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Wisconsin to fight health reform law
At some point after Jan. 3, when Scott Walker becomes governor, Wisconsin will challenge the constitutionality of the federal law to overhaul the health care system.
Read the Article>Wisconsin to fight health reform law
At some point after Jan. 3, when Scott Walker becomes governor, Wisconsin will challenge the constitutionality of the federal law to overhaul the health care system.
Read the Article>No takers for health insurance program
Three years after [Massachusetts] flung open the doors for municipalities to join its less costly health insurance program, not a single city or town now wants to come in.
Read the Article>'Error-free' hospitals scrutinized
California public health officials are scrutinizing hospitals that claim to be error-free, questioning whether nearly 90 facilities have gone more than three years without any significant mistakes in care.
Read the Article>Florida legislators move to block health-care reform
On his first day as Florida's new House speaker, Rep. Dean Cannon took a clear shot at President Barack Obama's new health-care reform law.
Read the Article>Ohio judge allows third healthcare reform challenge to go forward
Some States Weigh Unthinkable Option: Ending Medicaid
Huge budget shortfalls are prompting a handful of states to begin discussing a once-unthinkable scenario: dropping out of the Medicaid insurance program for the poor.
Read the Article>States Battle with Federal Government on Health Care
At a time when Medicaid enrollment is on a steady rise and the economy remains weak, it has also unearthed old tensions between states and the federal government that lie at the heart of the health care debate.
Read the Article>Ariz. challenge to health care overhaul expands
Mont. governor offers new cheap drug plan to feds
The governor of Montana asked Tuesday for federal permission to sell cheaper prescription drugs in his state through the federal Medicaid program, a proposal he expects will catch the eye of other cash-strapped states.
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