Topic: Medicaid
President Barack Obama says he expects to get the votes for his health care overhaul, telling ABC News "we're going to make this happen." In an interview Monday, the president said Democrats are working to get a bill ready for a vote later this week. He said: "I believe we are going to get the votes." He said it ...
Walgreens (WAG) will stop accepting Washington state Medicaid patients at its pharmacies, after the state reduced reimbursement rates. As a pubic company, they have an obligation to their shareholders NOT to accept loss-generating business from an increasingly belligerent government program.
From the release:
DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Walgreens (NYSE: WAG -News) (NASDAQ ...
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. The Legislature had planned to pass a state budget before the main run of this year's session ends ...
Nevada is dead last in per-capita federal funding for state programs such as health, education and transportation, according to a new report from the Brookings Institution. Nevada received $742 per person during fiscal year 2008 from the federal government for these programs, compared with $1,469 for the rest of the nation. The study includes money for programs based on ...
