Medicaid Cuts

Illinois Legislature Approves $1.6 Billion In Medicaid Cuts

Posted 05.26.2012

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Illinois legislators have approved $1.6 billion in budget cuts to the state's Medicaid program, which will reduce health coverage for hundreds of thou...

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When Cutting Illinois' Medicaid Program, First, Do No Harm

Andrea Kovach | Posted 05.25.2012

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Andrea Kovach

The Illinois General Assembly is currently debating where to cut roughly 18 percent of spending from the state's health insurance program for certain low-income populations.

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Don't Balance the Illinois Budget on the Backs of HIV Patients

David Ernesto Munar | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: HIV Prevention, HIV/AIDS, Illinois Medicaid, Mandatory Prior Authorization, Medicaid Cuts, Illinois Medicaid Cuts, Pat Quinn, Pat Quinn Budget, Chicago Impact, Chicago News
David Ernesto Munar

The proposed Medicaid changes will be a signal this administration is retreating in the fight AIDS. For the thousands of people living with HIV/AIDS in Illinois who rely on Medicaid, let's hope Gov. Quinn reconsiders.

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Michael McAuliff

House Passes Defense Budget That Breaks Spending Agreement

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 05.18.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The House passed a defense budget Friday that exceeds the deal cut by Congress and President Barack Obama last summer, and that would ha...

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Ryan Grim

Russ Feingold, Nancy Pelosi Spar

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.08.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Leading members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are coming to the defense of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California ...

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Austerity Measures at the Expense of Our Health?

John Horton | Posted 03.25.2012

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John Horton

The combination of austere budgets and slashed reimbursement rates appear to be throwing the issue of whether Medicaid's equal access provisions will survive, and if so, in what form, to the courts.

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Draconian Cuts To Key Program Leave Patients Reeling

AP | SHANNON McCAFFREY | Posted 02.26.2012

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ATLANTA — Just as Medicaid prepares for a vast expansion under the federal health care overhaul, the 47-year-old entitlement program for the poo...

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John Celock

Governors Focus Past Super Committee Failure

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 11.28.2011

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The group representing the nation's governors is recalibrating its priorities after the super committee failed to reach a deficit reduction deal. ...

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John Celock

Governors Give Recommendations To Super Committee

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 01.01.2012

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WASHINGTON -- On Tuesday, the National Governors Association asked the congressional super committee on deficit reduction to keep state finances in mi...

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E Pluribus Unum or Social Darwinism?

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 12.26.2011

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Madeleine M. Kunin

In Washington, the translation of E Pluribus Unum has been lost. The belief that we are one nation -- united in purpose -- caring about and for one another is no longer the practice.

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Who Matters in this Country?

Jennifer Ng’andu | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: National Debt, Debt Ceiling, Health, Debt Deal, Debt Limit, Health Coverage, Entitlement Reform, Medicaid, Health Care, Healthcare, Medicaid Cuts, Latinos Medicaid, Hispanic Medicaid, Politics News
Jennifer Ng’andu

Knowing the health care struggles for people without insurance, my heart was aflutter with the news of a debt ceiling deal that protected Medicaid. It didn't take long for my glee to turn into a sinking feeling.

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The Debt Ceiling and Health Care

Linda Bergthold | Posted 10.02.2011

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Linda Bergthold

Now that the debt ceiling will be raised and we can pay our bills (for a while at least), we are left to wonder -- what will it really mean for some of the programs we care about?

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Debt Ceiling Deal Could Mean Problems For States

AP | SUSAN HAIGH and DINESH RAMDE | Posted 09.30.2011

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HARTFORD, Conn. — The cost of the compromise needed to raise the federal debt ceiling likely will inflict more fiscal pain on states still strug...

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We Need a Prune Juice Party to Advocate for Seniors and Entitlements

Larry Atkins | Posted 09.27.2011

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Larry Atkins

The debt ceiling negotiations debacle should serve as a wake up call to seniors and seniors-to-be. It's clear that the Tea Party has positioned the Re...

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Children in the Dawn and Shadows of Life Should Be a Top Priority in Budget Talks

Joan Alker | Posted 09.14.2011

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Joan Alker

Proposals to cut Medicaid represent survival of the fittest at its worst. By cutting Medicaid, you're telling our children, the disabled, and elderly that they are not valued in our society.

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Medicaid Cuts: A Misguided Journey Back to the Future

Maggie Kozel, M.D. | Posted 09.14.2011

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Maggie Kozel, M.D.

We should be refining and bolstering our Medicaid system, not chopping it. We can -- and need to -- provide smarter, more cost-effective, quality-driven health care for everyone.

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A False Choice

Ron Pollack | Posted 09.13.2011

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Ron Pollack

Conservatives are demanding huge cuts to Medicaid in exchange for even talking about how to solve our debt crisis. This vital program may suffer billions upon billions of dollars in cuts.

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Samuel Haass

Union to Democratic Senators: Don't Cut Medicaid!

HuffingtonPost.com | Samuel Haass | Posted 09.12.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The top union representing state and local workers is putting pressure on moderate Senate Democrats to reject any debt ceiling proposals...

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Debt Ceiling Negotiations Could Halt Progress Against HIV/AIDS

David Ernesto Munar | Posted 09.12.2011

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David Ernesto Munar

In a sad twist of irony, the White House proposal to rollback critical health benefits, essential to the control of HIV/AIDS, is emerging on the one-year anniversary of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, unveiled by Obama in July 2010.

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From "Change You Can Believe In" to "Eat Your Peas": Obama Prepared to Cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 09.11.2011

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Miles Mogulescu

With Republicans drawing more lines in the sand against closing a single tax loophole, Obama responded in his Monday press conference by offering up even bigger concessions on key Democratic values.

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Don't Sacrifice Our Future

Deborah Weinstein | Posted 09.11.2011

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Deborah Weinstein

It comes down to this: Is it more important for millionaires to have all of their tax breaks preserved or for Gail to have her life saved by Medicaid?

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Don't Forget Medicaid

Rep. Chris Murphy | Posted 09.09.2011

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Rep. Chris Murphy

While it seems that just about every major industry or interest group has teams of lobbyists in Washington looking out for them, some of our most vulnerable citizens simply don't have a voice in a town where unfortunately, money still talks the loudest.

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Medicaid Matters: Groundbreaking Study Finds Program Makes Real Impact

Laura Bassett | Posted 09.06.2011

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Medicaid recipients are more likely to take care of their health and less likely to have trouble paying their medical bills than the uninsured, accord...

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To Appear Reasonable, Obama Unreasonably Offers to Cut Social Security and Medicare

Roger Hickey | Posted 09.06.2011

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Roger Hickey

It's being reported that President Obama will offer Republican negotiators major cuts to Social Security and Medicare when they meet today. Supporters of these essential programs are outraged -- and rightly so.

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What's Wrong with the Obama Administration's Cuts to Medicaid

Richard Kirsch | Posted 09.05.2011

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Richard Kirsch

It's true that Medicaid costs are increasing, but that's not because Medicaid has done a poor job of controlling health care costs.

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