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Obama Blocks California From Charging for Care in Medicaid
The Obama administration blocked an effort by California to charge Medicaid patients for emergency room visits and hospital stays and allow health-care providers to turn away those who couldn’t pay.
Read the Article>AG Martha Coakley to make case for health care law
Bone marrow registry, health care company to pay $520,000 for using models to recruit donors
Massachusetts officials have announced an agreement that will require a bone marrow registry and medical laboratory company that used fashion models to recruit donors to pay $520,000.
Read the Article>Educators, healthcare workers say state should increase revenue, not cut spending
Pulling on a yellow and orange rope in a faux “tug-of-war” game, educators and healthcare workers said they were going to fight against Gov. Rick Scott and the Legislature’s effort to increase education spending by $1 billion while cutting funding for hospitals and health programs.
Read the Article>Sen. Feinstein backs health insurance rate controls
A high-stakes ballot measure to give state regulators the power to approve health insurance rates in California has landed a heavyweight supporter: U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Read the Article>Democrats in Congress step up tax-the-rich efforts
Little more than a year ago, Democrats in Congress were hesitant to raise taxes on the wealthy. In the Senate, they could not find enough support for boosting taxes on people making $1 million or more a year, much less on families making $250,000. The pre-2010 House, which had a Democratic majority, barely approved higher rates on investment income.
Read the Article>What One Massachusetts Tax Watchdog Says About 'RomneyCare'
Rick Santorum’s claims about Massachusetts health reforms
Are free-riders gaming Massachusetts health reform?
New Hampshire Democrats Launch Petition To Block Health Care Reform
New Hampshire Democrats are hoping a campaign strategy centered on opposition to a controversial health care bill will pay off in 2012 elections across the Granite State.
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