House lawmakers interrupted their August recess to return to Washington today to consider the funding measure, which was approved last week by the Senate.
(Daily Report) Aug 10, 2010
The New York Times reports that one in five Americans visited the emergency room in 2007, whether they were insured or not, according to data from the National Center for Health Statistics.
(Daily Report) Aug 10, 2010
Early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including previews of today's House action on a state aid package that includes $16 billion of federal Medicaid assistance.
(Daily Report) Aug 10, 2010
House leaders are taking the unusual step this week of interrupting the August recess to call members back to consider state aid legislation that includes $16 billion in federal Medicaid assistance. The Senate approved this funding package last week.
(Story) Aug 09, 2010
House members, in the midst of their August recess, are taking the unusual step of returning to Washington Tuesday for a vote on $16 billion in enhanced Medicaid aid for cash-strapped states.
(Daily Report) Aug 09, 2010
This week, Democrats grab an unexpected success in extending enhanced Medicaid funding. Meanwhile, Medicare's trustees offer a positive view for the program's future but Missouri voters reject the new health law's individual mandate.
(Story) Aug 06, 2010
Senators voted to give $26 billion in aid to states and schools that includes $16 billion for Medicaid programs around the nation as the House prepares to return during its recess to cast votes on the legislation.
(Daily Report) Aug 06, 2010
This week's research roundup features studies and briefs from Health Affairs, the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, the Archives of General Psychiatry, the Kaiser Family Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Institute of Medicine.
(Daily Report) Aug 06, 2010
Kansas gubernatorial canidadate Sen. Sam Brownback faces questions about his opposition to the Senate's Medicaid funding measure while Maryland and Vermont both launch studies for the future of their states' health systems.
(Daily Report) Aug 06, 2010
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about the Senate's passage of a state aid package that includes an extension of Medicaid enhanced funding, and the latest report from the Medicare Trustees.
(Daily Report) Aug 06, 2010