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States Lawsuit Against Health Care Goes on Trial December 16
A Florida judge is set to hear the arguments from 20 states against the health care reform law on December 16. The states in on the lawsuit include Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, … Continue reading
Health Care Reform Savings Figures
A report recently found that the health care reform would raise health care costs. However, Nancy-Ann DeParle, director of the White House Office of Health Reform, said that the costs will go down over time. However, the same report also … Continue reading
Eligible Children Not Enrolled in Health Insurance Programs
A study shows that about 5 million eligible children were not enrolled in health insurance programs such as Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The study also shows the 39 percent of those children live in three states: California, … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Health Care, Health Insurance, Medicaid
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Health Care Spending to Increase
Spending on health care is set to moderately increase. The study shows that health care spending will increase to almost 20 percent of the economy in 2010. Now health care spending accounts for 17 percent. In 2019, Americans, per person … Continue reading
Strickland Uses eFMAP Funds to Reimburse Medical Facilities
Governor Strickland reimbursed almost $200 million in enhanced federal Medicaid matching funds to hospitals, mental-health services and prescription assistance programs for HIV/AIDS patients throughout Ohio. An additional $243 million will be withheld to figure out the best way to allocate … Continue reading
Graphic/Survey: Workers to Pay More for Health
The survey shows that a family pays an average of 14 percent more this year for health insurance coverage. Since 2005, the increase has been 47 percent in what employees pay for health coverage (with an 18 percent increase in … Continue reading
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Tagged Coverage, Deductible, Health Care, Health Insurance
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Jobs Available for Lower Wages
Many who have long been searching for jobs are finding that they can get a job, just at a much lower wage than they were used to. Many are concerned about the quality of jobs available and what it means … Continue reading
Over 1 Million Seniors Have Received “Donut Hole” Check
Over 1 million seniors have received a “donut hole” check for $250. The checks help for seniors to pay for prescription drugs and close the gap for those seniors on Medicare who have to pay the full cost of their … Continue reading
Small Businesses Not Taking Advantage of Health Care Tax Credit
Response is low for the health care tax credit for small businesses. Small businesses can apply for a tax credit up to 35 percent of the insurance premiums they pay for their employee’s medical coverage. However, many small businesses aren’t … Continue reading
More Entrepreneurs in Cleveland
A nonprofit, JumpStart Inc., is a business accelerator that provides advice and outreach programs to encourage entrepreneurship in Ohio. JumpStart Inc. uses state and private funds to help start successful businesses. In 2004 the company had 13 equity investments in … Continue reading
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