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View Post: Congress and Law: Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program ...
11 hours ago by -  
Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP): Status of House Legislation. H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, was introduced in the House of. Representatives on October 29, 2009. H.R. 3962 is based on H.R. ...
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View Post: State seeks input on revamp of Medicaid program
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4 Dec 2009 by The Santa Fe New Mexican   ...
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View Post: Springfield insurance agent pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud
4 Dec 2009
According to the office of Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, Louderback sent applications with false information to the Missouri Health Insurance Premium Payment program, which pays private health insurance premiums for certain ...
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View Post: forumonpublicsafety.com » Blog Archive » Overloaded and sinking ...
14 hours ago by admin  
“Long before Social Security goes bankrupt,” said Virginia Democrat Mark Warner, “Medicaid is going to bankrupt all the states.” An exaggeration, perhaps, but the health-care legislation being mulled on Capitol Hill would make Warner's ... levels of Medicaid coverage through 2019 and also maintain current coverage levels among certain children enrolled in the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); and require states to move some children from CHIP to Medicaid. ...
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View Post: Rep. Stupak Questions Witnesses On Rescission Triggers
Health ...
21 Nov 2009 ...
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View Post: NC Medicaid program $160M over budget - FierceHealthcare
2 Dec 2009 by Abby Christopher  
Bill Purcell, D-Scotland, co-chairman of the budget subcommittee that determines spending for Medicaid. "We're going to see more people losing their health insurance due to losing their jobs." For more: ...
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View Post: IRP Poverty Dispatch » State Health Insurance Plans - Florida ...
2 Dec 2009 by townsend  
NC Medicaid dealing with cost-control delays, By Gary D. Robertson, December 1, 2009, Charlotte Observer: “North Carolina is breaking the Medicaid budget lawmakers approved this summer because more people need health insurance coverage ...
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View Post: How do I get cheap or free insurance coverage?
2 hours ago
The time to get health insurance is before you need it. Unfortunately, you will not be able to get an individual policy at any price if you have cancer. You have two options. The first would be to get a full time job with benefits although you'll have a waiting period before the cancer would be covered. The second would be Medicaid. For Medicaid you need to qualify by having low income and few assets. Contact your state Medicaid department for more information and to see ...
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View Post: Medicaid Meltdown: Dropping Medicaid Could Save States $1 Trillion
1 Dec 2009 by The Heritage Foundation - Dennis G. Smith...  
Section 2101 of the Senate bill would increase the federal match rate for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) but would not add more money to state allotments. States would spend the federal dollars faster, ...
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