While Texas CPCs get more money, welfare programs they refer to are cut

As The American Independent has reported, Texas’ six-year-old Alternatives to Abortion program has consistently received increases in state funding, while organizations that provide reproductive-health and family-planning services for the uninsured has steadily decreased. This year, the state Legislature did more than cut family-planning funding, however. It also cut More…

Florida Medicaid Reform Pilot extension faces hurdles

As Texas cuts family-planning funding, more goes to crisis-pregnancy services

With presidential hopeful Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s blessing, as of this month, Texas women’s health clinics and hospitals that provide medical and reproductive health services to low-income, uninsured women across the state have collectively lost approximately $74 million in state funding. Meanwhile, a state network of crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs)

Americans believe feds waste 51 cents of every dollar, think states waste less

A new Gallup poll finds, on average, Americans believe 51 cents out of every dollar the federal government spends is wasted, a new high since the question was first asked in 1979.

Florida faces further budget cuts

Last year, the state of Florida suffered through a round of austere budgets cuts, which largely fell on state health programs and education. Now, the News Service of Florida is reporting that this upcoming budget will also face a “significant” revenue shortfall — requiring the state to cut spending once More…

Kaiser Health News: States moving toward more Medicaid managed care

Women’s Law Center: Record number of women in extreme poverty in 2010

According to analysis by the National Women’s Law Center of the 2010 Census information, “record numbers of women were living in poverty — and extreme poverty” in 2010.

New data shows Florida has one of the highest rates of citizens without health insurance

Recent information released from the U.S. Census Bureau reports that Florida had the third highest percentage of residents without insurance in 2010.

New report on long-term medical care ranks Florida 44th in the nation

According to a new report, Florida ranks 44th in the U.S. for long-term care.

The AARP, the Commonwealth Fund and The SCAN Foundation have released a report titled, “A State Scorecard on Long-Term Services and Supports for Older Adults, People with Physical Disabilities, and Family Caregivers.”

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Florida has turned down $106million in federal health care funds

The Associated Press is reporting that Gov. Rick Scott and the GOP-led Legislature have “rejected or declined to pursue more than $106 million in federal grant money and returned another $4.5 million” for health care initiatives in the state.

According to the AP:

Scott ordered state agencies to reject any

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