As the state budget stands right now, the LSU Medical School in Shreveport will have to close next January. Continue reading
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Maximizing Federal Reimbursement for Parolee Mental Health Care – Video
Maximizing Federal Reimbursement for Parolee Mental Health Care Fiscal and Policy Analyst Aaron Edwards discusses the LAO report “The 2013-14 Budget: Maximizing Federal Reimbursement for Parolee Mental Health Care.” Histo… By: LegislativeAnalystCA Continue reading
States fear loss of health care aid
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. State officials say thousands of people with medical problems are in danger of losing coverage as the Obama administration winds down one of the earliest programs in the federal health care overhaul Continue reading
Restoring sand to Venice and Anna Maria beaches
Published: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 6:37 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 6:37 p.m. The state Legislature this week is poised to approve the final plank of funding to renourish Venice and Anna Maria Island beaches, both ravaged last year by Tropical Storm Debby. Continue reading
Libertarianism – part 1 (an overview) – Video
Libertarianism – part 1 (an overview) An overview on libertarian principles, the federal reserve, and the military-industrial complex. Continue reading
Bill Allows Refusal Of Health Care On Moral Basis
By David Eggert, Associated Press LANSING (AP) – For 35 years, Michigan law has protected health care providers who refuse to perform an abortion on moral or religious grounds. Continue reading
Happy Tax Freedom Day
Every year, the Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation calculates what it calls Tax Freedom Day. That’s the day, according to the tax research group, that Americans have finally earned enough money to pay their annual tax obligations at the federal, state and local levels. April 18 is this year’s Tax Freedom Day, five days later than in 2012 Continue reading
Political insider: Celebrate tax freedom April 14
April 14 may seem like another spring Sunday in Michigan, but there’s reason to celebrate: It’s Tax Freedom Day in the Great Lakes State. According to the Tax Foundation, a Washington, D.C., think tank, April 14 is when Michigan residents have worked enough days to satisfy all of their tax obligations to the federal, state and local governments Continue reading
Tax Freedom Day on April 18, group estimates
Tax Freedom Day will arrive on April 18 this year, the 108th day of 2013, the Tax Foundation reported this week in a release. Americans will work well over three and a half months of the year before they have earned enough money to pay this years tax obligations at the federal, state and local levels Continue reading
Butler County health care leaders support Medicaid expansion
As the debate over Medicaid expansion in Ohio rages, a consortium of Butler County health care leaders threw their support behind the proposal Tuesday, saying the expansion would be good for health care and the economy by aiding the working poor. A provision in Gov. John Kasichs proposed biennial budget calls for the extension of Medicaid to individuals up to age 65 and up to 138 percent of the Federal Poverty Level. Continue reading
More than 40 beaches crucial to loggerhead sea turtles
More than 40 Florida beaches considered vital for loggerhead sea turtles including Canaveral National Seashore could be named as critical habitat under a federal proposal announced Friday. Several Volusia and Brevard beaches could be designated by the U.S Continue reading
Hoyer to address federal workers at Goddard Space Flight Center
Being the bearer of bad tidings is not a role that members of Congress relish. During this season of bad news for federal employees, Rep. Steny H Continue reading
Super Computer of Federal Reserve Central Bank – Video
Super Computer of Federal Reserve Central Bank This is what the super computer of the Federal Reserve looks like. This steers the world economy. Continue reading
Health care cuts from vaccinations to research
Sequestration spares Medicaid and almost all of Medicare, but automatic cuts to other federal health care programs will make it more difficult for low-income Americans to get maternal and infant care, vaccinate their children, and receive treatment for mental illness. The federal government gives states tens of millions of dollars in grant money for health services each year, and all of those programs are subject to sequestration cuts. In addition, Washington will be funneling less public health and research money to states because of automatic cuts to federal agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institutes of Health. Continue reading
VA Montana Health Care System has new director
February 28, 2013 FORT HARRISON The Veterans Affairs recently announced that Christine Gregory has been appointed as director of the VA Montana Health Care System. The Miles City native and graduate of Custer County High School will begin work Monday, March 4. Continue reading
athenahealth, a Top 10 Most Innovative Company in Health Care, Heads to HIMSS13 to Disrupt the HIT Epicenter
WATERTOWN, Mass. & NEW ORLEANS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– athenahealth, Inc. (ATHN), a leading provider of cloud-based electronic health record (EHR), practice management, and care coordination services to medical groups and health systems, next week heads to HIMSS13, the largest annual health care IT and management conference, being held in New Orleans, March 3-7. Continue reading
Freedom of religion at stake in Malaysia
Wan Hilmi (loyarburok.com) When a religious controversy arises, there will be a lot of hoo-ha among Malaysians no matter how unproductive it is to debate about it. Continue reading
Federal Bureau of Prisons signs new $60m contract with UMass Medical School
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff The Federal Bureau of Prisons has awarded a new five-year contract to UMass Medical School to continue coordinating health care services for inmates at the Federal Medical Center in Devens, UMass Medical School said Wednesday. Continue reading
Devens Federal Medical Center Renews Correctional Health Contract With UMass Medical School
WORCESTER, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Federal Bureau of Prisons has awarded a new five-year contract to UMass Medical School to continue coordinating health care services for inmates at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) located in Devens, Mass. UMass Medical School (UMMS) has assisted in managing medical care for approximately 1,100 inmates at the facility since 2001. Continue reading
We Are Change Fresno TV — Standing Liberty — Exposing the Crimes of the New World Order – Video
We Are Change Fresno TV — Standing Liberty — Exposing the Crimes of the New World Order We Are Change Fresno TV — Standing Up for Peace, Love Liberty — Exposing the Crimes of the New World Order Broadcasting on Access TV in Fresno CA Fresno Community Media Access Collaborative Public Channel: Comcast 93 AT T 99 6:30 — 7:00 pm 7 days a week cmacfresno.org *** Constant economic crises. The housing crisis and the resulting chaos is just one example of an economic bubble created by centrally planned interest rates and money manipulation; *** The destruction of the middle class. As fuel, food, housing, medical care, and education costs soar, everyone who is NOT on the government dole is forced to make do with less as the value of their money slowly decreases; *** Currency destruction Continue reading