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Walgreen, state battle over chain dropping Medicaid recipients (The Delaware Business Ledger)
A war of words has erupted over Walgreen’s decision to drop Delaware Medicaid recipients.

Commissioners Dismayed by Probate Budget Lawsuit (WYTV Youngstown)
Mahoning County Commissioners say they still hope to resolve budget issues with a local judge, but the problems are now more complicated. Earlier this week, Probate Judge Mark Belinky filed a complaint with the Ohio Supreme Court looking to force Commissioners to fully fund his office. Commissioners say they've been trying to negotiate a settlement with the judge, but that's hit a stumbling ...

Honeymoon tragedy submerged in mystery (WTNH-TV New Haven)
Mystery continues to surround a Greenwich man who disappeared while on his honeymoon cruise back in 2005. Over 2,000 pages of documents were released Monday; transcripts from testimony, evidence, photos, and emails from the probate court hearings in Greenwich.  

Mass. Anti-Smoking Program Helps Medicaid Recipients Quit (Join Together Online)
A Massachusetts smoking-cessation program for participants in the state Medicaid program has helped 33,000 people stop smoking, the Boston Business Journal reported June 1.

NJ Recalculating Hospital Medicaid Payments (WCBS-TV New York)
Two-thirds of New Jersey's hospitals could lose Medicaid money starting in August, while the other one-third could see large increases. The change is planned because the state is using an updated computer system that more accurately reflects the costs of services hospitals provide.

Office to serve those on Medicaid (The Morning Sun)
To say that dentist Charles Norman enjoys his job would be an understatement.

Two-thirds of N.J. hospitals face loss in Medicaid funds (The Star-Ledger)
Two-thirds of New Jersey's cash-strapped hospitals stand to lose money under a proposal that would change how the state doles out $400 million for patients on Medicaid, the health insurance program for the poor. The change, slated for August, has...

business Appointments - 09/06/09 (Peterborough Today)
EXPERIENCED wills, trusts and probate lawyer Paddy Appleton has joined city law firm hc solicitors as an associate director. (09/06/2009)

Verrill Dana Introduces Probate Litigation Group (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Group brings wealth of experience to help clients with complex probate matters

'FOUL PLAY' IN CRUISE DEATH (New York Post)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The family of a Connecticut man who disappeared from his honeymoon cruise in 2005 says federal authorities believed he was the victim of foul play, according to records released yesterday. But the man's widow disagreed...

MARRIAGES (Gaffney Ledger)
The following marriages have been filed in the probate court of Cherokee County: Kevin Joe Coyle and Molly Michelle Sanders of Gaffney; Olin Dewitt Cobb and Mary Ellen Cobb of Gaffney; James Brian Mills and Bobbie Jo Sellars of Gaffney; Guilibaldo Gaona and Aurora Villarreal of Gaffney; Charles Douglas Wilson Jr.

NJ recalculating hospital Medicaid payments (WPVI-TV Philadelphia)
Two-thirds of New Jersey's hospitals could lose Medicaid money starting in August, while the other one-third could see large increases.

Medicaid straining MDs (Detroit News)
Despite more Michiganians piling onto the Medicaid rolls, fewer doctors are treating or accepting new patients insured by this state-run medical program for low-income residents.

Michigan Doctors Flee Medicaid Program Cuts (Medical News Today)
Michigan's Medicaid program is growing by as many as 15,000 people a month, but fewer physicians are accepting new patients insured by the program, which physicians say pays too little to cover their costs, the Associated Press reports.