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Renegade nuns join activists for Medicaid rally at Texas capitol
The Nuns on the Bus, a touring group of activist Catholic nuns, arrived at the Texas state capitol in Austin, Texas on Wednesday, to demonstrate alongside more than 400 others who support the expansion of Medicaid in that state to help the poor. According to the Associated Press, the purpose…
Republicans and Democrats unveil rival budgets
President Barack Obama’s Democrats will unveil their first budget in four years this week in the US Senate as House Republicans put forward their own blueprint, but the two are unlikely to be reconciled. Congress, aiming to ultimately craft a broad plan that can help reduce the swollen $16 trillion…
Chris Christie slams ‘hyper-partisanship’ while defending Medicaid expansion
Republican Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey on Monday defended his plan to expand Medicaid coverage in the state, a move that defied conservatives opposed to Obamacare. “This government in Trenton is about trying to change this hyper-partisan activity that we have all over the country and asking some very…
States already vowing to opt out of Medicaid expansion
By Charles Ornstein, Pro Publica This post has been updated. See our interactive map of how health reform could expand Medicaid in each state. For many people without insurance, a key question raised by the Supreme Court’s decision today to uphold the Affordable Care Act is whether states will decline…
Former ER star Noah Wyle explains ‘unsexy’ Medicaid activism
Former ER star Noah Wyle explained Tuesday why he decided to bring attention to “a very unsexy kind of issue” by getting arrested to protest Medicaid cuts. Wyle and more than 100 other people were arrested during a protest at the Capitol Hill in late April. “It was a good…
Planned Parenthood sues Texas over exclusion from Medicaid funds
The Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the state of Texas over the state’s exclusion of the nonprofit group’s clinics from a state women’s health program primarily funded by federal dollars. PPFA told Austin American Statesman reporter Chuck Lindell that they’ve already closed 12 clinics…
Federal government to give states $300 million for child health coverage
To qualify for the bonuses, states needed to surpass a specified enrollment target under the Medicaid program for low-income Americans and adopt procedures that make it easier for children to enroll and retain coverage under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). The performance bonus payments are designed help…
Romney: I didn’t know what Medicaid was ‘before I got into government’
Millionaire Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney admitted Friday that he wasn’t sure what Medicaid was before being elected as governor of Massachusetts at the age of 55. “Medicaid, you wonder what Medicaid is, those that are not into all this government stuff,” Romney told voters at a campaign event in…
Cantor claims Social Security and Medicare ‘aren’t going to be there’ when he retires
It may just be wishful thinking. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) claimed Sunday that he didn’t expect Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare to be around when he retires. “What we [House Republicans] have said is this: We’ll protect today’s seniors and those nearing retirement, but for the rest of…
Merck probed for bribes to foreign governments
Two federal agencies are probing drugmaker Merck & Co. for possibly violating anti-bribery laws in multiple foreign countries. Merck, the world’s second-biggest drugmaker by revenue, has received inquiry letters from both the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said in a regulatory filing. The letters…
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