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The Medicaid question: To expand or not expand
Feb 21, 2013
For states considering not to expand Medicaid, the program for the poor and disabled, it's all a numbers game.
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Florida Medicaid switcheroo: Rick Scott backs down
Feb 21, 2013
One of the Affordable Care Act's fiercest critics, Florida's Republican Governor Rick Scott has reversed courses and is dropping his opposition to expanding Medicaid.
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Alabama on the fence about taking money for Medicaid
Sep 18, 2012
Alabama joins a slew of lawmakers who are ambivalent about taking funds from the Fed to cover the millions more people who will become eligible for Medicaid under Obamacare.
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Aetna buys Coventry Health Care in a Medicaid land grab
Aug 20, 2012
The $5.7 billion deal with let Aetna double its number of Medicaid members.
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In Oregon, health reform is welcome
Aug 8, 2012
Oregon will take federal money to expand Medicaid, and try to cut costs too.
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Health care law could reduce government costs
Jul 25, 2012
A report from the Congressional Budget office says President Obama's health care law could save the federal government $84 billion over the next decade. That savings is mostly because of the Supreme Court ruling last month, and a part of the law it ruled out.
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Who gets Medicaid and who doesn't?
Jul 24, 2012
It's supposed to be a health care program for the poor. But over the years, the definition of poor has changed.
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WellPoint gears up for Medicaid bonanza
Jul 9, 2012
The giant health insurer will acquire competitor Amerigroup Corp. for nearly $5 billion in a bid for more Medicaid business.
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Hospital lobbyists gear up after health care ruling
Jul 6, 2012
They stand to gain big if states expand Medicaid. But it's going to be a battle, and states like Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina have already said they don't want to expand the program.
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Kansas City grandma worries about Medicare
Mar 13, 2012
In this election year, commentator Emma Williams fears the health care program for seniors and the disabled will become a political football.
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