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CareFirst proposes 25 percent rate increase under health care reform
Blaming the cost to implement health care reform, the state's largest health insurer has proposed eye-popping rate increases to state regulators for individuals and small businesses. CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield wants to raise rates an average of 25...
Tags: Small Businesses, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Justice System, Heritage Foundation, FTI Consulting Inc.
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Fight Club on the Hill
WASHINGTON -- House conservatives met Wednesday for the latest installment of their "Conversations with Conservatives" luncheon series, but they took their places on the dais without sampling the Chick-fil-A sandwiches and nuggets on offer. These days,...
Tags: Barack Obama, Mick Mulvaney, The Washington Post, Elections, Heritage Foundation
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Letters: Doctors and nurses -- who will take care of us?
Re "Can't a nurse do that?," Editorial, April 21 To combat the impending physician shortage all across California, and the crisis already facing rural areas, state law absolutely must change to allow greater independence for non-physician medical...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing, Medical Specialization, Internal Medicine
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McLaren Northern Michigan president announces retirement
She believes the time is right. After more than three years as president and CEO of McLaren Northern Michigan, which was formerly Northern Michigan Regional Hospital and previously Northern Michigan Hospital, Reezie DeVet announced today, Thursday, she...
Tags: Corporate Officers, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing, Health Insurance
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3 million Californians could receive health insurance subsidies
Some Republicans still cling to the hope that they'll be able to repeal Obamacare someday, but a report released Wednesday by Families USA shows why it may be even harder for them to do so after Jan. 1. The report estimates that nearly 3 million...
Tags: Employment, Family, Career and Workplace, Poverty, Insurance
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The myths that undermine Medicare and Social Security
The talk in Washington and among opinion leaders around the country's budget issues today centers on "balance" and "responsibility." Many conservatives declare that these terms mean that there should be no new revenue, only spending cuts to programs...Tags: Barack Obama, Finance, Medical Procedures and Tests, Personal Income, U.S. Congress
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Baucus' exit drains hope for tax reform
This post has been updated, as indicated below. Six-term Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, announced Tuesday that he won't run for reelection in 2014. You may now kiss any hope of a sweeping tax reform bill...
Tags: Barack Obama, Justice System, Politics, Finance, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
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Rep. Paul Ryan warns governors on Obama health care plan
Clout StreetThe chairman of the U.S. House Budget Committee said Monday he has been warning governors not to count on high federal reimbursement rates for expanding Medicaid coverage to low-income families under President Barack Obama’s health-care reform. U....Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Personal Income, U.S. Congress, U.S. House Committee on the Budget
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Ryan cites flaws in health care reform
The chairman of the U.S. House Budget Committee said Monday he has been warning governors not to count on high federal reimbursement rates for expanding Medicaid coverage to low-income families under President Barack Obama's health care reform. Rep....
Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Personal Income, U.S. Congress, U.S. House Committee on the Budget
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From the Right: Thank you, and goodbye
Today, with this column, I am finishing as a columnist for the Imperial Valley Press. For some, I am sure it will be a cause for celebration; for others maybe not so. I want to sincerely thank those at the Press for offering me this opportunity for the...
Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control
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McLaren Northern Michigan to make cuts, layoffs
PETOSKEY — McLaren Northern Michigan announced today, Monday, that due to budget restraints and economic pressure, the hospital has begun the process of eliminating 30 colleague positions, including management and staff positions. Exact...
Tags: Job Layoffs, Government Health Care, Career and Workplace, Unemployment, Medicare
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Jonah Goldberg: America's just not that into Obama
"You know, I actually believe my own bull----." That's what President Obama once told a reporter. If the man ever uttered a statement that spoke more to his approach to politics, I haven't heard it. Whether it stems from a grandiose overconfidence in...Tags: Barack Obama, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Tea Party Movement, Politics
Apr 24, 2013
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Apr 25, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
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Apr 23, 2013
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Apr 22, 2013
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Apr 23, 2013
|Column| Imperial Valley Press Online
Apr 22, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
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|Story| Orlando Sentinel
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