Thursday, March 18, 2010

SPB News for Thursday

Paterson's Press Secretary Resigns

Blagojevich Loses Bid To Delay Trial

Senate Passes Final Jobs Package

Walgreens: no new Medicaid patients as of April 16 — Effective April 16, Walgreens drugstores across the state won't take any new Medicaid patients, saying that filling their prescriptions is a money-losing proposition — the latest development in an ongoing dispute over Medicaid reimbursement.

Insurer targeted HIV patients to drop coverage — (Reuters) - In May, 2002, Jerome Mitchell, a 17-year old college freshman from rural South Carolina, learned he had contracted HIV. The news, of course, was devastating, but Mitchell believed that he had one thing going for him …

No CBO score Wednesday night; Saturday healthcare vote unlikely House Democratic leaders on Wednesday night said the long-awaited Congressional Budget Office score of the reconciliation bill will not come out until Thursday, forcing an acknowledgement that a Saturday healthcare vote is likely off the table.

Detroit to close 44 schools Another sign of city's decline as public school enrollment plummets.



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