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Local health care costs rising: Newly i...
Published:Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:10:05 -0700
Federal health care reform and Medicaid expansion has LaCrosses two health systems treating more patients while gettingpaid less, officials said. Were seeing many more people whod......
Published:Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:10:05 -0700
Federal health care reform and Medicaid expansion has LaCrosses two health systems treating more patients while gettingpaid less, officials said. Were seeing many more people whod......
Children Eligible For Medicaid And CHIP...
Published:Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:18:22 -0700
According to a new report, about five million uninsured children in the U.S. were eligible for Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but were not enrolled in e......
Published:Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:18:22 -0700
According to a new report, about five million uninsured children in the U.S. were eligible for Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but were not enrolled in e......
Research Roundup: Heart disease and dis...
Published:Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:12:12 -0700
Urban Institute/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: The Health Status Of New Medicaid Enrollees Under Health Reform - Using the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, authors of this paper......
Published:Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:12:12 -0700
Urban Institute/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: The Health Status Of New Medicaid Enrollees Under Health Reform - Using the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, authors of this paper......
Utah second worst at enrolling kids in ...
Published:Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:01:24 -0700
Utah second worst at enrolling kids in Medicaid, CHIP By kirsten stewart The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Sep 3, 2010 08:59PM MDT Utah has the country’s second-lowest participation......
Published:Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:01:24 -0700
Utah second worst at enrolling kids in Medicaid, CHIP By kirsten stewart The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Sep 3, 2010 08:59PM MDT Utah has the country’s second-lowest participation......
Justices asked to recuse themselves in ...
Published:Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:32:19 -0700
Attorneys for the state contend all members of the Alabama Supreme Court have a conflict of interest and should disqualify themselves from ruling in two Medicaid drug frau......
Published:Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:32:19 -0700
Attorneys for the state contend all members of the Alabama Supreme Court have a conflict of interest and should disqualify themselves from ruling in two Medicaid drug frau......
Local health care costs rising: Newly insured, Medicaid patients add to systems burden
Published:Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:10:05 -0700
Federal health care reform and Medicaid expansion has LaCrosses two health systems treating more patients while gettingpaid less, officials said. Were seeing many more people whodidnt have insurance before, and we dont know if that demand willease over time, said Tom Tiggelaar, Franciscan Skemp vicepresident of finance and chief financial officer....
Published:Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:10:05 -0700
Federal health care reform and Medicaid expansion has LaCrosses two health systems treating more patients while gettingpaid less, officials said. Were seeing many more people whodidnt have insurance before, and we dont know if that demand willease over time, said Tom Tiggelaar, Franciscan Skemp vicepresident of finance and chief financial officer....
Children Eligible For Medicaid And CHIP Still Uninsured
Published:Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:18:22 -0700
According to a new report, about five million uninsured children in the U.S. were eligible for Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but were not enrolled in either of the two plans. The study recommended policy reforms for broader efforts to get children that are uninsured into government medical programs. The report by Washington-based Urban Institute Health Policy Center ......
Published:Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:18:22 -0700
According to a new report, about five million uninsured children in the U.S. were eligible for Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but were not enrolled in either of the two plans. The study recommended policy reforms for broader efforts to get children that are uninsured into government medical programs. The report by Washington-based Urban Institute Health Policy Center ......
Research Roundup: Heart disease and disability; Medicaid and health reform, mental illness
Published:Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:12:12 -0700
Urban Institute/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: The Health Status Of New Medicaid Enrollees Under Health Reform - Using the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, authors of this paper found strong evidence that those who will enroll [in Medicaid after 2014] are likely to be healthier than nondisabled adults currently enrolled in Medicaid ... There is, however, a high likelihood of adverse selection ......
Published:Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:12:12 -0700
Urban Institute/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: The Health Status Of New Medicaid Enrollees Under Health Reform - Using the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, authors of this paper found strong evidence that those who will enroll [in Medicaid after 2014] are likely to be healthier than nondisabled adults currently enrolled in Medicaid ... There is, however, a high likelihood of adverse selection ......
Utah second worst at enrolling kids in Medicaid, CHIP
Published:Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:01:24 -0700
Utah second worst at enrolling kids in Medicaid, CHIP By kirsten stewart The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Sep 3, 2010 08:59PM MDT Utah has the country’s second-lowest participation rate in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, a persistent problem propelling the state’s uninsured rate, shows a new report. An estimated 7 million children in America were uninsured on any given day in ......
Published:Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:01:24 -0700
Utah second worst at enrolling kids in Medicaid, CHIP By kirsten stewart The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Sep 3, 2010 08:59PM MDT Utah has the country’s second-lowest participation rate in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, a persistent problem propelling the state’s uninsured rate, shows a new report. An estimated 7 million children in America were uninsured on any given day in ......
Justices asked to recuse themselves in Medicaid drug fraud cases
Published:Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:32:19 -0700
Attorneys for the state contend all members of the Alabama Supreme Court have a conflict of interest and should disqualify themselves from ruling in two Medicaid drug fraud cases, including an appeal of a $78.4 million judgment won by the state....
Published:Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:32:19 -0700
Attorneys for the state contend all members of the Alabama Supreme Court have a conflict of interest and should disqualify themselves from ruling in two Medicaid drug fraud cases, including an appeal of a $78.4 million judgment won by the state....
Federal government extends Iowa’s Medicaid program
Published:Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:38:03 -0700
The federal Department of Health and Human Services has approved extending Iowa’s Medicaid program, known as IowaCare, for the next three years, Gov. Chet Culver announced Friday. IowaCare began five years ago and covers about 40,000 Iowans who would otherwise not be covered by Medicaid. The existing program approval was set to [...]...
Published:Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:38:03 -0700
The federal Department of Health and Human Services has approved extending Iowa’s Medicaid program, known as IowaCare, for the next three years, Gov. Chet Culver announced Friday. IowaCare began five years ago and covers about 40,000 Iowans who would otherwise not be covered by Medicaid. The existing program approval was set to [...]...
4.7 Million Uninsured But Eligible Children Not In Medicaid Or CHIP
Published:Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:41:41 -0700
There are still about 4.7 million uninsured American children who are eligible for CHIP (Childrens Health Insurance Program) or Medicaid and are not enrolled, says a new report published in the journal Health Affairs. The report estimated about 7.3 million American children were uninsured on an average day in 2008 - of those, 65% of them (4.7 million) were eligible for Medical or CHIP but not ......
Published:Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:41:41 -0700
There are still about 4.7 million uninsured American children who are eligible for CHIP (Childrens Health Insurance Program) or Medicaid and are not enrolled, says a new report published in the journal Health Affairs. The report estimated about 7.3 million American children were uninsured on an average day in 2008 - of those, 65% of them (4.7 million) were eligible for Medical or CHIP but not ......
Connecting Kids to Coverage Challenge to enroll five million uninsured children in Medicaid, CHIP
Published:Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:57:12 -0700
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan today highlighted the Connecting Kids to Coverage Challenge to enroll five million children in Medicaid and CHIP within five years. Since Sebelius announced the Challenge last February, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have built an unprecedented coalition ......
Published:Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:57:12 -0700
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan today highlighted the Connecting Kids to Coverage Challenge to enroll five million children in Medicaid and CHIP within five years. Since Sebelius announced the Challenge last February, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have built an unprecedented coalition ......
Eight caught in Medicaid fraud net
Published:Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:09:05 -0700
A Medicaid fraud sting conducted by the Nassau County District Attorneys Office has caught eight people in its net for stealing a collective $304,000 in benefits over the last nine years. The eight individuals claimed to make less than the threshold amount to be eligible for Medicaid, when in reality were actually banking up to millions [...]...
Published:Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:09:05 -0700
A Medicaid fraud sting conducted by the Nassau County District Attorneys Office has caught eight people in its net for stealing a collective $304,000 in benefits over the last nine years. The eight individuals claimed to make less than the threshold amount to be eligible for Medicaid, when in reality were actually banking up to millions [...]...