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Doctoring in a family way
Jennifer was one of my first patients as a new doctor, and she came to see me about an unintended pregnancy. A single mom to a rambunctious 5-year-old girl, Jennifer was struggling economically and battling depression. We talked about the options...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Social Sciences, Arts and Culture, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Birth Control
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California health insurance exchange announces grants
Covered California, the state's health insurance exchange, announced $37 million in grants Tuesday to begin the massive task of educating millions of Californians about the new healthcare law. The grants will go to 48 organizations, including...Tags: Small Businesses, Planned Parenthood, Business
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Gov. Brown vows to take hard line on budget
Spending 'in a wise way' | 10:53 a.m. As lawmakers debate more than a dozen different plans for raising additional taxes on things like cigarettes, marijuana, and oil, California Gov. Jerry Brown said he will take a hard line with his budget. “...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Prisons, Government, Science and Technology, Judges
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Sherman, Advocate merger on track to close June 1
Tribune reporterSherman Health Systems said Tuesday that a state review board has unanimously approved its tie-up with Advocate Health Care, the largest health care system in Illinois. The long-anticipated combination is expected to close June 1, at which point Elgin-...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics
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York School Board continues weighing budget cuts
YORK — The York County School Board will continue its discussions on Wednesday about how to cut $1.74 million from its 2014 budget. The School Board must cut $1.74 million from its $124 million budget because the York County Board of Supervisors...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Prices, Yorktown (York, Virginia), York (York, Pennsylvania), Health and Safety at School
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California economic growth slow and steady, governor says
SACRAMENTO -- California's economy should grow at a slow but steady pace in the budget year that begins July 1, says an economic forecast contained in Gov. Jerry Brown's revised spending proposal. The all-important housing market is stronger, and...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Executive Branch, Labor Markets, Government
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LETTER: Keep Parents On HUSKY Plan
Though there are some signs that the economy is improving, once again the needs of the poor are being ignored. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has proposed to eliminate HUSKY health insurance for parents whose incomes fall between 133% and 185% of the federal...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Family, Health Insurance Cost, Private Health Care
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State's Medicaid Processing On Trial; Suit Charges Lack Of Staff Has Created Backlog
The Hartford CourantThe state Department of Social Services is either understaffed, overworked and unable to process Medicaid applications on time, or just starting to recover from a few rough years of layoffs, depending on who was speaking Tuesday in the first day of a...Tags: Job Layoffs, Government Health Care, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Judges
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Florida officials announce details to halt public-assistance fraud
Florida officials are cracking down on those who rip off taxpayers by defrauding public-assistance programs — a crime estimated to cost the state as much as $1.35 billion last year. On Tuesday, leaders from the Department of Children and Families...
Tags: Theft, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Media Industry, Government Health Care, Pension and Welfare
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John David Dyche: Beshear wrong to expand Medicaid
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear is expanding Medicaid eligibility by executive fiat. His action is wrong in several respects. About one of every five Kentuckians is already on Medicaid, the joint federal — and state health care program for low...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Economy, Business and Finance, Government, Government Health Care, Personal Income
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Michigan projected to get $542 million more than expected
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan could take in $542 million more in revenue than projected four months ago — good news as lawmakers and Gov. Rick Snyder work to finalize a state budget in coming weeks. The nonpartisan Senate Fiscal Agency said...
Tags: Rick Snyder, Economy, Business and Finance, Fiscal Cliff, Finance, Executive Branch
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Breast cancer treatment starts with money
Oh, no! Here we go again with another "awareness conversation" ("Breast cancer: Angelina Jolie starts the conversation," May 16). After the fortunes raised by Race for the Cure and the other breast cancer groups, must we consider having both our breasts...Tags: Angelina Jolie, Breast Cancer
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