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Applying for Obama Health Care Plan Not Easy

Posted on 03/13/2013 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthBy Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar of The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Applying for benefits under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul could be as daunting as doing your taxes. The government’s draft application runs 15 pages for a three-person family. An outline of the online version has 21 steps, some with additional questions. Seven months before the Oct. 1 start of enrollment season for millions of uninsured Americans, the idea that getting health insurance could be as easy as shopping online …

A State Where Government-Run Health Care Really Works

Posted on 03/8/2013 by | Health | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthBy Sarah Varney, Staff Writer, Kaiser Health News APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. – The hallways of the Apache Junction Health Center are still. Only half of the rooms are filled, and the men and women who live here seem surely in life’s final season. “These are folks that have chronic cognitive and physical disabilities that are not going to improve,” said George Jacobson, administrator of the nursing home. That this nursing home is sparsely filled with residents too disabled in mind or …

A Sign of Medicaid Improvements to Come?

Posted on 03/1/2013 by | Caregiving | Comments

Caregiving | Home & Family | Personal Health | Your LifeIn 2006, Massachusetts instituted a plan requiring its residents to have health-insurance coverage, whether from their employer or self-paid. This program is the model for the Affordable Care Act (ACA — also known as “Obamacare”). Two years earlier, the state began a program  to promote coordinated health care and social services for “dual eligibles” — those qualifying for both Medicare and MassHealth (what Medicaid is called in Massachusetts). Called Senior Care Options (SCO), the plan is free to participants — …

Florida to Expand Medicaid Under Health Overhaul

Posted on 02/21/2013 by | General News | Comments

PoliticsBy Gary Fineout and Kelli Kennedy of The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Rick Scott announced plans Wednesday to expand Medicaid coverage to roughly 900,000 more people under the federal health overhaul, a surprise decision from the vocal critic of President Barack Obama’s plan. Scott said he will ask the Legislature to expand the program under a bill that would expire in three years, after which it would require renewed legislative support. He’s the seventh Republican governor so …

Pressure Rising to Avoid Cuts in Health Programs

Posted on 02/20/2013 by | Health | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal Health | PoliticsBy Mary Agnes Carey, Senior Correspondent, Kaiser Health News Pressure is mounting for Washington to find a way to avoid the automatic spending reductions set to begin March 1, with President Barack Obama Tuesday urging Congress to stop the “meat-cleaver approach” that he says will undermine U.S. military strength and “eviscerate job creating investments in education and energy and medical research.” But while both Democrats and Republicans say they don’t want the billions of dollars in cuts to kick in, there’s …

Obama, GOP Disagree — Again — on Spending

Posted on 02/6/2013 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsBy David Espo, Chief Congressional Correspondent, The Associated Press An AP News Analysis WASHINGTON (AP) — After two tumultuous years of budget brinkmanship, President Barack Obama and Republicans in Congress finally agree on something — namely, that a previous 10-year pact to cut $1 trillion across the board was such a bad idea it must be stopped before it starts. If consensus counts as good news in an era of divided government, consider this: They also disagree vehemently on a …

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