Category: US Governors

Kasich v Tiberi: Who’s Driving Who On ACA?

… last year when he tried for the second time in 16 years to run for president, wants President Barack Obama’s health care law to continue, especially the law’s expansion of Medicaid. Kasich’s concern is to not repeal the Medicaid expansion part …

ACA repeal vs. N.Y.: Tallying up the harm

President Trump and Congressional Republicans are determined to repeal the Affordable Care Act and roll back the coverage gains and consumer protections the law has provided for millions of Americans. With no clear or realistic plan for replacement in sight, consumers, health care providers and insurers both in New York and across the nation are united in their fears regarding the chaos that could ensue.

Pick for Medicare post faces questions on contracts

Trump pick to run Medicare is under fire over claims she advised states on health policy while being employed by company which makes medical devices President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee Medicare and Medicaid faces questions over claims she ‘played both sides’ in health policy negotiations in an arrangement branded ‘definitely improper’ by a former White House lawyer. Seema Verma made millions of dollars through consulting arrangements with at least nine states, and advised Vice President Mike Pence when he was Indiana’s governor.

Pick for Medicare post faces questions

President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee Medicare and Medicaid advised Vice President Mike Pence on health care issues while he was Indiana’s governor, a post she maintained amid a web of business arrangements – including one that ethics experts say conflicted with her public duties. A review by The Associated Press found Seema Verma and her small Indianapolis-based firm made millions through consulting agreements with at least nine states while also working under contract for Hewlett Packard.

FLASCO to Host Educational Lunch Program on Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer

The Florida Society of Clinical Oncology will host a Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer Luncheon, an event to educate the public about metastatic cancer, this Wednesday, February 15, at 11:00 a.m. on the 22 floor of the Capitol Building . The event will include treatment and care-focused presentations from various cancer specialists from the Mayo Clinic Florida, Florida Cancer Specialists, and Tallahassee Memorial Cancer Center, as well as a Q&A session.

Activists on both sides of abortion issue protest across the US

Antiabortion groups have called demonstrations at more than 200 Planned Parenthood locations throughout the United States on Saturday to urge Congress and President Donald Trump to strip the women’s health provider of federal funding. Antiabortion activists have said they were energized by the election of Republican Trump, who selected their long-time ally Mike Pence as vice president and nominated conservative jurist Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Activists on both sides of abortion issue to protest across U.S

Anti-abortion groups have called demonstrations at more than 200 Planned Parenthood locations throughout the United States on Saturday to urge Congress and President Donald Trump to strip the women’s health provider of federal funding. Anti-abortion activists have said they were energized by the election of Republican Trump, who selected their long-time ally Mike Pence as vice president and nominated conservative jurist Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Without health law, addicts could have the most to lose

A patient gets a check up at at the Manchester Community Health Center in Manchester, N.H., Feb. 8, 2017. As the debate over the fate of the health law intensifies, proponents have focused on the lifesaving care it has brought to people in mental health and addiction treatment, vastly expanding access to those services by designating them as “essential benefits.”

Governor Terry Branstad

The plan supported by republican lawmakers is similar to a Wisconsin law that led to massive protests there. The proposed changes would take away several issues workers can currently bargain, like holidays, overtime and health insurance.

Indiana seeks to continue Medicaid expansion program

Gov. Eric Holcomb has requested the renewal of a federal waiver that allows Indiana’s Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0 to serve hundreds of thousands of low-income Hoosiers. The request begins an eight-month process with the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that is expected to go smoothly under President Donald Trump’s administration.

Governor Brown to Get Further Prostate Cancer Treatment

Brown’s oncologist, Dr. Eric Small of the University of California, San Francisco, says in the statement the disease is not extensive and can be treated with “a short course of radiotherapy.” Brown’s office says he will continue his full work schedule through treatment, which is planned to occur between late February and early March.

Governor Brown to Get Further Prostate Cancer Treatment

Brown’s oncologist, Dr. Eric Small of the University of California, San Francisco, says in the statement the disease is not extensive and can be treated with “a short course of radiotherapy.” Brown’s office says he will continue his full work schedule through treatment, which is planned to occur between late February and early March.

Hood: Don’t squander the coming surplus

… detriment as well as their own.) Recessionary prospects aren’t the only reasons to save. North Carolina’s state health plan and pension fund are underfunded by billions of dollars. Past politicians promised generous benefits to teachers and state …

“Dancing with the Stars” Co-Host Erin Andrews Reveals Battle with Cervical Cancer

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Facing skeptical lawmakers, state officials strike at critical KanCare report

The agency that oversees KanCare on Monday called a scathing federal report against the Medicaid program incomplete and criticized the quality of its analysis under intense questioning by lawmakers. Susan Mosier, secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, defended the program and its employees in a tense appearance before the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee.

The Damage Done: A Media Addiction

… I voted for Donald Trump because I wanted to see change in our country. One change I didn’t want to see was access to health care at Planned Parenthood blocked. But Republican congressional leaders have already promised to do just that, with a …