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Patients, hospitals having problems with revised GAMC program

Patients, hospitals having problems with revised GAMC program

Three months after the state implemented a scaled-back health care coverage program for its poorest residents, many patients are waiting months for basic medical services and hospitals have lost millions of dollars in uncompensated care.
by Madeleine Baran

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The War on Poverty

The War on Poverty

The number of people in the U.S. living in poverty is on track for a record increase, with the ranks of working-age poor approaching 1960s levels that led President Lyndon B. Johnson to declare a war on poverty. An American RadioWorks documentary, ""The War on Poverty: From the Great Society to the Great Recession," examines the modern face of poverty and asks why LBJ's dream of a Great Society is still beyond reach.

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Senate nears a vote on gays in the military

Senate nears a vote on gays in the military

Next week, the Senate will vote on repealing the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Recent lawsuits have challenged the policy, but opponents of repealing "don't ask, don't tell" fear that openly gay service members would harm the morale and readiness of the United States military.

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