Latest Headlines
A list of the most recent stories about Health Care Reform.
Funds to help Va centers with insurance enrollment
More than $2.5 million in federal funds is being made available to help Virginia health centers enroll uninsured individuals into health insurance coverage. The federal health officials said funding of about $150 million nationwide will expand efforts of community health centers to provide in-person help to enroll in Affordable Care ...
Funds to help W.Va. centers with insurance signups
More than $2.4 million in federal funds is being made available to help West Virginia health centers enroll uninsured individuals into health insurance coverage. The federal health officials said funding of about $150 million nationwide will expand efforts of community health centers to provide in-person help to enroll in Affordable ...
Expanding Medicaid could help 13,000 Illinois vets
More than 40,000 uninsured military veterans in Illinois could have new access to health insurance under the national health overhaul law, according to a new interactive tool based on U.S. census data. About 13,000 veterans — one-third of those without insurance — have incomes so low that they'll be newly ...
Beshear expands Medicaid to 300,000 Kentuckians
Kentucky's Medicaid program will expand to cover an additional 300,000 people, most of them the working poor who don't now have insurance coverage, Gov. Steve Beshear said Thursday. A smiling Beshear announced his decision to applause from proponents gathered in the ornate State Reception Room on the second floor of ...
AP Exclusive: Calif. exchange granted secrecy
A California law that created an agency to oversee national health care reforms granted it broad authority to conceal spending on the contractors that will perform most of its functions, potentially shielding the public from seeing how hundreds of millions of dollars are spent. The degree of secrecy afforded Covered ...
Judge revives Pa. college suit over birth control
A federal judge has reinstated a lawsuit filed by a Christian college challenging looming federal health care regulations that would require its student and employee health benefits plans to cover birth control like the morning-after pill. The lawsuit filed last year by the Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian civil rights ...
Medicaid reform bill ushers in managed care
A bill that restructures the way Medicaid is administered passed the Alabama Legislature Tuesday and now awaits the governor's signature. The State Medicaid Agency now pays doctors directly for services provided to Medicaid patients. Under the new policy, there will be several regions managed by privately owned, for-profit Regional Care ...
Abortion debate flares up in Pa. Senate committee
The latest stop for a Republican-penned bill to limit insurance coverage of abortions sparked an angry debate Tuesday among senators, reviving arguments over President Barack Obama's health care law and the case of a Philadelphia abortion doctor accused of killing a patient and four babies. The bill passed the Senate ...
NH changes rates to boost managed care
New Hampshire has changed key rates to entice medical providers to participate in a managed care network for Medicaid clients currently stalled for lack of providers. Health and Human Services Commissioner Nicholas Toumpas said Tuesday that the agency adjusted the rates to give three managed care companies under contract with ...
Illinois opens grant process for health guides
The race is on in Illinois for $28 million in grants to help consumers learn how to shop for health insurance. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's office announced Monday a competitive grant process to distribute the federal money to community groups that want to help educate consumers about the new online ...
Featured Articles
Ads By Google
From Our News Partners
© 2013 Cox Media Group. By using this website,
you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices
.
You're Almost Done!
Select a display name and password
{* #socialRegistrationForm *} {* socialRegistration_displayName *} {* socialRegistration_emailAddress *} {* traditionalRegistration_password *} {* traditionalRegistration_passwordConfirm *}Tell us about yourself
{* registration_firstName *} {* registration_lastName *} {* registration_postalZip *} {* registration_birthday *} {* registration_gender *} {* agreeToTerms *}