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Arizona Health Insurance Extending Coverage to Children

Posted on: April 18th, 2012 by SamTabes No Comments

Arizona health insurance will be seeing a change in coverage for their children as about 22,000 poor kids in the state gain health insurance coverage under a Medicaid deal through an agreement with the Obama administration.  Kaiser Health News’s article by Phil Galewitz says the agreement allows Arizona to use a combination of country dollars, [...]

National Debt Debate Threatens Health Insurance for Some

Posted on: July 29th, 2011 by ymedina No Comments

The national debt debate has taken over the nation and the headlines and Democrats and Republicans try to reach an agreement on how best to attack America’s growing debt problem.  Many people are concerned that the focus is misplaced and what we should really be worried about is the cuts that are being proposed. Specifically [...]

Medicaid and Individual Health Insurance Texas Changes

Posted on: May 4th, 2011 by ymedina No Comments

According to the article “Senate Approves Healthcare Savings Bill” found on The Cherokeean website, Texas could save about half a billion dollars in healthcare spending over the next few years under a bill passed by the Senate last week.  This could mean big changes for Medicaid and Individual health insurance Texas. The bill came out [...]

Ensuring Children Have Health Insurance

Posted on: December 17th, 2010 by ymedina No Comments

Most Americans agree that all children need to have access to excellent health care without devastating struggling families.  The government has helped tremendously with this over the years.  Health insurance isn’t cheap, especially for those with pre-existing conditions, but a lot has been done to ensure children are protected. The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) [...]