December 20, 2015 ObamaCare woes: Struggling Iowa health insurer taken over by state A taxpayer-backed Iowa health insurer created under ObamaCare has been taken over by the state amid deep financial problems, sending policyholders in the Midwest scrambling for new coverage and raising questions about the status of similar outfits across the country.
December 20, 2015 Merry Christmas: FEMA demands flood victims return checks No one likes getting a message from a bill collector -- especially if it's from the federal government, and at Christmas time. Yet that's the predicament for hundreds of people who are still trying to rebuild their lives from Colorado's historic flooding, more than a year after the fact.
December 20, 2015 Troubled ObamaCare vendor awarded new Hawaii contract Montreal-based CGI Group Inc., the company that received a $74 million contract to develop and maintain the Hawaii Health Connector web portal, will be awarded another year-long state maintenance contract despite the ongoing problems with the site.
December 20, 2015 Audit: Nebraska left $56 million in federal welfare funds on the table A state audit found Nebraska left $56 million in federal welfare funds on the table in the past four years, and instead tapped more state funds to help low-income residents.
December 20, 2015 Vermont's giving up on single-payer health care over ballooning costs Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin is canceling his dream plan to create a single-payer health system in the state.
December 20, 2015 ‘Free’ stimulus broadband project costs Minnesota taxpayers millions The costs of the Lake Connections fiber optic network project in the vast northern Minnesota wilderness continue to increase, and local taxpayers are now footing part of the ever-growing bill.
December 20, 2015 Vermont lawmakers question credibility of new health plan that Gruber helped design Vermont lawmakers say they're skeptical of Gov. Peter Shumlin's forthcoming single-payer financing plan because it relies on economic modeling provided by Jonathan Gruber.
December 20, 2015 Doctors testing seniors for cocaine, other drugs -- and Medicare pays the bill Doctors are testing seniors for drugs such as heroin, cocaine and “angel dust” at soaring rates, and Medicare is paying the bill.
December 20, 2015 James Bond allegedly ripped off Tennessee taxpayers, feds seem apathetic Sumner County officials arrested James Jeffrey Bond on charges of fraudulently obtaining painkillers such as Tramadol, Oxycodone and Hydrocodone through doctor shopping using benefits from TennCare, Tennessee’s version of Medicaid.
December 20, 2015 SolarCity’s $750M tax gift shrouded in secrecy New York taxpayers are footing the bill for a massive $750-million SolarCity manufacturing plant with a promise that the company will spend $5 billion there on product and development, but when a local TV station tried to find out contract details, they were told it was confidential.
