Heartland Newspapers - Health

Minnesota Biobank Bill Threatens Genetic Privacy

Twila Brase
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April 24, 2013
Do you own your DNA? Not if you live in Minnesota.

Oklahoma Considers Medicaid Alternatives

Patrick B. McGuigan
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April 23, 2013
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin remains determined to avoid entanglement in President Obama’s health care law.

Tennessee Rejects Medicaid Expansion—For Now

Loren Heal
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April 22, 2013
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced he will not pursue expanding TennCare, the state’s Medicaid program, under the auspices of President Obama’s health care law.

When Is an Entitlement Not an Entitlement?

Benjamin Domenech
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April 22, 2013
Last week, the Arkansas legislature finally approved the Medicaid waiver request that makes up their appeal for a “private option” within President Barack Obama’s Me

The White House Admits: Obamacare Won't Work Like We Promised

Benjamin Domenech
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April 17, 2013
Across the country right now, hospitals are lobbying intensely to convince states to expand their Medicaid programs, increasing the tax burden on their citizens in future years to send billions to

Expect Higher Medical Costs, Less Research Because of Device Tax

Richard Morrison
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April 17, 2013
The federal medical device tax, which went into force on January 1 of this year, will have an adverse effect on the medical device industry, consumers, and the economy, according to a new analysis

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Baucus Worries About Obamacare Becoming a "Huge Train Wreck"

Benjamin Domenech
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April 17, 2013
Senator Max Baucus was the primary author and framer of President Obama's health care law on the Senate side, shaping much of what became the final structure of PPACA.

The Obama Budget Illustrates Why States Should Delay Medicaid Decision

Benjamin Domenech
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April 15, 2013
Today is the big day for the Arkansas Medicaid reform, and states across the count

Defending Part D: Why Are Democrats Attacking the One Successful Part of Medicare?

Sally C. Pipes
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April 12, 2013
In his State of the Union address, President Obama trained his guns on one of his favorite bogeymen: the pharmaceutical industry.

The Unaffordable Care Act

Benjamin Domenech
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April 11, 2013
From the beginning, the Obama administration claimed that the president's health care law would result in deficit savings.
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