Topic: Medicaid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a sign of possible progress in bipartisan U.S. deficit talks, Republicans seem more flexible on corporate taxes, a change that could help the congressional "super committee" chart the country's path back to fiscal health.Lobbyists familiar with the deficit ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and top lawmakers agreed on Sunday evening to a $132.5 billion budget that includes massive spending cuts and possibly 9,800 layoffs for state workers to bring some order to the cash-strapped state's finances.The ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of Americans prefer cutting defense spending to reduce the federal deficit rather than taking money from public retirement and health programs, a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday showed.The poll found 51 percent of Americans support reducing defense ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Public healthcare programs for those with low incomes and for children stayed steady or expanded in almost all U.S. states in 2010, mostly due to extraordinary federal assistance, the Kaiser Family Foundation said on Tuesday.Kaiser's survey found that 48 ...
H.R. 4213, the unemployment extension bill, at last passed the Senate, completely based on the Democrat?s carefully-laid plans. Nelson took a surprisingly Republican stance, saying ?I support extending unemployment advantages for Nebraskans and Individuals who remain out of work? Nonetheless, I opposed ...
Congress in early August unexpectedly approved $16.1 billion in additional Medicaid funding to help states stabilize their fiscal situations, but only after Democrats made reductions elsewhere in the budget to offset the spending.. "Senate Republicans' tactics of delay, obstruction and political posturing ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved, and President Barack Obama promptly signed into law, an election-year bill providing $26 billion to struggling states by closing tax loopholes for multinational companies and cutting food aid to the poor.The Democratic-controlled ...
Nariman Behravesh is chief economist at consulting firm IHS Gobal Insight. The same thing for the recent $26 billion grants to help state and local governments. The reality is that, depending on how you define the rich, the top 1 percent pay ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday approved a jobs bill that would send states $26.1 billion to help them cope with historic budget shortfalls and give Democratic lawmakers a victory to tout on the campaign trail ahead of the November elections.By ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Monday will decide whether to send billions of dollars to states to help cover steep healthcare costs, a plan paid for by closing tax loopholes enjoyed by big multinational companies.Chances looked slim late on Monday for ...
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MEDICAID CUTS
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Medicaid Cuts Fallout
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Alabama Dental Fight
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