State Senate committee to hold hearing on Medicaid expansion next week
LANSING — After adjourning for the summer without taking a vote on a plan to expand Medicaid to 470,000 low-income Michiganders, the state Senate will hold a committee hearing on the plan next week....
View ArticleLawmakers return to Capitol for Medicaid session tomorrow (updated)
Mississippi lawmakers return to the Capitol at 10 a.m. Thursday for a special session designed to keep Medicaid alive and funded. Much is at stake: Medicaid is a government health insurance program...
View ArticleMiss. Medicaid debate continues Friday as House passes reauthorization
A special session of the Mississippi Legislature called by Gov. Phil Bryant to try to prevent the Medicaid program from "expiring" Sunday quickly brought emotional, sometimes tearful, testimony and...
View ArticleMiss. Medicaid debate continues Friday as House passes reuthorization
A special session of the Mississippi Legislature called by Gov. Phil Bryant to try to prevent the Medicaid program from "expiring" Sunday quickly brought emotional, sometimes tearful, testimony and...
View ArticleMississippi lawmakers start Medicaid special session (12:54 p.m. update)
A special session of the Mississippi Legislature called by Gov. Phil Bryant to try to prevent the Medicaid program from "expiring" Sunday quickly brought emotional, sometimes tearful, testimony and...
View ArticleMedicaid bills move to Miss. Senate for debate
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi senators are considering bills designed to keep Medicaid alive and funded beyond this weekend, when the program has been on track to expire. The Senate action comes...
View ArticleMiss. House votes to renew Medicaid program
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to keep Medicaid alive beyond this coming weekend, when the program has been set to expire. However, the House is holding on...
View ArticleMiss. lawmakers start Medicaid session Thursday
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers return to the Capitol at 10 a.m. Thursday for a special session designed to keep Medicaid alive and funded. Much is at stake: Medicaid is a government...
View ArticleMiss. Senate sends 2 Medicaid bills to governor
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two Medicaid bills are on their way to Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant. Neither would expand the...
View ArticleMiss. House votes to renew Medicaid, set budget
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to renew and fund Medicaid beyond this...
View ArticleMiss. lawmakers start Medicaid special session
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers on Thursday started a special session designed to keep Medicaid alive and funded beyond this weekend. Much is at stake: Medicaid is a government health...
View ArticleMiss. lawmakers keep Medicaid alive and funded
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers adjourned their two-day special session late Friday after passing bills to keep Medicaid alive and funded for the new fiscal year that starts Monday....
View ArticleMiss. Senate finishes its work on Medicaid
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Senate has finished all of its work to keep Medicaid alive...
View ArticleThe Texas Pro-Abortion Mob
By Jordan Gonzalez on 6.28.13 @ 4:24PM Regardless of conservative frustration or leftist celebration over the failed Texas Senate bill that would have banned abortions after 20 weeks of gestation and...
View ArticleDeal to expand Medicaid still possible, some legislators say
Vote could come in September if bill works out The Daily Briefing We think... Buckeye Forum Podcast The Dispatch public affairs team talks politics and tackles state and federal government issues in...
View ArticlePerry delays announcement on his future til end of session
Per the fine folks at the Associated Press: Gov. Rick Perry says he is delaying an announcement on whether he will run for...
View ArticleMedicaid expansion talks continue in Senate
The Pennsylvania Senate is still working toward a vote to expand Medicaid eligibility to hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians...
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