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April 22, 2013

Saying no to Medicaid expansion may backfire for states

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rejecting the Medicaid expansion in the federal health care law could have unexpected consequences for states where…
April 4, 2013

Why thousands of African-Americans may not benefit from Obamacare

theGRIO REPORT - Republicans in seven of the ten states in the country with the highest percentage of African-Americans have…
March 31, 2013

The South: A near-solid block against ‘Obamacare’

ATLANTA (AP) — As more Republicans give in to President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul, an opposition bloc remains across the…
March 21, 2013

Michele Bachmann claims Obamacare 'kills women, children, senior citizens'

theGRIO REPORT - Michele Bachmann was recently front and center on the floor of the House declaring her opposition to…
March 19, 2013

Allen West for Florida governor? Stranger things have happened

theGRIO REPORT - When Allen West lost his congressional seat to a 29-year-old newcomer, many Florida watchers wrote his political…
February 26, 2013

Christie agrees to expand Medicaid in NJ

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Gov. Chris Christie says New Jersey will join a growing list of states expanding Medicaid to…
February 22, 2013

Some patients refuse to see nurses of different race

DETROIT (AP) - It's been called one of medicine's 'open secrets'— allowing patients to refuse treatment by a doctor or…
February 21, 2013

Florida to expand Medicaid under Obamacare

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Gov. Rick Scott announced plans Wednesday to expand Medicaid coverage to roughly 900,000 more people under…
February 7, 2013

Republicans who oppose Obamacare could deny millions of low-income people insurance

theGRIO REPORT - About 4.7 low-income million Americans who would be newly eligible for Medicaid in 2014 live in the…
February 4, 2013

Ohio GOP governor backs federal Medicaid expansion

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio's Republican governor announced Monday he will push for expanding Medicaid under the federal health care…
January 15, 2013

Arizona governor Jan Brewer opts for federal Medicaid expansion

PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said Monday she plans to push for an expansion of the state's Medicaid…
January 8, 2013

theGrio and CNBC Market Update: 1/8/13

VIDEO - Besides analyzing the details of the fiscal cliff deal, investors closely watched the jobs report last week. In…
December 6, 2012

Obamacare saves consumers $1.5 billion

theGRIO REPORT - 'Obamacare', President Barack Obama's controversial health care reform law, has already saved consumers over $1 billion according…
November 26, 2012

Report: Obamacare a good deal for states

WASHINGTON (AP) - A new report says states can receive more than $9 in federal money for every dollar they…
November 21, 2012

Welcome to Obamacare Nation

theGRIO REPORT - After two years of intense effort to eliminate or least weaken President Obama's health care law, Republicans…
November 16, 2012

Obama's health care law advances in the states

WASHINGTON (AP) - Threatened with repeal just weeks ago, President Barack Obama's health care law now appears on track in…
November 8, 2012

Obama's health care overhaul turns into a sprint

WASHINGTON (AP) - The long slog has turned into a sprint. President Barack Obama's health care law survived the Supreme…
November 2, 2012

It's the Obamacare, stupid: Why Election 2012 is about health care, not the economy

ANALYSIS - On no issue are the candidates further apart, as Obama pledges to implement his massive health care reform…
October 18, 2012

'Beyoncé' rooms at Lenox Hill Hospital overtax nurses, put newborns in regular ward at risk

FRUGIVORE - For $1,700-a-night, you too can receive the “Beyonce” treatment at Lenox Hill Hospital’s ultra posh maternity ward for…
October 18, 2012

Mississippi says no thanks to Medicaid expansion dollars

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi has long been one of the sickest and poorest states in America, with some of…