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Morning Newscast: July 8, 2008
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Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: Jury selection is moving faster than expected in the trial of the man charged with killing two people in Essex in August 2006; Democratic challenger Gaye Symington says Governor Jim Douglas is not moving quickly to get additional funds out to Vermonters for home weatherization projects…VPR News
Welch votes with majority on Medicaid bill
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Congressman Peter Welch and New Hampshire’s Carol Shea-Porter and Paul Hodes have voted with the majority in the House to pass legislation delaying the implementation of regulations affecting Medicaid programs.VPR News
CVS Caremark agrees to settle Medicaid fraud claims for $37 million
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The nation’s largest pharmacy chain says it’ll pay almost $37 million to nearly two dozen states, including Vermont, and the federal government to settle claims it billed Medicaid programs for a more expensive antacid formula.VPR News
Study: Medicaid cost shift is driving up private insurance premiums
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The Legislature is looking at the growing mismatch between how much it costs to provide health care to Medicaid patients, and what the state actually pays. The practice is known as a cost shift because private insurance picks up the difference. A new study says the cost-shift is growing, and it is driving up premiums for private insurance.VPR News
VPR Evening News December 12th, 2007
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Medicaid needs less money for this fiscal year, but still faces a deficit for the years ahead; California follows Vermont in ruling against the auto industry in its attempt to block regulation of greenhouse gas pollution from cars; The Farm Bill is back in play; The Vermont Department of Corrections is considering closing one of the state’s prisons; A "Mystery Santa" is handing out cards and cash; and commentator Madeline Kunin on violence and injustice against women.VPR News
Vt’s. Medicaid program needs less money than anticipated
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There’s some good news in the state’s Medicaid budget: the program needs less money than anticipated for the remaining half of the fiscal year. But the health care program still faces a deficit in the years ahead.VPR News
VPR Morning Newscast: November 22, 2007
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The Vermont Food Bank has 50% less food than it did one year ago and across the state local food pantries are struggling to fill their shelves; more…VPR News