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Fallout for States Rejecting Medicaid Expansion
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rejecting the Medicaid expansion in the federal health care law could have unexpected consequences for states where Republican lawmakers remain steadfastly opposed to what they scorn as “Obamacare.” It could mean exposing businesses to Internal Revenue Service penalties and leaving low-income citizens unable to afford coverage even as legal immigrants get [...]
In Maryland, the Affordable Care Act to Cover Thousands – Including Low-Income Residents
March 26, 2013
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BALTIMORE — As one of America’s top ten wealthiest states and one that trends heavily Democratic, Maryland was among the nation’s first to move full throttle to implement the Affordable Care Act. The decision puts the state well out ahead in expanding access to some 300,000 people who will qualify for free or subsidized health [...]
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Uninsured Workers Throughout Kentucky Could Gain Health Care with Medicaid Expansion
March 15, 2013
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Medicaid expansion in Kentucky would provide health coverage to more than 146,000 uninsured workers across the Kentucky, according to a new report by the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy using data from the American Community Survey. The expansion would offer health coverage to workers in a broad range of industries and services that help drive [...]
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JACKSON, Miss. — The day her doctor told her that she had acute renal failure and had to start dialysis, Mary Davis was more concerned about the cost of the procedure than about her health. “I thought, ‘how can I afford it?’ I had no idea,” Davis, 54, recalls. “I was already worried about paying [...]
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I am too old for this, I told myself, as the alarm chimed brightly at 3:25 a.m. I crawled out of bed, pulled on my yellow “Equal Voice” t-shirt, and my gray and green tennis shoes (the ones that make me look like I run faster than my speediest thoughts), and headed out the door. [...]
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Nearly 11,000 Kentucky veterans without health insurance and thousands of their family members could gain coverage if the state moves forward with the Medicaid expansion currently under consideration, according to a new policy brief by the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy (KCEP). Throughout the country, 1.3 million U.S. veterans lack health insurance. Nationally, almost half [...]
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After two years of studying options and more than $9 million in taxpayer funds, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced this week that his administration won’t pursue a state-based health insurance exchange. “While not a complete surprise, we are a little disappointed that the governor did not seize this opportunity to provide state-based solutions to a [...]
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WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s health care brinksmanship, with hundreds of billions of dollars and the well-being of millions of people at stake. President Barack Obama’s health care law expands Medicaid, the federal-state health program for low-income people, but cost-wary states must decide whether to take the deal. Turn it down, and governors risk coming off [...]
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - In 2002, food was a lot less expensive. So was water service and household energy. The past decade has brought many changes to the nation’s economy – changes that produced a profound and distressing impact on America’s families. A review of state and federal data shows that: · Food prices rose 29 percent over [...]
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MIAMI – Thousands of South Florida senior citizens dialed in Oct. 4 for a telephone town hall discussion about Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security – an indication of how high concern is about those health safety net programs. The town hall, sponsored by Florida New Majority Education Fund and the Caring Across Generations, attracted 34,374 [...]
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