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Here is the latest Arkansas news from The Associated Press
(Information in the following story is from: Texarkana Gazette, http://www.texarkanagazette.com) TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) — A federal magistrate has denied a bid by a follower of convicted evangelist Tony Alamo (uh-LAH'-moh) to delay the sale of six...Tags: Medicaid, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Health Insurance, Prosecution
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Latest Arkansas news, sports, business and entertainment
MEDICAID-ARKANSAS Ark. to submit 'private option' waiver in August LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Medicaid officials say the state will submit its request to use federal money to purchase private insurance for thousands of low-income...Tags: Police Arrests, Crimes, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Parties and Movements
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State: Man Lost Toes after Couple's Medicaid Fraud
Channel 2 NewsAn Anchorage husband and wife have been sentenced for endangering the welfare of an adult, after billing Medicaid for care they didn’t provide to a diabetic man who later had two of his toes amputated. According to a Thursday statement from...Tags: Lawyers, Medicaid, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Health Insurance
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Mail Call - May 24
“Starting 2006 to 2012, Morgan County took 10 steps forward. In the last four months, Morgan County has taken 30 steps backward.” — Berkeley Springs, W.Va. “This is another quote I decided to call in. Yes, indeed, children do...Tags: Banking, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Internal Revenue Service, Barack Obama, Theft
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Illinois leaders must make unpopular decisions
Thanks to Julie Hamos, head of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, for dealing forthrightly with the state's runaway Medicaid costs that now consume about 20 percent of state spending. According to an analysis released last year...Tags: Medicaid, Health Insurance
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Arkansas officials say state will submit request for 'private option' to feds by August
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Medicaid officials say the state will submit its request to use federal money to purchase private insurance for thousands of low-income residents by August. Department of Human Services Director John Selig told...Tags: Medicaid, Mike Beebe, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Health Insurance
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John Morgan talks Casey Anthony, Tim Tebow
Staff writerIn local public-affairs programming this weekend: Prominent Orlando attorney John Morgan and his wife, Ultima, are Lauren Rowe's guests on "Flashpoint" at 8 a.m. Sunday on WKMG-Channel 6. They discuss everything from politics and Casey Anthony to...Tags: Medical Marijuana Therapy, Altamonte Springs, Medicaid, Orlando, U.S. Senate
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Snyder: Michigan could still get Medicaid expansion
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican Gov. Rick Snyder said Wednesday he is hopeful he can still broker an agreement with the Republican-led Legislature to expand government health insurance for low-income adults, despite the state's tentative budget...
Tags: Medicaid, Rick Snyder, Personal Income, Parties and Movements, Budgets and Budgeting
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Uncle Sam isn't really calling you
We continue to receive calls from area residents telling us they have received a phone call from someone representing Social Security and/or Medicare. The caller says that new Medicare and/or Social Security cards are being mailed once information about...
Tags: FBI, Internal Revenue Service, Social Security, Medicare
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Editorial: A bizarre blame game played by two senators
In a letter to Gov. Pat Quinn last week, two Illinois Senate leaders called for the ouster of Julie Hamos, who heads the state's biggest public aid agency. Appointed in 2010, Hamos holds one of state government's most complicated, thankless jobs. She...
Tags: Medicaid, Hospitals and Clinics, Pat Quinn, Elections, Illinois Governor
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UnitedHealth, Aetna and Cigna opt out of California insurance exchange
Some prominent health insurers, including industry giant UnitedHealth Group Inc., are not participating in California's new state-run health insurance market, possibly limiting the number of choices for millions of consumers. UnitedHealth, the nation'...
Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Cigna Corporation, Insurance, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance
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Geography has a role in elective surgery decisions, study finds
Geography plays a role in whether patients in California have elective operations such as joint replacement, weight loss surgery and gallbladder removal, according to a new study. The California HealthCare Foundation study showed wide variations in...Tags: Weight
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