Court takes health care case behind closed doors Journal Inquirer Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:45 PM PDT WASHINGTON â" The survival of President Barack Obamaâs health care overhaul rests with a Supreme Court seemingly split over ideology and, more particularly, in the hands of two Republican-appointed justices. | Obama plan not only health mandate The Monterey County Herald Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:39 PM PDT WASHINGTON â" The individual insurance requirement that the Supreme Court is reviewing isn't the first federal mandate involving health care. There's a Medicare payroll tax on workers and employers, for example, and a requirement that hospitals provide free emergency services to indigents. | Freetown seeks early EEE spraying Fall River Herald News Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:39 PM PDT The townâs Board of Health will be pressing Bristol County Mosquito Control to begin spraying properties in town earlier than usual this year. Citing the mild winter, Selectwoman Jean Fox noted that mosquitoes were present two weeks ago during the warm spell of weather that hit the area. | Many health care mandates already exist in US Boston Globe Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:39 PM PDT WASHINGTON - The individual insurance requirement that the Supreme Court is reviewing is not the first federal mandate involving health care. | HHS questions AZ insurerâs rate increase proposal Maricopa Monitor Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:38 PM PDT PHOENIX â" The Department of Health and Human Services has identified Arizona as one of nine states where insurance companies are proposing rate hikes that the agency says are âunreasonable.â | Gov. Pat Quinn makes changes to his administration Chicago Sun-Times Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:31 PM PDT SPRINGFIELD â" Two top officials in Gov. Pat Quinnâs administration will change positions, and an out-of-state physician will head Illinoisâ public health agency, the governorâs office announced late Sunday.The staff shake-up will move David Vaught, Quinnâs budget chief, into the directorship of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.Vaught will be replaced as direct of the Governor ... | Gov. Pat Quinn moves key officials around Chicago Sun-Times Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:28 PM PDT SPRINGFIELD â" Two top officials in Gov. Pat Quinnâs administration will change positions, and an out-of-state physician will head Illinoisâ public health agency, the governorâs office announced late Sunday.The staff shake-up will move David Vaught, Quinnâs budget chief, into the directorship of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.Vaught will be replaced as direct of the Governor ... | NI's autism services 'improving' BBC News Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:26 PM PDT The Department of Health says there has been significant improvement in autism services and waiting times for assessments have been reduced. | Home care aides vote to join union Journal Inquirer Sun, 01 Apr 2012 22:26 PM PDT Home health care workers in Connecticut have voted overwhelmingly to join the Service Employees International Union, the union announced Thursday. The mail-in vote was 1,228 to 365, SEIU said. | | |
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