Topic: Medicaid
Rebound in taxes will take years, forcing states to make deeper cuts to jobs and servicesThe recession is probably over, which means states' financial troubles have only begun.History suggests it could take six or more years for sales and income taxes which ...
Survey of state governments highlights growing pressure on Medicaid programsMedicaid programs could face a revenue crunch that hurts programs and provider reimbursement in fiscal 2011 after federal stimulus money dries up, said a survey released Wednesday.The state-administered programs saw bigger-than-expected jumps in ...
Analyst predicts a steady rise, fueled by stimulus funds. State and local governments, using money provided under the economic stimulus law, will increase spending on health care information technology over the next few years, according to a report from the market research ...
When Forbes first analyzed the White House's stimulus plan in February, we worried that little of the proposed spending would enter the economy quickly enough to ease the pains of recession. Total planned: Is it working? Total planned: Is it working? States ...
Seeing his support sliding, President Barack Obama will hold a prime time press conference Wednesday evening to make his case for health care reform. Beginning in 2011, married couples filing jointly who have a combined adjusted gross income above $350,000 will get ...
When Forbes first analyzed the White House's stimulus plan in February, we worried that little of the proposed spending would enter the economy quickly enough to ease the pains of recession. Total planned: Is it working? Total planned: Is it working? States ...
The Government Accountability Office reports that a big chunk of the $787 billion economic stimulus plan spending allocated to the 50 states has gone to shore up existing projects. Here is an excerpt from the GAO report [emphasis added). More than 90 ...
In response to the economic downturn, the nation's governors expect to trim their state budgets by about 2.5 percent through cuts in education, Medicaid and state employee salaries and benefits.In a survey conducted by the National Governors Association and the National Association ...
Federal health officials say state will continue to be eligible for extra Medicaid moneyGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger got some good news Wednesday to help him deal with the state's financial woes as well as a stinging election defeat from the night before. Health ...
The recurrence of mass unemployment is the first major test to the U.S. welfare system since former President Bill Clinton enacted fundamental reforms in 1996. The resulting social strains and economic deprivation are likely to be acute, particularly as households exhaust modest ...
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MEDICAID CUTS
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Medicaid Cuts Fallout
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Alabama Dental Fight
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