Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:19:28 -0700

COLUMBIA -- More than 160,000 children living in South Carolina qualify for government health insurance that is free for their parents, but the kids aren't signed up for the coverage.

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:12:22 -0700

The Columbus Dispatch: "Gov. Ted Strickland's administration announced today that nearly $200 million in recently freed up state funds will go to Ohio hospitals, community mental health services, and a program which provides medication to low-income residents with HIV/AIDS. … The state money became available after Congress agreed to continue paying a higher share of the cost of state Medicaid ...

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:26:30 -0700

MID-HUDSON – The state is awarding almost $7 million in grants to three area hospitals that have incurred operating losses as a result of changes in the payment system for Medicaid, the federal-state health insurance program for low-income people.