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DFW healthcare advocates want more money for kid programs (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By MARIA M. PEROTIN GRAND PRAIRIE — Texas lawmakers should invest more money in children’s healthcare and make it easier for low-income families to enroll eligible youngsters in government programs. That was the message Thursday from a coalition of Metroplex leaders, who are advocating several changes that would make Medicaid and the state Children’s Health Insurance Program more accessible. ...
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Comedian Lily Tomlin mixes it up at Bass Performance Hall - Dallas Morning News
Dallas Morning News Comedian Lily Tomlin mixes it up at Bass Performance Hall Dallas Morning News, TX Strings of jokes were suddenly interrupted by the appearance of a character, such as Ernestine the Operator, who has left her job at AT&T to work the phones for a health insurance company. "That is an elective procedure," Ernestine told a caller. ...
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Plan might help those who lose insurance - Charleston Gazette
Plan might help those who lose insurance Charleston Gazette, WV By McClatchy Newspapers DALLAS - When Robert Barnhouse of Richardson, Texas, lost his job in October, he tried to hold onto his health insurance but quickly found he couldn't afford the $500 monthly premiums. The 61-year-old engineer dropped the ...
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Health-provider tax increase raises fairness debate - Statesman Journal
Health -provider tax increase raises fairness debate Statesman Journal, OR A coalition of health -care advocates, including the Oregon Medical Association, supports the proposed tax of 4 percent on hospital net revenue. Managed-care organizations and other health insurance plans also would be taxed, but at a lower rate. ...
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