Heartland Newspapers - Health

Corporations, Secret Money Pushing ObamaCare to Youth

Marc Kilmer
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April 03, 2013
President Obama may denounce secret money in politics, but his allies are not shy about pushing his agenda using corporate money and nonprofits who do not disclose their donors.

Kasich Dismisses Ohio Treasurer’s Concerns About Medicaid Expansion

Jason Hart
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April 02, 2013
Ohio Gov. John Kasich has dismissed state Treasurer Josh Mandel’s concerns about Medicaid expansion. The governor, a Republican, suggested opponents of Medicaid expansion are ill-informed.

Perry, Cornyn, and Cruz Reject Medicaid Expansion

Benjamin Domenech
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April 01, 2013
Texas has been a prominent target of the Obama administration when it comes to Medicaid expansion.

Kathleen Sebelius’s April Fool’s Joke

Benjamin Domenech
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April 01, 2013
So it turns out the whole Arkansas Medicaid expansion alternative is looking more and more like one big April Fool’s joke, and one in poor taste to boot.

Massachusetts Takes Another Run at Cost Control

Kenneth Artz
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March 29, 2013
During the 2012 legislative session, Massachusetts passed its third law to address health care spending since the state’s landmark health insurance coverage reforms in 2006.

Sebelius Admits: Obamacare Will Hike Your Premiums

Benjamin Domenech
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March 27, 2013
Surprise, surprise: Kathleen Sebelius is now admitting that President Obama's health care law is going to lead to higher premiums, and in short order, too.

Tennessee Gov. Haslam Deploys the Arkansas Medicaid Method

Benjamin Domenech
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March 27, 2013
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam announced today that he'd be expanding Medicaid by not expanding Medicaid under President Obama's health care law.

Virginia Businesses Push to Expand Medicaid

Kendric Ward
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March 27, 2013
Virginia business groups that fought President Obama’s law are now pushing a very different crusade: Expand Medicaid.

Vermont Continues Push Toward Single Payer System Without Funding Clarity

Loren Heal
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March 26, 2013
As Vermont continues its push to implement the nation’s first single-payer health insurance program, it remains unclear how the state plans to pay for the $1.6 billion annual cost of the program.
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