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Medicaid funding loss fears led to stat...
Published:Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:09:45 -0700
Gov. Pat Quinn based his recent order requiring 2,700 non-union state workers to take 24 unpaid days off a move expected to save $18 million this fiscal year on fears that Congr......
Medicaid Program Creates Hospice Care f...
Published:Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:07:55 -0700
There are few sources of comfort for a family after being told a child doesn`t have long to live. It`s a stressful and traumatic time. But new Medicaid services aim to provide mor......
Does Medicaid Kill?...
Published:Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:18:25 -0700
Several people have written to ask what I think of this piece by Avik Roy on Medicaid outcomes, which discusses a study indicating that people on Medicaid do worse than people wit......
Texas Health Care Association: $25.6 Mi...
Published:Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:15:04 -0700
Graves Says Cumulative Medicaid/Medicare Funding Squeeze Jeopardizing Well Being of Texas Oldest Citizens AUSTIN, Texas, July 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In testimony today befo......
State will cut Medicaid 4.6% on Sunday...
Published:Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:23:21 -0700
The state will implement budget cuts Sunday to help close a $168 million shortfall in Medicaid the government health insurance program for the poor.......


Medicaid funding loss fears led to state worker furlough decision
Published:Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:09:45 -0700  
Gov. Pat Quinn based his recent order requiring 2,700 non-union state workers to take 24 unpaid days off a move expected to save $18 million this fiscal year on fears that Congress wont extend a federal boost in Medicaid payments beyond December....

Medicaid Program Creates Hospice Care for Children
Published:Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:07:55 -0700  
There are few sources of comfort for a family after being told a child doesn`t have long to live. It`s a stressful and traumatic time. But new Medicaid services aim to provide more support....

Does Medicaid Kill?
Published:Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:18:25 -0700  
Several people have written to ask what I think of this piece by Avik Roy on Medicaid outcomes, which discusses a study indicating that people on Medicaid do worse than people with no insurance at all....

Texas Health Care Association: $25.6 Million Medicaid Cuts Put Seniors Care at Risk, Place Texas Jobs in Jeopardy
Published:Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:15:04 -0700  
Graves Says Cumulative Medicaid/Medicare Funding Squeeze Jeopardizing Well Being of Texas Oldest Citizens AUSTIN, Texas, July 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In testimony today before the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) Council, the President of the Texas Health Care Association (THCA) warned that Texas leaders intention to slice Medicaid-funded nursing home care and ......

State will cut Medicaid 4.6% on Sunday
Published:Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:23:21 -0700  
The state will implement budget cuts Sunday to help close a $168 million shortfall in Medicaid the government health insurance program for the poor....

Lobby Group Brings Medicaid Petition to Augusta
Published:Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:14:49 -0700  
A national lobbying group brought their Medicaid petition to Augusta Tuesday.  The American Health Care Association is trying to get signatures on a petition urging congress and President Obama to extend Medicaid benefits....

Report: Generic Drugs Offer Savings For Medicaid
Published:Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:26:23 -0700  
A new report suggests that expanding use of generic drugs could offer significant savings for Medicaid. Every 2% uptick in the substitution of generic drugs for brand-name products saves Medicaid $1 billion a year, according to a report released by the Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA), The Wall Street Journals Health Blog reports. And, the group says, the generic utilization rate is ......

States continue push for extension of extra Medicaid funds
Published:Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:35:56 -0700  
News outlets report on state budget gaps and lobbying for extra Medicaid funds from the federal government....

Lack Of Medicaid Threatens Health Care Providers
Published:Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:45:43 -0700  
Health care providers are still waiting for full reimbursements and consistent Medicaid checks from the state, but officials dont know when the money will be sent....
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