Heartland Newspapers - Health

Why the Medicaid Expansion is a Ripoff for Most States

Benjamin Domenech
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March 07, 2013
Medicare trustee Charles Blahous is out with his comprehensive report on Medicaid expansion. His conclusions should be another boost to the “be Arkansas” strategy.

Obama Administration Delays Exchange Notifications

Loren Heal
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March 07, 2013
The Obama administration has announced another delay in the implementation of the exchanges mandated under the president’s health care overhaul, indicating bureaucratic delays in a process which ha

Yes, Obamacare is Going to Explode the Deficit

Benjamin Domenech
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March 06, 2013
I missed Jon Chait’s initial criticism of a GAO report requested by Senator Jeff Sessions a couple of days ago.

Industry Analysts: Premium Rates Will Continue to Rise Under Obamacare

Loren Heal
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March 05, 2013
The health insurance industry is preparing for premiums to continue to rise as President Obama’s health care law is implemented, according to the chief executive officer of one of the nation’s larg

Pioneer ACOs are Withdrawing En Masse

Benjamin Domenech
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March 05, 2013
With the passage of Obamacare came the vaunted Accountable Care Organizations, those modern breeds of HMO which were supposed to create all sorts of cost savings from higher efficiencies in health

Bob McDonnell Insists: No, Virginia Hasn't Expanded Medicaid

Benjamin Domenech
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March 05, 2013
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell is insisting, despite reports to the contrary, that he has not officially signed off on an expansion of Medicaid in the Commonwealth in a letter to HHS Secretary Kat

Arkansas Flips the Script on Medicaid Expansion

Benjamin Domenech
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March 04, 2013
The news that Arkansas’ Medicaid expansion had been approved by the feds is huge, largely because it’s not a Medicaid expansion at all.

How the Health Industry is Pushing Obamacare in Idaho

Benjamin Domenech
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March 04, 2013
The health care providers who stand to reap enormous benefits from Obamacare's implementation are pushing for it to be enforced to the maximum degree in states across the country.

The Sequester Can't Stop Obamacare

Benjamin Domenech
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March 01, 2013
President Obama has been talking a good game on the threats of sequestration to all sorts of government services.
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