Category Archives: Health Care
Girard at Large – On Air News Read for August 10, 2017
Governor Christopher Sununu has sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to make funds available to health insurance companies that participate in state run Obamacare health insurance exchanges. Saying that the companies can’t operate well in an uncertain environment, the governor asked the President to fund … Continue reading
Posted in Girard At Large, Health Care, New Hampshire News
Tagged Chris Sununu, News Read, Rich Girard
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2 mosquito batches in Manchester test positive for West Nile
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s Department of Health and Human Services says two batches of mosquitoes from Manchester have tested positive for the West Nile Virus, the first of the 2017 season. State Epidemiologist Benjamin Chan says no humans … Continue reading
NH Attorney General Announces Medicaid Settlement
Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald announces that New Hampshire will receive $70,808.24 in restitution and other recoveries from the Celgene Corporation (Celgene). New Hampshire has joined with other states and the federal government to settle allegations that Celgene engaged in … Continue reading
Medicaid expansion’s uncertain future
WITH A TWO-YEAR budget in place, the fate of Medicaid expansion in New Hampshire is likely to be the biggest policy issue facing the Legislature in 2018, and like everything else surrounding health care, it’s shrouded in uncertainty and confusion. … Continue reading
Maggie Hassan’s “Bipartisan Health Care Solutions” Are Neither Bipartisan Nor Solutions
New Hampshire’s drive-by Senator Maggie Hassan (whose margin of victory was less than the number allowed to vote without ID) is out with an op-ed on how to “solve” health care. Hassan’s op-ed comes on the heels of the Senate … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Ed Mosca Blog, Health Care
Tagged Ed Mosca, Maggie Hassan, Obamacare
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Veterans Affairs secretary ousts third administrator at troubled NH VA
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Hours after arriving at New Hampshire’s only hospital for veterans for his first visit, Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin on Friday announced that he was removing the head of nursing services, the third leader of the troubled … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, Health Care, Military
Tagged Boston Globe, Manchester, VA
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Trump announces new ways to help veterans get medical care
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government wants to make it easier for veterans to get medical care and is promoting new ways to use technology to help. President Donald Trump says the goal is to greatly expand access, especially for mental … Continue reading
Obamacare rate hikes confirmed at 44 percent or higher
CONCORD — The federal government on Tuesday confirmed what many in New Hampshire have feared for months — premiums for individual health insurance policies sold on the Obamacare exchange at healthcare.gov will rise by 44 percent or more for coverage … Continue reading
Girard At Large: On Air News Read for August 2, 2017
The federal government published information on proposed rate increases for New Hampshire’s Obamacare Health Insurance Exchange for 2018, yesterday. As expected it showed that consumers in the individual market will likely face increases of more than forty percent, which New Hampshire Insurance Commissioner Roger … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Economy/Economics, Health Care
Tagged Health Care, News Read, Rich Girard
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Lawmakers reject Ins. Dept. plan to stabilize Obamacare in NH
A plan to prevent the possible collapse of the individual health insurance market in New Hampshire was rejected by a legislative committee on Tuesday, leaving a cloud of uncertainty hanging over the future of coverage for 50,000 Granite State residents. … Continue reading
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