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Strickland aide named interim Medicaid manager

The Columbus Dispatch - Wed Dec 9, 6:03 am ET

Gov. Ted Strickland has tapped one of his top policy advisers to oversee Ohio's Medicaid programs.

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Progress in Senate Democratic health care talks
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Dec 9, 8:53 am ET
After agreeing tentatively to jettison a key liberal priority -- a full-blown government-run insurance option -- Democrats say they are getting close to pushing President Barack Obama's health care bill through the Senate.
Obama’s War Plan Gains Amid Doubts on Domestic Policy (Update1)
Bloomberg - Wed Dec 9, 7:19 am ET
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama was elected on a promise to fix the problems at home. Americans praise him instead for escalating the war in Afghanistan and disapprove of his handling of the economy and health care.
H1N1 vaccine offer underwhelms Marylanders
Washington Post - Wed Dec 9, 12:00 am ET
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley on Tuesday threw open swine flu shots to all who want them -- and Joann Butler shrugged.
Attorneys: Fla. officials lamented Medicaid delays
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Dec 7, 3:35 pm ET
Doctors and advocates suing the state used Florida officials' own words against them during opening arguments of a trial Monday by playing video clips of top health officials lamenting health care delays for Medicaid patients.
Health plan changes could cost senior citizens
The Mercury - Tue Dec 8, 2:54 pm ET
The decision by Independence Blue Cross and Aetna to withdraw Medicare Advantage plans in January could leave 40,000 seniors in southeastern Pennsylvania without a primary physician or forced to pay full price for their medications.
Senate compromise would expand Medicare
UPI - Tue Dec 8, 6:59 pm ET
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Liberal Democrats, in return for concessions on a public health insurance option, are pushing to expand Medicare and Medicaid and tighten insurance laws.
Senate blocks abortion amendment in health bill
San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour 49 minutes ago
The Senate on Tuesday blocked a hotly controversial amendment to restrict abortion coverage in health care legislation, but the emotional, two-day debate demonstrated the rising difficulty Democrats face in passing the overall measure by Christmas....
Obama Is Criticized on AIDS Program
International Herald Tribune - Tue Dec 8, 6:33 pm ET
The drive to treat people with drugs is receding as emphasis shifts to prevention and to diseases that cost less to fight.
Senate Dems seek expansion of Medicare, Medicaid
The Vacaville Reporter - Tue Dec 8, 4:06 am ET
WASHINGTON (AP) -- With time growing short, Senate Democratic liberals are seeking expansion of two large federal programs, Medicare and Medicaid, as part of a compromise that drops a government insurance option from health care legislation sought
FDA, Congress move to counter expansion of prescription drug ads
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 1 hour 52 minutes ago
WASHINGTON — The advertisement for an athlete's foot drug depicted attacks on a giant fungus alongside the words Crush, Kill and Destroy in bold type.
Senate rejects abortion curbs in health care bill
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 8, 6:26 pm ET
The Senate on Tuesday rejected an effort by abortion opponents to tighten restrictions in the health care overhaul bill on taxpayer dollars for the procedure, but it was unlikely to be the last word on the divisive issue.
Obama directs $600M to health centers, med records
AP via Yahoo! Finance - 59 minutes ago
President Barack Obama is spending almost $600 million to build community health centers and to make medical records easier to find.
General Mills reducing sugar in kids' cereal
San Francisco Chronicle - 2 hours 18 minutes ago
General Mills _ the maker of Lucky Charms, Trix and Cocoa Puffs _ plans to reduce the amount of sugar in its cereals marketed to children. The move, announced Wednesday, comes as many food companies alter their products and face growing scrutiny from...
CIGNA's Ingrid Lindberg among Business Insurance's "Women to Watch"
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Dec 8, 12:48 pm ET
BLOOMFIELD, Conn.----CIGNA Customer Experience Officer Ingrid Lindberg has been named to the 2009 Business Insurance list of “Women to Watch.”
Democratic health care coalition survives curtailing of public option
Detroit News - 2 hours 20 minutes ago
After tentatively agreeing to jettison a full-blown government-run insurance option, Democrats say they are getting close to pushing the president's health care bill through the Senate.