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Medicare Hospital Trust Fund Still Expected To Be Insolvent in 2024 - California Healthline
In addition, a senior government official said the insolvency date remained stable because hospital expenditures were lower than anticipated in 2011, with fewer inpatient admissions and less costly admissions. Although the cause of the less-expensive ...
April 24, 2012


Report: January Tax Revenues Fall Short of Gov. Brown's Estimates - California Healthline
Brown administration officials said the shortage resulted in part from courts blocking cuts to health and welfare programs. The administration also cited miscalculations of savings from the prison inmate realignment initiative.
February 13, 2012


State Controller Warns California Could Run Out of Cash by Early March - California Healthline
Brown administration officials said the spending gap stems in part from courts blocking cuts to health and welfare programs. The administration also pointed to miscalculations of savings from the prison inmate realignment initiative as a reason for the ...
February 1, 2012


Obama, Lawmakers Fail To Agree on Long-Term Federal Spending Bill - California Healthline
"We had an agreement on a number, and we presented more than one path to get there -- and congressional Republicans moved the goal post," an administration official said ( CQ Today , 4/5). A statement released by Boehner's office stated, "We can still ...
April 6, 2011


Obama Administration Reverses Regulation on End-of-Life Counseling - California Healthline
On Tuesday, Obama administration officials said that an end-of-life counseling provision, which took effect on Jan. 1, will be removed from a new Medicare ...
January 5, 2011


DMHC Not Listening to Complaints? - California Healthline
An official at the Department of Managed Health Care who spoke on background said the department needs time to work out answers to some of the complaints ...
November 18, 2010


GOP Reiterates Plans To Combat Provisions of Health Reform Law - California Healthline
In addition, other administration officials said they are planning Senate hearings with Democrats to allow consumers to talk about how they have already ...
November 8, 2010


Insurers at Odds With Lawmakers Over Rules on Medical-Loss Ratios - California Healthline
... surprised, off balance, and extremely concerned about the financial impact," according to a managed care industry consultant who requested anonymity. ...
August 13, 2010


Obama Signs Senate Health Care Reform Legislation Into Law - California Healthline
According to the Post , administration officials said the signing ceremony would be used to demonstrate the benefits of the reform bill, and are part of a ...
March 23, 2010


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