WASHINGTON — Gov.
of Kansas, an early Obama ally with a record of working across party lines, is emerging as the president’s top choice for secretary of health and human services, advisers said Wednesday.
Should she be nominated, Ms. Sebelius would bring eight years of experience as her state’s insurance commissioner as well as six years as a governor running a state
program.
about to begin a drive to expand health coverage, Read the rest of this entry »

A plan to give every Oregonian access to affordable health
care within five years was presented Tuesday to Gov. Ted
Kulongoski and legislative leaders.
The governor said he has put $5 million in his 2009-2011
budget to carry out the plan, which was designed by the
seven-member Oregon Health Fund Board created by the
Legislature.
His top priority, he said, is to carry out an early phase of
the plan that calls for expanding Oregon’s existing
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When 19 year old Vinny Cesario broke his leg playing lacrosse for Jefferson Community College, his medical bills were covered by the school.
Had JCC not paid his bills, he would have been covered under his parents’ health insurance.
That’s because he’s a college student.
“I did have over $2,000 worth of damage to my leg so I don’t know if I could have handled that myself,” said Cesario.
Cesario is considered Read the rest of this entry »

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Here are three questions posed by The Associated Press to the three candidates for North Carolina governor on the topic of health care, followed by their unabridged responses. The responses were only edited for AP style.
1. An estimated 1.4 million residents of North Carolina, including 250,000 children, lack health care insurance. What steps would you take in your first year in office to reduce those figures?
2. The state employee’s health insurance Read the rest of this entry »

ALBANY — For about a week, he was the second-most recognizable blind man in New York.
But Juan Pietri, who appeared in a television commercial asking Gov.
, who is also legally blind, “Why are you doing this to me?” has been taken out of an advertising campaign paid for by health care interest groups.
The move represents a softer approach by 1199 S.E.I.U. United Healthcare Workers East and the Greater New York Hospital Association, Read the rest of this entry »

TriWest Healthcare Alliance partners with the Department of Defense
to do “Whatever It Takes” to support the health care needs of 2.7
million members of America’s military family. A Phoenix-based
corporation, TriWest is URAC accredited, without deficiencies, in
Networks, Utilization Management, Disease Management, and Case
Management. TriWest provides access to cost-effective, high-quality
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WASHINGTON — Gov.
of Kansas, an early Obama ally with a record of working across party lines, is emerging as the president’s top choice for secretary of health and human services, advisers said Wednesday.
Should she be nominated, Ms. Sebelius would bring eight years of experience as her state’s insurance commissioner as well as six years as a governor running a state
program.
about to begin a drive to expand health coverage, Read the rest of this entry »

Meantime those who serve those residents — local hospitals, clinics, behavioral health agencies and social service groups — will lose millions of dollars. Some may have to lay off employees because of the cuts.
The plan, announced Thursday, would fund $4.7 billion and cut $990 million in state funds to health care. It also funds $5 billion and cuts $478 million in social services.
Reaction to the budget from health and social service Read the rest of this entry »

Governor, Lawmakers Face New Issues, Old Favorites
Last updated Sunday, January 11, 2009 5:13 PM CST in News
He may need that good relationship. In a souring economy, the governor plans to push for raising the state cigarette tax at least 50 cents a pack to fund a trauma system and other health programs, and cutting the state sales tax on groceries another penny after he and lawmakers halved the tax from 6 cents to 3 cents two years ago.
The Read the rest of this entry »