Kaiser Health News
State-run system would supplant existing employer health insurance in California, as well as coverage through public programs.
The latest polls put the race within a single-digit margin in a mostly red state where previous two Democrats lost by 15 points or more.
Funding for CHIP does not technically end until Sept. 30, but it is already too late for states to plan their budgets effectively.
The rules are the latest response to growing dissatisfaction about drug costs from the public, lawmakers and those who run programs like Medicaid.
The California bill, SB 349, says that inadequate staffing is leading to hospitalizations, medical errors and "unnecessary and avoidable deaths."
Lawsuit alleged the insurer made patients appear sicker than they were in order to collect higher Medicare payments than it deserved.
The Maine pool earned higher marks than most state high-risk pools because it had a key ingredient: enough money.
Buffalo News cited unnamed sources who told the newspaper that the office began sending letters to investors seeking information.
Some health policy analysts suggest that it's not only people who have a gap in coverage who could be affected if a state seeks the health law waiver.
Patients with a near-bare cupboard might buy cheaper but unhealthful food or skimp on prescriptions or other medical care to avoid going hungry.