the new health care law. But they do so by diverting money from a prevention program that is key to the law, ensuring stiff ...
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Apr 24, 2013 |
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Ala. lawmakers tighten rules for abortion clinics
(AP)—Alabama lawmakers have given final passage to a measure placing stricter regulations on clinics that provide abortions.
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Apr 03, 2013 |
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Rivals prepare for legal battle over abortion bans
Rival legal teams, well-financed and highly motivated, are preparing for court battles over the coming months on laws enacted in Arkansas and North Dakota that would impose the toughest bans on abortion in ...
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Mar 31, 2013 |
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Most obese US state bans food portion restrictions
The most obese state in the U.S. now says local governments can't restrict the sizes of food or drink portions.
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Mar 19, 2013 |
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Feds take lead on health insurance exchanges
(HealthDay)—More than half the states in the nation have decided against creating on their own one of the most complex yet vital parts of the massive 2010 health reform law, which was championed by President ...
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Mar 08, 2013 |
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State adopts US's most restrictive abortion law (Update)
Lawmakers in the southern state of Arkansas passed on Wednesday the most restrictive abortion law in the United States—a near-ban on the procedure from the 12th week of pregnancy onward that is certain to end up in court.
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Mar 06, 2013 |
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Health care overhaul rolls on despite budget havoc
(AP)—Wondering whether the government's automatic budget cuts will slow down President Barack Obama's health care law?
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Mar 01, 2013 |
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After shootings, states rethink mental health cuts
(AP)—Dozens of states have slashed spending on mental health care over the last four years, either because of the recession's toll on revenue or a new zeal to shrink government.
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Jan 23, 2013 |
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Immigration fallout from saying no to 'Obamacare'
(AP)—There's another quirk in the federal health care law.
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Jan 23, 2013 |
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40 years after US abortion ruling, foes march on
Abortion opponents marked the 40th anniversary Tuesday of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on abortion with a push for yet more restrictions after a string of state moves that narrow access to the procedure.
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Jan 22, 2013 |
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Only Miss. abortion clinic can't comply with law
Mississippi's only abortion clinic has missed a Friday deadline to comply with a new state law that requires each of its physicians to get hospital admitting privileges—a law the governor said he signed with the hopes of ...
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Jan 12, 2013 |
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Medicare premiums could rise for many retirees
(AP)—Higher Medicare premiums are probably in store for many seniors if there's a budget deal between President Barack Obama and Republicans in Congress.
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Dec 20, 2012 |
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Durbin: White House won't increase Medicare age
(AP)—One of President Barack Obama's Senate allies said Thursday that an increase in the Medicare eligibility age is "no longer one of the items being considered by the White House" in negotiations with top Republicans ...
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Dec 13, 2012 |
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