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Medicaid is the United States health program for eligible individuals and families with low incomes and resources. It is a means-tested program that is jointly funded by the states and federal government, and is managed by the states.

Thomson Reuters selects Rush University Medical Center as one of 100 Top Hospitals in the U.S.

Rush University Medical Center was selected as one of the 100 Top Hospitals in the United States by Thomson Reuters. The annual Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals National Benchmarks study identifies the 100 best U.S. hospitals based on their overall organizational performance. Rush was one of only 15 major teaching hospitals in the country to be named.

1 Apr 2010

ADDF grants Signum Biosciences $270,000 for evaluating PP2A-modulatory compounds as AD therapeutics

The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) announced today that it is providing a grant of $270,000 to Signum Biosciences, Inc. (Princeton, NJ) to evaluate small-molecule, orally delivered Protein Phosphatase 2a (PP2A)-modulatory compounds as disease-modifying therapeutics for Alzheimer's disease.

1 Apr 2010

New health care reform law includes patient safety provisions

While most of the attention surrounding the landmark health care reform measure just signed into law has focused on how it expands access to affordable insurance coverage, it also enacts important initiatives that will improve patient safety, according to Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports.

1 Apr 2010

States face health care budget cuts, seek health-related legislation

Parents, caregivers and advocates joined hospital executives and legislators Tuesday to complain about the potential impact of [Louisiana] Gov. Bobby Jindal's proposed budget cuts and privatization initiatives on Louisiana's most vulnerable residents.

1 Apr 2010

Likely CMS pick Berwick has advised governments around the world

The Boston Globe explores the background of President Barack Obama's likely pick for head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. "Governments around the world have long sought Donald Berwick's expertise to help solve stubborn health care problems — from hospital-acquired infections to medication errors."

1 Apr 2010

Quality Interactions Patient Decision Support Tool to care for diverse patient populations

Manhattan Cross Cultural Group is now offering a special introduction to the Quality Interactions® Patient Decision Support Tool for small healthcare organizations at http://www.qualityinteractions.org/index.new.html. This one-of-a-kind online resource allows healthcare organizations to access valuable information related to cross-cultural care to care for diverse patient populations at time of service.

1 Apr 2010

Physicians face pressures from increased patient loads, looming payment cuts

Two provisions of the new health overhaul law "may accelerate a trend" of doctors leaving their profession. It points to parts of the legislation that would ask physicians to accept new administrative chores and standards, although some of them might result in better reimbursement rates from insurers and the government.

1 Apr 2010

MSCHIE launches Phase 2 of HIE deployment

The Mississippi Coastal Health Information Exchange (MSCHIE) has launched Phase 2 of its HIE deployment - which will expand its services to four additional health systems, launch a community outreach training program, and integrate with additional EHR vendors throughout the community - marking a major milestone in its efforts to improve patient care coordination and clinical outcomes in the Mississippi counties hit hardest by Hurricane Katrina.

31 Mar 2010

Hospital outpatient ER visits by Medicaid recipients increased more than 6%

SDI, a leading healthcare market insight and analytics firm, today reported that the number of Medicaid-subsidized inpatient hospital stays originating in the emergency room increased more than 6% in 2009 compared to 2008. The growth rate of all inpatient hospital stays that began in the hospital outpatient ER was less at just over 1%.

31 Mar 2010

Experts to discuss employee health care benefits in BNA Tax & Accounting webinar

When President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, he ushered in dramatic health care reforms unparalleled since the days of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal. On April 8, two of the nation's foremost employee benefits and health care law experts from Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, Bruce Fried and Martin Moderson, will present a BNA Tax & Accounting webinar, Health Care Reform – Preparing Employers and Health Plans, directed to professionals who advise employers large and small on employee health care benefits or work with ERISA or non-ERISA health plans.

31 Mar 2010

gloStream launches gloDNA 100% Stimulus Guarantee

gloStream, maker of gloEMR and gloPM – the only electronic medical record software and practice management applications with Microsoft® Office built right in – today announced the gloDNA 100% Stimulus Guarantee.

31 Mar 2010

AARP Idaho unveils list of winners and losers of 2010 legislative session

With the 2010 Idaho legislative session drawing to a close, the dust has settled on several key pieces of legislation that deliver good news and bad news for people across the state. Today, AARP Idaho unveiled its list of "2010 Legislative Session Winners and Losers," highlighting bills that either help or hurt Idahoans.

31 Mar 2010

Likeley CMS pick Berwick has big ideas on fixing U.S. health care delivery

Dr. Donald Berwick is reportedly the president's choice to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.

31 Mar 2010

CMS delays Medicare doctor pay cut until after congressional recess

"Doctors slated to have their Medicare reimbursements cut 21 percent on April 1 got a reprieve from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which is delaying lowered payments until after Congress reconvenes," Bloomberg BusinessWeek reports.

31 Mar 2010

First Edition: March 30, 2010

Today's news pages are full of stories detailing more particulars of the new health care bill to be signed into law today by President Obama. Meanwhile, the headlines also indicate that for Democrats, politically capitalizing on the new measure will be no easy task.

30 Mar 2010

National Donate Life Month: Facts surrounding dire need for organ donations

With Thursday, April 1, 2010, marking the start of "National Donate Life Month," Health Net, Inc. is working to increase awareness regarding the urgent need for organ donations - particularly among minority populations - and also to dispute some of the misperceptions surrounding organ donation.

30 Mar 2010

Woman sentenced in Michigan Medicare fraud case; Medicaid fraud alleged in NY dental clinics

Profits came quickly: Over one year, Daisy Martinez ripped off Medicare for $10.7 million at three clinics, and her daughter got $649,000 in just four months as they billed the government for sham drug treatments while luring desperate people off the street with cash, food and painkillers.

30 Mar 2010

Adoption of healthcare IT is on steady incline in small physician practice: NaviNet survey

Adoption of healthcare IT is on a steady incline in the small physician practice, reveals a survey by NaviNet, America's largest real-time healthcare communications network. In early March 2010, NaviNet conducted a survey of IT and electronic medical record adoption trends in small practices and compared results to a similar survey the company issued to small practices in August 2009.

30 Mar 2010

Health industry will see more patients with reform; Physicians give mixed reviews

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "The health care plan aims to send a wave of paying patients to hospitals, doctors and pharmacists." Expanded coverage will mean less uncompensated care, a boon to traditional safety-net hospitals, but also more Medicaid patients. Hospitals say Medicaid fees don't cover their costs, so that influx could hurt the bottom line.

30 Mar 2010

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics announces new contract with Premier Purchasing Partners

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics announces a new three-year contract with Premier Purchasing Partners, L.P., the group purchasing unit of Premier Inc., that includes Siemens powerful integrated diagnostic systems, several specialty diagnostic instruments, and a comprehensive menu of diagnostic tests for Premier's more than 2,300 member hospitals and 64,000 additional healthcare sites.

29 Mar 2010

Medicaid News and Research

Thomson Reuters selects Rush University Medical Center as one of 100 Top Hospitals in the U.S.

ADDF grants Signum Biosciences $270,000 for evaluating PP2A-modulatory compounds as AD therapeutics

New health care reform law includes patient safety provisions

States face health care budget cuts, seek health-related legislation

Likely CMS pick Berwick has advised governments around the world

Quality Interactions Patient Decision Support Tool to care for diverse patient populations

Physicians face pressures from increased patient loads, looming payment cuts

MSCHIE launches Phase 2 of HIE deployment

Hospital outpatient ER visits by Medicaid recipients increased more than 6%

Experts to discuss employee health care benefits in BNA Tax & Accounting webinar

gloStream launches gloDNA 100% Stimulus Guarantee

AARP Idaho unveils list of winners and losers of 2010 legislative session

Likeley CMS pick Berwick has big ideas on fixing U.S. health care delivery

CMS delays Medicare doctor pay cut until after congressional recess

First Edition: March 30, 2010

National Donate Life Month: Facts surrounding dire need for organ donations

Woman sentenced in Michigan Medicare fraud case; Medicaid fraud alleged in NY dental clinics

Adoption of healthcare IT is on steady incline in small physician practice: NaviNet survey

Health industry will see more patients with reform; Physicians give mixed reviews

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics announces new contract with Premier Purchasing Partners

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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