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Jul 13 2012

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

While the resistance of Republican governors has dominated the debate over the health-care law following last month’s Supreme Court decision to uphold it, a number of Democratic governors are also quietly voicing concerns about a key provision to expand coverage.

Jul 11 2012

Medicaid ER Usage

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

Emergency room use tends to be expensive, and may reflect difficulty accessing other sources of primary care. Medicaid recipients are often identified as frequent inappropriate users of emergency rooms, but…

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Jul 11 2012

Bloomberg

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The takeover of Amerigroup Corp. at the richest premium for a managed care company in 15 years is turning Medicaid insurers from Centene Corp. to Molina Healthcare Inc. into the industry’s next targets.

Jul 11 2012

Washington Post

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The Obama administration says low-income residents in states that decide to opt out of a big Medicaid expansion in the new health care law will not risk federal penalties as an unintended consequence.

Jul 10 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Hospitals are facing a showdown with state officials over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the expansion of Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Jul 03 2012

Kaiser Health News

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A growing number of Republican lawmakers and state Medicaid officials, including those in Florida, Texas and at least seven other Republican-leaning states, have said they may indeed walk away from the nearly $1 trillion federal pot

Jul 02 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Hospitals are urging states to expand Medicaid under the new health-care law, bringing a potent political force to bear on governors who face pressure from Republican leaders to opt out of the beefed-up program.

Jun 29 2012

Kaiser Health News

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The Supreme Court has given states a way out of expanding their Medicaid programs under the health law, and top Republican officials in several states were quick to say they want to take that step.

Jun 29 2012

Oregon’s Early Experience With Insuring the Uninsured

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The alleged primary spur for passage of the federal reform law was providing insurance for the uninsured, which supposedly would save money in the long run. An Oregon initiative has…

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Jun 20 2012

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The state-federal program that covers 60 million poor and disabled people would be greatly expanded under the health-care reform law, adding 17 million people starting in 2014. But if the entire law is struck down, states for the first time since 2009 would be free to tighten eligibility and make it more difficult for people to apply.

Jun 15 2012

New York Times

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Some stories have fueled suspicions among independent pharmacies that CVS Caremark is capitalizing on Medicaid changes to expand its retail business at the expense of locally owned pharmacies.

Jun 12 2012

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

State revenues are finally returning to pre-recession levels, but the growing cost of providing health care for the poor is leaving most governments in dire fiscal straits

May 10 2012

HealthLeaders Media

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Primary care providers, some subspecialist physicians, and nurse practitioners who treat Medicaid patients would be paid at Medicare rates–in some cases up to nearly three times the amount that Medicaid pays–under a proposed rule

May 09 2012

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

Primary care doctors treating Medicaid patients to get pay boost under Obama’s health care law

May 03 2012

Washington Post

By Kevin Roche Headlines No Comments

The Obama administration has tentatively agreed to chip in $1.9 billion over five years Oregon. The Oregon plan would create “coordinated care organizations” to manage all mental, physical and dental care for 600,000 low-income patients on the Oregon Health Plan, the state’s Medicaid program.

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