As at least 24 U.S. states prepare to move their oldest and sickest citizens from the government’s Medicare and Medicaid health programs into managed-care plans, insurers are figuring out the best way to profit. The industry today is holding the...
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The industry today is holding the first-ever conference on covering so-called ``dual eligibles'', people who are both old enough to qualify for Medicare, and poor enough to be put on Medicaid.
Insurers Set Eyes on States’ Oldest, Sickest
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Chris Christie, Oz, Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, at the conclusion of the closing session of the National Governors Association 2013 Winter Meeting in Washington, on Feb. 25, 2013.
Dr. Oz’s Pocket Nuts: Christie Noting?
As the star of “The Dr. Oz Show” delivered a half-hour speech today to a majority of the nation’s governors, seated a few feet to his left was his No. 1 pupil: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Well, the potential...
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Pfizer Inc.'s German headquarters in Berlin.
Pfizer, Aetna Help Both Parties Reload for Governors’ Races
Pfizer Inc. and Aetna Inc. were among the biggest donors to the Democratic Governors Association and the Republican Governors Association in the final weeks of 2012, as the political groups replenished their treasuries to prepare for 38 gubernatorial contests this...
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Chris Christie, governor of New Jersey, at the Statehouse in Trenton, New Jersey, on Jan. 4, 2013.
Christie: Where in the World?
Where in the world is Chris Christie? And who is presiding over the land of his birth? The 50-year-old Republican New Jersey governor, who is running for a second term, had plans to “depart the state” the night of Jan....
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Theodore "Ted" Strickland, former governor of Ohio, speaks at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Strickland Passes on Kasich Rematch
Former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland has decided not to seek a rematch against Republican Gov. John Kasich in 2014. Strickland, who lost a bid for re-election to Kasich by 77,127 votes out of 3.9 million cast in 2010, had been...
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Arizona delegate Debra Jean Forrest wears a button of Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer pointing at President Barack Obama during the Republican National Convention.
Brewer’s Bid for a Third Term: Arizona Constitutional Question
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, who signed the nation’s strictest immigration law in 2010 and once wagged her finger in President Barack Obama’s face, may challenge the state constitution to run for another term. Brewer, a 68-year-old Republican, is weighing a...
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President Barack Obama and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie talk with citizens who are recovering from Hurricane Sandy, while surveying storm damage in Brigantine, N.J., on Oct. 31, 2012.
Christie: No Poke in Obama’s Eye
Chris Christie, New Jersey’s outspoken Republican governor, says timing — not a political statement — explains his torpedoing of a state-run health exchange bill last week prior to meeting with President Barack Obama to pitch his case for federal aid....
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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn looks over a drought-damaged ear of corn on the farm of Jerry Kitowski on July 16, 2012 in Waltonville, Illinois.
Quinn Defends 25%: Bloomberg Bkfst
Unlike his two immediate predecessors, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn isn’t in prison. Still, staying out of legal trouble hasn’t helped the Democrat’s approval ratings. In a Public Policy Polling survey released late last month, Quinn’s job approval rating stood at...
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FEMA workers load food for affected areas onto waiting trucks at Republic Airport in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 30, 2012 in Farmingdale, New York.
Biden: FEMA ‘Doing One Helluva Job’
Vice President Joe Biden says, as best as he can tell, FEMA is doing “one helluva of a job.” That could be a risky comment, so early in the federal response to Hurricane Sandy’s flooding and devastation in New Jersey...
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Houston homebuilder Bob Perry
Perry’s $2 Million Top Donation to Republican Governors Group
The Republican Governors Association raised $14.8 million in this year’s third quarter, including $2 million from Houston homebuilder Bob Perry, it said in a filing to the Internal Revenue Service. Perry’s donation was the largest to the RGA during the...
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