Legislators Leveraging Hospitals to Pressure Governors to Expand Medicaid

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New Orleans       In Florida, there is a well-publicized breech between the Republican Governor and the Republican-controlled legislature over their budget shortfalls and the need to bridge the gaps by expanding Medicaid.  The governor, Rick Scott, has gone to wild extremes of suing the federal government to try to force a change in the already …

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Hospitals Have to Limit Liens and Lawsuits

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 Houston      Two twin sisters in Knoxville, Tennessee both became nurses and when they retired, they organized something called Love’s Kitchen that provided meals and clothes to what they called the “five H’s: the hungry, homeless, helpless, hopeless, and homebound.”  One sister, Ellen Turner, passed away recently at 87.  The whole operation was funded by donations and run …

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Narrow Networks Prove Price, not Choice, Rules Healthcare Decisions

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New Orleans          It’s becoming increasingly obvious that deep down without being willing to admit it, Americans are voting with their feet on the issue of health care and the tally is showing that their real preference would probably be the British National Health Service.  Now, there’s no likelihood of that happening of course but narrow …

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