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1st deadlines for laid-off workers to get health insurance
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many laid-off workers who lost health insurance in the coronavirus shutdown soon face the first deadlines to qualify for fallback coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Taxpayer-subsidized health insurance is available for a modest cost — sometimes even free — across the...
Bill seeks to get meals to medically vulnerable seniors
BOSTON (AP) — A bill that would establish a Medicare pilot program to address the link between diet, chronic illness, and senior health has been introduced by a bipartisan group including U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern. The Massachusetts Democrat said the bill would ensure that nutritious meals reach medically...
Legislature OKs letting governor's emergency powers expire
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Legislature wrapped up its 2020 session on Friday after approving a resolution that calls for sweeping powers granted to the governor under a health emergency to expire at the end of the month. The resolution calls for powers granted to the governor under the...
Medicaid expansion plan to appear on Missouri ballot
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters will get to decide whether to expand Medicaid health care coverage to thousands of low-income adults. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft said Friday that the initiative had received more than enough petition signatures from registered voters to be placed on the...
Oklahoma governor vetoes bill to fund his Medicaid plan
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed a bill Thursday designed to fund his own Medicaid expansion plan, leaving it unclear how his proposal would be paid for. The bill would have increased a fee that hospitals pay from 2.5% to 4% and was expected to generate about $134 million annually to...
House GOP largely backing Louisiana governor's budget plan
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — House Republican leaders Thursday started advancing a budget plan that largely mirrors Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards' proposal to use federal coronavirus aid to close a $1 billion gap caused by the pandemic without deeply slashing state services. The House Appropriations...
Georgia budget proposals would cut workers, reduce services
ATLANTA (AP) — A 14% cut in state spending in Georgia would lead to more than a thousand employees being laid off or bought out and thousands more being forced to take unpaid days off. It would mean fewer state troopers on the road, less money to keep senior citizens at home instead of in nursing homes,...
'Invisible demon': Virus hits even top-rated nursing homes
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Abbott Terrace Health Center in Waterbury, where 41 residents have died from the coronavirus, has been cited by regulators for infection control violations and fined three times by the state and federal governments over the last several years. It has the lowest nursing home...
Tennessee's Rinova settles Medicare fraud claims for $100K
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee-based Rinova The Wellness Group has agreed to pay more than $100,000 to settle claims that it defrauded Medicare, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Nashville. In 2019, Rinova purchased and leased some Pain MD clinics in Tennessee and Virginia,...
Watchdog cites persistent infection lapses in nursing homes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Before COVID-19 killed thousands of nursing home residents, about 4 in 10 homes inspected were cited for infection control problems, according to a government watchdog report Wednesday that finds a “persistent” pattern of lapses. In light of the pandemic, seemingly minor...
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