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Senate confirms Tavenner to run health insurance programs with bigger budget than Pentagon
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A former intensive care nurse with a businesslike approach to a politically divisive public policy area won Senate approval Wednesday to run Medicare and other major health insurance programs. By an overwhelming 91-7 vote, the...Tags: Timothy M. Kaine, Medicaid, Children's Health, Medicare, Crime, Law and Justice
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US Senate confirms Tavenner as Medicare/Medicaid chief
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Marilyn Tavenner, a former nurse and hospital company executive, as the first full-fledged administrator for the Medicare and Medicaid healthcare programs since 2006. In a rare show of...Tags: Medicaid, Drugs and Medicines, Health Care Reform (2009), Medicare, Crime, Law and Justice
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WRAPUP 1-U.S. tax chief forced out in IRS scandal
Reuters* Obama says he 'will not tolerate' partisan actions by IRS * Republicans vow to continue probes of agency * Investigations will look for any links to White House By Matt Spetalnick and Kim Dixon WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Washington's top tax...Tags: Labor Legislation, Jim Jordan, Dean Heller, Crime, Law and Justice, John Boehner
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House Republicans repudiate Obama healthcare program -- again
WASHINGTON – House Republicans voted for the 37th time Thursday evening to repeal all or part of President Obama’s healthcare law, underscoring once again the deep partisan divide over the landmark 2010 legislation. The bill to roll back the...
Tags: Medicaid, John Boehner, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections, Court Administration
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House GOP pushes full repeal of Obama's health care law _ 37th vote to scale back or kill it
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — One more time, with feeling! The Republican-led House voted yet again Thursday to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law, knowing full well that won't stop it. Only months away from the rollout of coverage for uninsured...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Medicare, John Boehner, Crime, Law and Justice, Healthcare Laws
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Connecticut Has Strong April Job Growth
The Hartford CourantConnecticut's employers hired briskly in April, as both private companies and government employers added positions, for a combined total of 6,300 new jobs. The report released Thursday by the state Department of Labor was encouraging, said economist...Tags: Labor Markets, Interior Policy, Employment, Middletown, Pension and Welfare
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Tax chief forced out in IRS scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington's top tax official was fired on Wednesday as President Barack Obama sought to stem a rising tide of criticism over the Internal Revenue Service's improper targeting of conservative groups for special scrutiny. With three...Tags: Labor Legislation, Jim Jordan, Dean Heller, Crime, Law and Justice, John Boehner
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St. Joseph County health survey data released
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- The new St. Joseph County Community Health Needs Assessment is a "great gift to the community," says Margo DeMont, executive director for Memorial Hospital's Community Health Enhancement. The assessment, which is the result of a recent...Tags: Demographics, Health, Human Interest, Hospitals and Clinics
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(Political) party like it's 1998
While the Tribune beat the drum for Obama’s impeachment with Nixon comparisons and scandal coverage ("Obama and overreach," Editorials, May 15), the House of Representatives voted for the 37th time to repeal Obamacare. How can we trust any...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives
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Nearly 50 vendors set up booths at 2013 Senior and Caregiver Expo
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comInformation on the Affordable Care Act’s upcoming effects on senior citizens in Maryland and medical equipment that can be used at home were features of the 2013 Senior and Caregiver Expo put on by Washington County CARES in Hager Hall on Thursday....Tags: Conservation, Health Care Reform (2009), Drugs and Medicines, Government Health Care, Medicare
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Angelina Jolie's surgery not for everyone, experts warn
In the wake of Angelina Jolie’s announcement that she had a double mastectomy because of a rare gene, the American Cancer Society is warning that the radical surgery should not be taken lightly. Experts said that while the surgery is totally...Tags: Pancreatic Cancer, American Cancer Society, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Organizations, Mastectomy
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