Next step, Florida: On Thursday, arguments will be offered in the lawsuit brought by 20 states that seeks to invalidate the law’s expansion of the Medicaid program.
Health News Florida/The News Service of Florida: Fla. Case Still Matters, McCollum Says Florida’s lawsuit against the new federal health care law isn’t any less important in light of a ruling Monday [...]
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20 State Legal Challenge to Health Law Begins Thursday
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Health Insurance Exchanges Launch with HHS Support
HHS announced Thursday that it has awarded nearly $49 million in grants to help 48 states and the District of Columbia plan for the establishment of health insurance Exchanges. (The only states not receiving grants at this time are Alaska and Minnesota.)
These grants, which were authorized by PPACA, may be used for the following purposes:
Assessing current information technology [...]
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Official Count of the Uninsured: 50.7 Million People
The number of people without health insurance rose 9.4% to 50.7 million people in 2009, the highest number of uninsured since 1987, the U.S. Census Bureau reported. That represented 16.7% of the U.S. population in 2009 compared with 15.4% in 2008.
Summary of Key Findings:
The number insured decreased from 255.1 million in 2008 to 253.6 million in 2009. Since [...]
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Wellness – A View from Washington
Wellness made the news this past week out of Washington in several ways. Here’s a few of the headlines:
1. Childhood Obesity: The White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity – formed in February as part of First Lady Obama’s “Let’s Move!” campaign – Tuesday issued itsfirst report to the President with 70 recommendations for “solving [...]
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