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Stimulus money used to pay for Medicaid benefits
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Vermont has received about $100 million in federal stimulus money so far. Much of it has been used to pay for Medicaid benefits. Tom Evslin heads the Vermont Office of Economic Stimulus and Recovery.VPR News
Vermont developing plan for running dual health programs for elderly poor
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Even as Congress and the White House draft a national health reform plan, Vermont and six other states will try to fix a key area of the system on their own.VPR News
Medical Society speaks out against Medicaid cuts
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The Vermont Medical Society says cuts to the Medicaid program proposed by Governor Douglas will decimate Vermont’s network of primary care physicians and increase the cost of private health insurance premiums.VPR News
NH’s Medicaid levels hit historic high
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The number of people seeking help from the state-federal insurance program for the poor has hit an all-time high in New Hampshire and is projected to rise even higher.VPR News
NH Medicaid stimulus funds needed to cover services
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The rising demand for social services will consume all of New Hampshire’s stimulus funds earmarked for the poor – dashing some lawmakers’ hopes of using the money to restore budget cuts.VPR News
VPR Evening News February 25th, 2009
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Douglas administration drops plans to cut some Medicaid programs; Vermont Senate passes a new version of a sex offender bill; Efforts to save the Chaffee Art Center; and commentator Deborah Luskin on being a Vermonter by choice.VPR News
Douglas administration is forced to drop proposed Medicaid cuts
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To qualify for more than $250 million in federal stimulus money, the state will not be allowed to pass higher costs on to Vermonters.VPR News
Lynch says NH can apply for hundreds of grants
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Governor John Lynch says New Hampshire can apply for hundreds of competitive grants as part of the $787 billion federal stimulus package.VPR News