Topic: Tennessee

Cornhusker Kickback gets the boot in health bill

AP News - 170 days ago
Nebraska's Cornhusker Kickback gets the boot, while TN, ND make hay in revised health billBye bye, Cornhusker Kickback. Hello, special treatment for Tennessee and North Dakota. Democrats unveiling revisions Thursday to their health care overhaul bill decided to kill the extra $100 ...
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Senate roll vote on GOP effort to restore cuts

AP Features - 274 days ago
The 57-41 roll call Friday by which the Senate turned back a Republican effort to restore $120 billion in cuts to Medicare Advantage, the private insurance plans within Medicare that provides seniors with better benefits than the traditional program. A "yes" vote ...
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HHS candidate best known for health care cuts

AP Features - 572 days ago
Few governors know the pitfalls of soaring health costs better than Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen, which helps explain why President Barack Obama is reportedly considering the Democrat for health secretary. In 2005, Bredesen cut 170,000 adults from Tennessee's Medicaid program, called TennCare. ...
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