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Blacks missing out on ‘Obamacare’ savings

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Even as health care costs continue to cause concerns for the poor, nearly 40 percent African Americans and about half of Whites…

NY’S Medicaid Covering Post-Birth Contraceptives

NEW YORK (AP) — Emboldened and incensed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision limiting certain contraceptive coverage in the private sector, New York health…

States told to find way to clear Medicaid backlog

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A half-dozen states with backlogs for Medicaid enrollees were facing a federal deadline Monday to create plans for getting those low-income…

States Face New Cost Concerns with Medicaid Surge

WASHINGTON (AP) — From California to Rhode Island, states are confronting new concerns that their Medicaid costs will rise as a result of the federal…

Presidential checklist: jockeying for position

WASHINGTON (AP) – In the latest prep work for a presidential campaign, Rand Paul is conspicuously courting moderate and establishment Republicans while Ted Cruz keeps…

Unusual Iowa Abortion Rule Has Surprising Result

While many states passed sweeping abortion laws last year, the Iowa General Assembly endorsed just one – a perplexing measure befitting one of the few…

Medicaid: Help In Hard Times|Child Watch

By Marian Wright EdelmanFebruary marks the third anniversary of the Child Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA), which has made significant improvements in health...

Bend The Healthcare Cost Curve|GUEST COMMENTARY

BY BRIAN D. SMEDLEYMany state governors and legislatures want to trim Medicaid and other public programs in an effort to balance budgets.  But cutting...

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