- Nevada jobless trust fund nearly broke, By Cy Ryan, August 3, 2009, Las Vegas Sun: ” The trust fund that pays benefits to more than 123,000 jobless Nevadans will be broke by the end of September or early October. To address the shortfall the state will have to borrow $100 million a month from the federal government, state officials told lawmakers Monday…”
- Residents running out of jobless benefits, By Michelle Saxton, August 3, 2009, Charleston Daily Mail: “Hundreds of West Virginians have run out of unemployment compensation benefits and will have to wait until next year to get more help unless the state changes the method it uses to trigger extended benefits. And if West Virginia waits too long, it could miss out on an opportunity to get those extended benefits paid fully by the federal government, unemployment and policy experts say…”
Day: August 4, 2009
Medicaid Cuts – Louisiana
La. Health department cuts Medicaid providers, By Melinda Deslatte (AP), August 3, 2009, Baton Rouge Advocate: “Louisiana will start paying less money Tuesday to many private health care providers for taking care of Medicaid patients, a move the state health department estimates will save $86 million this year. Health and Hospitals Secretary Alan Levine said he also is weighing whether to require adults in the Medicaid program to pay a ‘very small co-pay’ if they use emergency rooms for non-emergency care…”
Cuts to Foster Care Program – Arizona
Foster-care cuts put strain on parents trying to help, By Dianna M. Náñez, August 4, 2009, Arizona Republic: “Photos of the 20 children who Alicia and Doug Mumford have cared for since they became foster parents four years ago hang on the living room wall of the family’s home. Shown in one photo is 12-year-old Miley, who had trouble trusting anyone, couldn’t make friends and suffered from eating disorders. Within two years, she had good friends at school and had shown promise in her art class. In another photo is a 9-year-old son who was prone to violent outbursts. But now, at 11, he is a straight-A student and star football player for his church league..”