Washington

Medicaid Gets a Rehab
Wall Street Journal
Medicaid, the state and federally run health-insurance program for the poor, is getting a rehab under the Affordable Care Act, with some changes phasing in now. For many people who qualify that means free health care. Historically, difficulty with

Sen. Warner: Little support in Washington "to do the right thing"
CBS News
"There is no institutional support though, in Washington, for people who do the right thing," Warner said. "As a matter of fact, all of the interest groups are very much opposed because it's going to mean changes to the tax codes, changes to the

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Entitlement Reform For the Entitled
New York Times (blog)
Like much else in Washington, there is little bipartisan agreement on what to do about it. When it comes to Social Security and Medicare, Republicans emphasize cuts and privatization, while Democrats strongly oppose both approaches.

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Obama: Medicare and Medicaid are 'huge problems'
Washington Post
with Democrats and Republicans to address spiraling Medicare and Medicaid costs. (Feb. 15) (/The Associated Press) Correction: Clarification: SuperFan badge holders consistently post smart, timely comments about Washington area sports and teams.

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Medicaid Overpaid New York on Disabled Care, US Says
New York Times
Instead, the report recommends that federal and state officials do what they have already been trying to do for the last several months — negotiate a more accurate system of how Medicaid reimburses the state for care of those with developmental

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