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Medicare fix would push health care into the red
Mar 19, 2010 18:33 EDT
Rollback of Medicare cuts to doctors, if added to health care bill, push it into the red. Congressional budget scorekeepers say a Medicare fix that Democrats included in earlier versions of their health care bill would push it into the red.
Pelosi praises health overhaul bill's deficit cuts
Mar 18, 2010 12:42 EDT
Pelosi highlights deficit reduction in Democrats' health care overhaul bill. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is hailing the deficit reduction in the health care overhaul bill that Democrats hope to push through Congress on Sunday.
Pelosi praises health overhaul bill's deficit cuts
Mar 18, 2010 12:42 EDT
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is hailing the deficit reduction in the health care overhaul bill that Democrats hope to push through Congress on Sunday.
Sebelius confident health care bill will pass
Mar 16, 2010 19:13 EDT
U.S. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (seh-BEEL'-yuhs) says she's confident the House will have the votes to pass President Barack Obama's health care legislation ? possibly by Friday.
Extra federal aid could solve SD budget problem
Mar 11, 2010 21:26 EST
Extra federal Medicaid money could solve SD state budget problem. The South Dakota Legislature's plans to cut state spending next year were thrown into question Thursday when lawmakers learned the state might get an extra $36 million in federal aid.
China vows to address needs of poor underclass
Mar 05, 2010 01:05 EST
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao vowed Friday to ease rules denying public welfare services to millions of migrant workers as he pledged to meet the social security needs of the nation's huge poor underclass.
Ind. Senate strips jobs provisions from bill
Mar 01, 2010 18:08 EST
Republicans in Ind. Senate strip tax credits, other measures designed to create jobs from bill. Republican leaders in the Indiana Senate stripped several tax credits and other measures to create jobs from an agricultural bill Monday, which could make it unlikely they will pass before the legislative session ends.
Senate gridlock triggers cut to doctors
Mar 01, 2010 16:55 EST
Political gridlock in the Senate triggered a legal requirement Monday for a 21 percent cut in Medicare fees to doctors, who warned they may have to limit care for seniors unless the reductions are reversed.
Senate gridlock triggers cut to doctors
Mar 01, 2010 16:54 EST
Senate gridlock triggers cut in Medicare fees to doctors; Obama hopes lawmakers reconsider. Political gridlock in the Senate triggered a legal requirement Monday for a 21 percent cut in Medicare fees to doctors, who warned they may have to limit care for seniors unless the reductions are reversed.
House GOP leader taps 4 for health summit
Feb 24, 2010 13:21 EST
The House Republican leader has made his picks for President Barack Obama's health care summit.
Poverty in childhood can shape neurobiology: study
Feb 21, 2010 22:40 EST
Living in poverty can shape the neurobiology of a developing child "in powerful ways", affecting children's behavior, health and how well they do later in life, a study presented here Sunday shows.
Poverty in childhood can shape neurobiology: study
Feb 21, 2010 22:40 EST
Living in poverty can shape the neurobiology of a developing child "in powerful ways", affecting children's behavior, health and how well they do later in life, a study presented here Sunday shows.
Governors brace for more economic turmoil
Feb 20, 2010 23:05 EST
With states still reeling from recession, governors try to chart the tough road ahead. On the recession's front lines, governors are struggling to chart the road ahead for states staggered by unrelenting joblessness and cut-to-the-bone budgets even as Washington reports signs of economic growth.
$3.8B in stimulus funds for welfare jobs untouched
Feb 19, 2010 22:16 EST
Thanks but no thanks: Most states pass on their share of $5B in stimulus cash for welfare jobs. Desperate though they are to fill gaps in their budgets, more than half the states in the country haven't touched a $5 billion pot of federal stimulus funds meant to find work for welfare recipients.
Ark. announces $18.5M settlement with Eli Lilly
Feb 16, 2010 16:20 EST
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel says the state has reached an $18.5 million settlement with Eli Lilly & Co. over improper marketing of an anti-psychotic medication.
Biden: White House wants to hear GOP health ideas
Feb 14, 2010 08:02 EST
Biden says White House ready and willing to hear Republicans ideas on health care overhaul. Vice President Joe Biden says the White House is ready and willing to listen to health care ideas from Republicans.
Biden: White House wants to hear GOP health ideas
Feb 14, 2010 08:02 EST
Vice President Joe Biden says the White House is ready and willing to listen to health care ideas from Republicans.
Obama signs bill allowing more US debt
Feb 12, 2010 20:55 EST
Obama signs bill increasing limit on nation's debt to $14.3 trillion, sets new budget rules. President Barack Obama has signed legislation lifting the cap on government borrowing to $14.3 trillion.
Lawmakers help food stamps get to farmers markets
Feb 12, 2010 03:52 EST
Lawmakers look to get food stamps to more farmers markets, offer recipients healthier options. Tina Tennyson loved to make raspberry jam using the fresh fruit she bought at the farmers market in San Jose. When she recently moved to Sacramento, she hit a stumbling block: the local market didn't accept food stamps.
Schwarzenegger, lawmakers: Calif. was shortchanged
Feb 05, 2010 18:12 EST
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and California state lawmakers from both parties say the federal government has been shortchanging California and are pressing for nearly $1 billion.
