Medicaid – Page 5 – Healthy Skeptic

Sep 13 2012

Philly.com

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Millions more eligible under Medicaid, but state rates vary.

Sep 12 2012

Bloomberg

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Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney would strip Medicaid of $1.26 trillion over nine years as part of a plan to do away with the open-ended approach to funding the U.S. health-insurance plan for the poor, a Bloomberg Government study found.

Sep 07 2012

New York Times

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With Medicaid, Long-Term Care of Elderly Looms as a Rising Cost

Sep 05 2012

New York Times

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U.S. Court Halts Some Cuts for Medicaid Home Care

Aug 23 2012

Bizjournals.com

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The American Hospital Association has asked Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, for clarification on Medicaid expansion.

Aug 20 2012

Fiscal Times

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In a battle to see who will pick up the cost of expanding Medicaid, hospitals are playing tug of war with financially distressed states that have chosen to opt out of the program.

Aug 16 2012

Physician Participation in Government Health Plans

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Health Affairs contains a survey regarding physicians' acceptance of new Medicaid patients, which reveals that a significant fraction won't accept new ones, largely because of low fees. The reform act…

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Aug 10 2012

2012 Potpourri XXV

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Another wonderful Potpourri, as lovely as a summer day, with information on small physician practices, medication adherence in Medicaid, access to care in Massachusetts, plan loyalty and PHRs, a survey…

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Aug 09 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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The federal announcement this week that states may choose to expand their Medicaid programs to 138% of the federal poverty level for some period of time, and then later drop out, could provoke some states deeply opposed or on the fence to reconsider.

Aug 07 2012

The Atlantic

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Governor Rick Scott is one of a handful of national Republicans threatening not to expand Medicaid eligibility under President Obama’s health law. How the dance with Washington could play out

Aug 06 2012

Wall Street Journal

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About one in three doctors across the country doesn’t accept new patients who are covered by Medicaid

Jul 31 2012

KaiserHealth News

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Thirteen states are moving to cut Medicaid by reducing benefits, paying health providers less or tightening eligibility, even as the federal government prepares to expand the insurance program for the poor to as many as 17 million more people.

Jul 27 2012

2012 Potpourri XXIII

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At the height of the summer, with dryness across the land, there is no drought of information in our Potpourri, this week including use of an interactive health record to…

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Jul 25 2012

Fiscal Times

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CBO: Supreme Court Decision Lowers Obamacare Costs

Jul 18 2012

US News

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A new study finds that so-called “safety-net” hospitals that serve the poor do a worse job overall than other hospitals, a potentially big problem as health care reform boosts the number of people who have insurance and more choice about where they can go for care.

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