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Aug 16 2011

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Medicaid Pays Less Than Medicare for Many Prescription Drugs, U.S. Report Finds

Aug 15 2011

Reuters

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Three years before Medicaid is due to cover millions of uninsured Americans, state funding cuts may be undermining how much care the government-run health insurance program for the poor will offer new enrollees.

Aug 05 2011

Fiscal Times

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Oklahoma is the first to fully automate enrollment in Medicaid, the state-federal partnership that provides health coverage for low-income people.

Jul 29 2011

2011 Potpourri XXIX

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Our current Potpourri contains nuggets on use of robotic surgery for prostate cancer, the effect of mandated rebates in Medicare Part D on patient costs, FDA guidance on device modifications,…

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Jul 27 2011

National Variations in Medicaid Spending

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A lot of the work on geographic variation in spending has been done on the Medicare population. New research published in Health Affairs examines variation in Medicaid spending for the…

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Jul 22 2011

2011 Potpourri XXVIII

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The dog days of summer bring yet another scorching hot Potpourri with a smorgasbord of data, including metabias in randomized clinical trials, the practice of defensive medicine, the status of…

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Jul 13 2011

Wall Street Journal

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The $350 billion or so in potential cuts to Medicare and Medicaid over 10 years that were identified in budget negotiations would shift the cost of medicine to public hospitals, the states and individuals

Jul 11 2011

The Hill

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States can achieve significant Medicaid savings by increasing access to primary-care doctors, according to the first-ever study of regional differences in Medicaid spending.

Jul 11 2011

Wall Street Journal

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The administration says the Medicaid program’s move toward managed care and away from fee-for-service means that managed-care companies will assume more responsibility over the review of payment claims.

Jul 11 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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These so-called “dual eligibles “make up just 15% of Medicaid beneficiaries but account for almost 40% of the (Medicaid) cost

Jul 07 2011

Kaiser Health News

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To contain soaring Medicaid costs, about a dozen cash-strapped states are kicking off their new budget years by reducing payments to doctors, hospitals and other health care providers that treat the poor.

Jul 07 2011

The Hill

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The National Governors Association is requesting that the federal government reimburse states for Medicare errors that might have cost their Medicaid programs more than $4 billion over several decades

Jul 07 2011

Washington Post

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Faced with severe budget problems, Republican governors are escalating their fight against federal rules requiring states to maintain current levels of health-care coverage for the poor and disabled.

Jul 05 2011

New York Times

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Obama administration officials are offering to cut tens of billions of dollars from Medicare and Medicaid in negotiations to reduce the federal budget deficit

Jul 05 2011

Bloomberg

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Over the past six months, governors and lawmakers balanced their fiscal 2012 budgets and protected their credit ratings on the backs of public employees, school districts, cities and Medicaid recipients

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