Topic: Medicaid

AP News | 2010-03-16 19:10:34
Mass. dentist accused of using paper clips in root canals instead of stainless steel posts

A former Massachusetts dentist is accused of putting paper clips in patients' mouths during root canals, then billing Medicaid for the stainless steel posts he should have used. The state attorney general announced Tuesday that a grand jury indicted former Fall River dentist Michael Clair ...

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Reuters US Online Report Top News | 2010-03-16 00:43:13

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats took the first step on Monday toward a quick final vote on a healthcare overhaul and House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed to muster the votes needed to pass it. With a close vote expected later this week, House Democrats hustled to line up support and President Barack Obama hit the road in Ohio to ...

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AP Features | 2010-03-15 21:57:23

President Barack Obama says he expects to get the votes for his health care overhaul, telling ABC News "we're going to make this happen." In an interview Monday, the president said Democrats are working to get a bill ready for a vote later this week. He said: "I believe we are going to get the votes." He said it ...

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AlphaNinja | 2010-03-15 20:00:05

Walgreens (WAG) will stop accepting Washington state Medicaid patients at its pharmacies, after the state reduced reimbursement rates.  As a pubic company, they have an obligation to their shareholders NOT to accept loss-generating business from an increasingly belligerent government program.

From the release:

DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Walgreens (NYSE: WAG -News) (NASDAQ ...

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Prenatal plan deal emerges in Neb. Legislature

NBC 4 Sioux City (KTIV) | 2010-03-16 11:08:50

Health insurers losing customers

Washington Business Journal | 2010-03-16 06:47:48

States Struggle To Balance Budgets, Health Programs Face Cuts

Medical News Today | 2010-03-16 06:32:37

A revealing anecdote

The Economist: Democracy in America | 2010-03-16 14:07:21

Reporting from the Examining Room

CJR Daily | 2010-03-16 13:22:17

Palin's new anti-health care reform Facebook post is full of old falsehoods

Media Matters for America | 2010-03-15 11:43:07

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