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North Carolina lawmakers went home for the weekend Thursday without an agreement on premiums for the health insurance plan for state workers, teachers and retirees, surpassing a deadline set by plan leaders.

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour got into trouble with Obamacare supporters when he told the Boston Globe on Wednesday that “there’s nobody in Mississippi who does not have access to health care” despite the fact the state boasts some of the country’s worst health statistics.

Florida has won a $76 million circuit court judgment against the former owners of Aires Insurance Co. that folded in 2002.

A California man pleaded guilty Wednesday to creating fraudulent medical clinics and stealing the identities of doctors to defraud Medicare of up to $13.6 million.

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has signed a bill restricting teacher collective bargaining agreements. It's the first piece of Daniels' sweeping education agenda to become law.

President Barack Obama said Wednesday that congressional Republicans are pushing a radical plan to trim Medicare and Medicaid, ramping up the rhetoric as he and Congress approach crucial decisions on spending and the nation's debt.