Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Oct. 24, 2018 / 2:11 PM GMT By Kailani Koenig and Garrett Haake LEADORE, Idaho — In this postage-stamp sized town nestled in the remote mountains of Eastern Idaho, Merrill Beyeler and his family operate a ranch where some 800 head of cattle graze against the backdrop of wide-open blue skies and serene silence. It’s as rural as rural gets in America, 116 miles from the nearest “big” city, Idaho Falls, and a seemingly unlikely place to find support for the expansion of a government program like Medicaid. But Beyeler, a long-time Republican and former state legislator who was hardly a fan of Obamacare when it passed, has become an advocate for Idaho’s Proposition 2, which aims to expand Medicaid eligibility across the state and "close the gap" of people without health care coverage. "If you want to look where … [Read more...] about Government expansion of health care is on the ballot in the most unlikely places
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Timekeeping software won’t let Dignity Health nurses log any overtime, lawsuit says
SECTIONS Search E-edition Customer Service Customer Service SacBee Rewards About Us About Us Contact Us Apps Mobile & Apps Twitter, Facebook, Google+, YouTube News in Education (NIE) Newsletters Local Sacramento Region Arena City Beat Crime Local Govt Salary Database The Homeless Marcos Bretón Transportation Education Environment Health & Medicine Traffic Conditions Weather Communities Elk Grove Folsom/El Dorado Roseville/Placer Yolo Sports Sports Kings NBA News 49ers Giants Oakland A's High School Sports Joe Davidson More Sports Raiders NFL News MLB News River Cats Soccer Colleges Golf Autos Racing Politics Politics Capitol Alert State Workers The California Influencer Series Local Elections PoliGRAPH State Worker Salary Database Legislative Gifts … [Read more...] about Timekeeping software won’t let Dignity Health nurses log any overtime, lawsuit says
Community Frets As Buyer For Cherished Rural Hospital Slips From View
Confusion is growing in the remote Surprise Valley region of northeastern California as locals wonder whether a Denver entrepreneur will make good on his pledge to save their bankrupt rural hospital. Surprise Valley Community Hospital, located in Cedarville, Calif., was featured in a June 6 California Healthline story illustrating the plight of strapped rural hospitals and controversial efforts by some to stay solvent through laboratory billing for patients never treated on-site. Beau Gertz, who owns Denver-based Cadira Labs and other health-related businesses, proposed such a plan, saying faraway patients could be treated through telemedicine. Hospital district residents voted in June to approve his purchase of the 26-bed public hospital for $4 million. But Gertz hasn’t been seen around town since late spring and websites for his Denver businesses have been shut down, including those for his labs that would presumably do the billing. Four ex-employees, who spoke on condition of … [Read more...] about Community Frets As Buyer For Cherished Rural Hospital Slips From View
Letters: Double negative, Democrats, Judge Kavanaugh, homeless in Dallas, health care, LGBTQ community
Trump's negatives add upRe: "Trump says he erred in remark with Putin — Amid furor, he now says he agrees with intel agencies' view that Russians interfered," Wednesday news story. I have been a Donald Trump backer from the beginning. Skeptical now! Ever aware of the multitude of falsehoods he's spoken. But name a politician who doesn't misrepresent the truth — and often.Trump's accomplishments since he's been in office are overwhelming: jobs, tax reductions, economy, etc. But his appearance with President Valdimir Putin after their meeting showed the real Trump. He looked like a "whipped pup" when he entered the room. He wasn't the same old in-your-face, fiery, argumentative name-caller as before. His demeanor completely changed. He was soft-spoken, congenial and docile.Methinks Putin unloaded on him in the earlier private meeting, maybe making Trump aware that he had enough uncomplimentary information to completely destroy his personal reputation and … [Read more...] about Letters: Double negative, Democrats, Judge Kavanaugh, homeless in Dallas, health care, LGBTQ community
Trump’s dizzying shifts on issues from NK, guns, health care
Anne Flaherty, Associated Press Updated 9:33 pm, Friday, May 25, 2018 Photo: Jacquelyn Martin, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he walks to the Marine One helicopter Friday, May 25, 2018, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Trump is traveling to Annapolis, Md., to address the U.S. Naval Academy graduation ceremonies. less President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he walks to the Marine One helicopter Friday, May 25, 2018, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Trump is traveling to Annapolis, Md., to address ... more Photo: Jacquelyn Martin, AP Trump's dizzying shifts on issues from NK, guns, health care 1 / 1 Back to Gallery WASHINGTON (AP) — From "Little Rocket Man" to the scheduling of a historic peace summit and … [Read more...] about Trump’s dizzying shifts on issues from NK, guns, health care