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CoxHealth plans expansion in south Springfield
ghartley@schurz.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- CoxHealth plans to build a second tower at Cox South Hospital. The health care company announced the 310,000-square-foot expansion at a news conference on Wednesday afternoon. The new tower will house a women's and children's...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Bonds, Money and Monetary Policy, Science and Technology, Family
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Pregnancies in rural Missouri often are higher risk than those in cities
Reporter and PhotographerCAMDENTON, Mo. -- We know stress and pregnancy are a dangerous combination but now it turns out the place you live may make things worse. New research from the University of Missouri shows pregnant women who live in rural Missouri are more stressed...Tags: Services and Shopping, Medicaid, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Heart Attack, Government Health Care
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Texas County Hospital is on list of "'25 Worst Hospitals in U.S.'
mpettit@kspr.comHOUSTON, Mo. -- They're headlines made to grab your attention, like “The 25 Most Dangerous Cities in America or “The 11 Worst Companies to Work for.” They may be a good read until you make the list. “It’s very...Tags: Medical Research, Medicare, Medicaid, Government Health Care, Human Interest
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Republicans in Missouri Legislature oppose Medicaid expansion favored by Gov. Nixon
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon says expanding Medicaid eligibility in Missouri is both "the smart thing" and "the right thing to do." Nixon announced his support for the expansion on Thursday. He says it could provide health care coverage to an...
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Free San Jose dental clinic draws more than 2,000; many spend night in line waiting for fillings, extractions, root canals
San Jose Mercury NewsThe line of people who spent the night huddled under blankets stretched around the block behind the convention center early Saturday. They weren't waiting to buy concert tickets or the latest iPhones. They were hoping for something much more personal:...Tags: Darrell Steinberg, Dentistry and Dental Health, Root Canal, Wells Fargo & Co., Tooth Decay
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Medicaid opposition underscores states' healthcare disparities
WASHINGTON — Republican opposition in many statehouses to expanding Medicaid next year under President Obama's healthcare law — opposition that could leave millions of the nation's poorest residents without insurance coverage — will...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Politics, U.S. Supreme Court, Republican Party, George W. Bush
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Let's make a deal
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewHARRISBURG The stage is set in June for a potential deal: House Republicans pass a transportation funding bill most don't want and the Senate holds its nose and approves a limited liquor privatization bill. Well, maybe. Republican Gov. Tom Corbett...Tags: Tom Corbett, Politics, Company Privatization, Government, Privatization
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Charity's investment a prescription for profits for drug maker
Milwaukee Journal SentinelWhat happens when a disease-fighting charity dives into venture capitalism? In the first case of its kind, the results include one of the planet's most expensive pills, huge sales projections for a drug company and windfalls for executives who sold...Tags: Science, Teachers, Trials, Politics, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
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Hospitals face anxious period on Medicaid
Richmond Times-DispatchVirginia hospitals face an anxious summer and fall as state lawmakers begin to take a hard look at reforming -- and potentially expanding -- the state's Medicaid program for the poor, elderly and disabled. Next month, a new legislative commission will...Tags: Justice System, Health Care Reform (2009), U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Marilyn Tavenner
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Latest Missouri news, sports, business and entertainment
NIXON-LEGISLATURE Nixon, GOP clash over Medicaid, drivers' licenses JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Governor Jay Nixon began the year with ambitious priorities to start of his second term but ran into a wall of opposition from the Republican...Tags: Justice System, Trials, Politics, Motorvehicle Accidents, Colleges and Universities
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Hospital charges vary by location
The Hutchinson News, Kan.If you looked into the data on hospital charges released last week by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, you may have needed treatment for sticker shock. Charges ranged widely and without...Tags: Dwayne Johnson, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Medical Procedures and Tests, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Insurance
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