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Healthcare reform and federal deficit - Congressional Budget Office viewpoint

The healthcare reforms as enacted would reduce the federal deficit in the next ten years, according to the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).

Ohio Governor commits to enrol all uninsured children eligible for SCHIP

Ohio Governor Ted Strickland announced on March 11, 2010 that Ohio is joining a national challenge to enroll the 77,000 uninsured Ohio children who are eligible for Medicaid under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), but not enrolled.

Healthcare Economy News

Healthcare industry created 19k jobs in September 2009
Jobs in the healthcare sector continue to show promise with an increase in 19,000 jobs in the month of September.
$40 million in CDC funding to help states fight healthcare associated infections
CDC estimates that every year Americans contract 1.7 million infections while being treated in hospitals.
Plan to reduce cost of prescription drugs for Medicare recipients
Prescription drugs would cost 50 percent of what it cost Medicare recipients currently.
CA laid off workers to receive aid for health insurance
Through this law workers may be eligible for a 65 percent subsidy
California Aetna health insurance rates have errors

After substantial errors were uncovered by the state government during an additional actuarial review of Aetna's proposed health insurance rates for California, the company has decided to withdraw its rate filing. The Aetna proposed rate filing would have increased premiums by an average of 19 percent.

Recent Healthcare Economy News

Healthcare industry top states by percentage of state economy
The state that relies the most on the healthcare industry contributed 0.5% of the healthcare industry's economic output in the United States.
Healthcare industry top 10 states by GDP
The top state contributed 11.3% of the healthcare industry's economic output in the United States.
Healthcare industry will be strong out of the recession
Healthcare demand key to recovery