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Snyder eyes mental health makeover, GOP skeptical
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder may have to convince lawmakers across the political spectrum that expanding Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Health Care Act will allow Michigan to also plug a gap in its increasingly underfunded...
Tags: Medicaid, Politics, Republican Party, First Aid, Regional Authority
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Hospitals crack down on workers refusing flu shots
CHICAGO (AP) — Patients can refuse a flu shot. Should doctors and nurses have that right, too? That is the thorny question surfacing as U.S. hospitals increasingly crack down on employees who won't get flu shots, with some workers losing their...
Tags: American Medical Association, Flu Vaccine, Nursing Homes, Preventative Medicine, Medical Specialization
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Ind. expects to extend Healthy Indiana Plan a year
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State officials are expected to sign off on a one-year extension of its Healthy Indiana Plan started by Gov. Mitch Daniels. Family and Social Services Administration spokeswoman Marni Lemons said the state received the needed...Tags: Medicaid, Government Health Care, Medicare
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Lawmakers seek balance on social, fiscal issues
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers preparing for a lengthy 2013 session will have to balance fiscal priorities like writing the state's next biennial budget and restoring spending cuts made in the last few years with a series of divisive social...
Tags: Medicaid, Politics, Same-Sex Marriage, Minority Groups, Gun Control
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Organization celebrates massive donation from local company
WSBT-TVST. JOSEPH COUNTY – A local nonprofit is celebrating a very large, early Christmas present. Recently, the St. Joseph County Minority Health Coalition received the keys to a new building. It was a donation from KeyBank, the first donation of this...Tags: Human Interest, Diabetes, The Happiest News!
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New inflation gauge would cut benefits, hike taxes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tweaking the way the government measures inflation sounds like an obscure method to help reduce budget deficits, but over time it would lead to significantly lower Social Security benefits while increasing taxes, mainly on low- and...
Tags: Head Start, Washington, DC, Politics, John Boehner, Poverty
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Board gives the go-ahead for on-site clinic
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Starting as soon as this summer, South Bend schools employees covered by the district's health insurance will likely be able to pop into an on- or near-site clinic to get physical exams and other preventive services. The clinic will also be...Tags: Healthcare Contract Issues, Hospitals and Clinics, Strep Throat, Collective Contract, Career and Workplace
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Indiana legislative leaders ponder health costs
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's top lawmakers said Monday they're not sure what to expect from the federal health care law other than greater costs at a time the state's budget is already stretched thin. Republican Senate President Pro Tem David...
Tags: Medicaid, Politics, Same-Sex Marriage, Elections, Republican Party
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Insurance costs irk South Bend school workers
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- These days, South Bend schools bus driver Linda Frick feels like she's working primarily to buy health insurance. She's paying more than $300 every two weeks for the nine months she's employed for coverage for herself and her husband for...Tags: Hartford Equus Academy, Health and Safety at Work, Hospitals and Clinics, Insurance, Health and Safety at School
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Daniels forwards Pence opposition to state option
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Mitch Daniels has made governor-elect Mike Pence's position official: Indiana does not want a state-run health insurance exchange. Daniels Friday notified the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Friday of Pence's...
Tags: Government Health Care, Politics, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Executive Branch
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Pence solidifies opposition to state exchange
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov.-elect Mike Pence is formalizing his opposition to a state-run health insurance exchange in a letter to Gov. Mitch Daniels. Pence wrote Thursday that the state could not afford to build its own exchange for residents to...Tags: Politics, Elections, Executive Branch, Health Insurance Cost, Government
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Pence not ruling out health partnership with feds
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov.-elect Mike Pence has ruled out building a state-run health insurance exchange but appears to be leaving open the option of running a joint venture with the federal government as a critical decision deadline draws near....
Tags: Washington, DC, Politics, Cato Corporation, Elections, Barack Obama
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