Category Archives: Health Care
New Bill Would Imprison Healthcare Workers For Using Incorrect Pronouns With Patients
… a new bill penned by Senator Scott Wiener of San Francisco, dubbed the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Long-Term Care Facility Resident’s Bill of Rights (or SB-219 if you’re into the whole brevity thing), takes wacky California legislation to a whole … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Culture, Health Care
Tagged California, Compelled Speech, Healthcare, Pronouns
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Oregon, Texas Lay Down Markers On Abortion Coverage
Last week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, signed a bill generally prohibiting health insurers who offer individual and employer-based plans from covering abortion unless a woman’s life is in danger. That same day, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat, signed a bill requiring most health … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Health Care
Tagged Abortion, Coverage, Health Insurance, Oregon, Texas
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NH Lawmaker Calls for State Epidemiologist to Resign
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire lawmaker is calling for the state epidemiologist to resign after he criticized a health study on drinking water contaminants. The Portsmouth Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2wn61Pi ) Democratic state Rep. Mindi Messmer called for Dr. Benjamin Chan … Continue reading
Rare Virus Reported in New Hampshire
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire residents have another mosquito-borne virus to be concerned about. The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services says it’s identified the first case of Jamestown Canyon virus this season. Health officials say a resident from … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, New Hampshire News
Tagged Hanover, Jamestown Canyon, Mosquitoes, Virus
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Medicaid: Hassan enlisted hired gun as governor
The New York firm of Manatt, Phelps and Phillips was already a state contractor. The Executive Council gave them a $1.7 million, no-bid contract in March 2014 to perform legal, policy and technical services to support Medicaid expansion — including negotiating with … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Health Care
Tagged Maggie Hassan, Manatt, Medicaid Expansion, Phelps and Phillips
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In Keene, Hassan defends Medicaid expansion bill
Days after the release of a critical letter from a federal agency, U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan is defending the Medicaid expansion plan she signed into law as New Hampshire’s governor. In an interview in Keene Monday morning, Hassan, a Democrat, … Continue reading
Hassan’s mess: Blaming Trump instead
As Hassan was running for the Senate, the Obama administration informed her that the state’s expanded Medicaid program was running afoul of federal law. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) found that the New Hampshire Health Protection Program … Continue reading
Insurance Commissioner Sevigny’s “Reinsurance” Plan for Obamacare Isn’t Reinsurance; It’s a Bailout
Health insurers in New Hampshire have requested rate hikes of, in some cases, more than 40 percent for 2018. In order to mitigate these anticipated increases, Insurance Commissioner Roger Sevigny has proposed what he calls a “reinsurance” program: | More… | … Continue reading
Posted in Ed Mosca Blog, Health Care
Tagged Bailout, Ed Mosca, Insurance, Roger Sevigny
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Trump’s HHS to NH: End Illegal Medicaid Prop-Up Payments or Else
CONCORD — The Trump administration has given the state of New Hampshire until the end of 2018 to eliminate health care provider payments that support Medicaid expansion – or else face a “deferral or disallowance” of the entire New Hampshire … Continue reading
NH DHHS proposes taxpayer funding of sex change surgery
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services has proposed to eliminate the Medicaid rule that prohibits the program from funding sex reassignment surgeries. Disturbingly, while the proposed rule change hasn’t even been heard yet, Girard at Large has obtained a letter sent … Continue reading
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