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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.

Delayed lactate measurements in sepsis patients increase risk of in-hospital death

The rising incidence of sepsis, a leading cause of in-hospital death, has prompted the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to issue protocols known as care bundles to standardize and improve sepsis care.

25 May 2018

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ Campaign promises kept, plus ‘nerd reports’

President Donald Trump managed to fulfill — at least in part — two separate campaign promises this week.

25 May 2018

Pfizer settles kickback case related to copay assistance for $24m

Pfizer will pay the government nearly $24 million as part of a settlement to resolve allegations that it funneled money through a foundation resulting in illegal kickbacks.

24 May 2018

Scientists develop new test to predict woman's risk of preterm birth

Scientists at UC San Francisco have developed a test to predict a woman's risk of preterm birth when she is between 15 and 20 weeks pregnant, which may enable doctors to treat them early and thereby prevent severe complications later in the pregnancy.

24 May 2018

Study: Poor older adults with Medicaid insurance more likely to die after hospital discharge

A first-of-its-kind study has found that seniors who are insured by Medicaid are less likely to survive in a nursing home after an ICU stay than seniors covered by Medicare and commercial insurance. The study was presented at the 2018 American Thoracic Society International Conference.

24 May 2018

Drugmakers blamed for blocking generics have milked prices and cost U.S. billions

Makers of brand-name drugs called out by the Trump administration for potentially stalling generic competition have hiked their prices by double-digit percentages since 2012 and cost Medicare and Medicaid nearly $12 billion in 2016, a Kaiser Health News analysis has found.

23 May 2018

Study: Medicaid expansion linked to reduction in ICU utilization

A new study suggests that states that expanded their Medicaid programs under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) saw a decline in ICU utilization among patients hospitalized for conditions for which hospitalizations may have been prevented through early interventions.

23 May 2018

Health insurance for Americans remains same despite efforts from present government

A major new government survey has revealed that Americans have preferred to keep their health insurance same as before despite the motions by President Donald Trump to remove Obama-care policies altogether.

22 May 2018

IHI hosts representatives to develop a national action plan for patient safety

Aiming to relaunch the nation's patient safety agenda with renewed energy and focus, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement today hosts representatives from 24 organizations to begin work on a national strategy for reducing harm in the delivery of health care.

22 May 2018

When is insurance not really insurance? When you need pricey dental care.

I'm 61 years old and a San Francisco homeowner with an academic position at the University of California-Berkeley, which provides me with comprehensive health insurance. Yet, to afford the more than $50,000 in out-of-pocket expenses required for the restorative dental work I've needed in the past 20 years, I've had to rely on handouts — from my mom.

21 May 2018

ACR urges legislative action on access and cost barriers in rheumatologic care

Rheumatologists and rheumatology health professionals convened on Capitol Hill this week to urge legislative action on pressing policy issues affecting rheumatology care during the American College of Rheumatology's Advocacy Leadership Conference, held May 16-17, 2018 in Washington, D.C.

21 May 2018

Trump proposes cutting planned parenthood funds. What does that mean?

The planned revival of a policy dating to Ronald Reagan's presidency may finally present a way for President Donald Trump to fulfill his campaign promise to "defund" Planned Parenthood. Or at least to evict it from the federal family planning program, where it provides care to more than 40 percent of that program's 4 million patients.

18 May 2018

Vermont legislators pass a drug importation law. So what?

This week, Vermont passed a first-in-the-nation law that would facilitate the state's importation of prescription drugs wholesale from Canada. It represents the state's effort to tackle head-on the issue of constantly climbing drug prices.

18 May 2018

Between death and deportation

This is the beginning of a plea written by a 13-year-old girl to the Department of Homeland Security. The goal: to get her mother the insurance coverage she would need to enter a clinical trial.

18 May 2018

L.A. County unlawfully terminated thousands of Medi-Cal recipients, court rules

Los Angeles County unlawfully dropped an estimated 22,000 people from California's Medicaid program, including low-income seniors and disabled residents who couldn't get vital medications and medical care after their coverage was terminated, according to a court ruling late last week.

17 May 2018

Medicaid News and Research

Delayed lactate measurements in sepsis patients increase risk of in-hospital death

Podcast: KHN’s ‘What the Health?’ Campaign promises kept, plus ‘nerd reports’

Pfizer settles kickback case related to copay assistance for $24m

Scientists develop new test to predict woman's risk of preterm birth

Study: Poor older adults with Medicaid insurance more likely to die after hospital discharge

Drugmakers blamed for blocking generics have milked prices and cost U.S. billions

Study: Medicaid expansion linked to reduction in ICU utilization

Health insurance for Americans remains same despite efforts from present government

IHI hosts representatives to develop a national action plan for patient safety

When is insurance not really insurance? When you need pricey dental care.

ACR urges legislative action on access and cost barriers in rheumatologic care

Trump proposes cutting planned parenthood funds. What does that mean?

Vermont legislators pass a drug importation law. So what?

Between death and deportation

L.A. County unlawfully terminated thousands of Medi-Cal recipients, court rules

Senior diabetic patients can save significant cost if negotiated rebates are shared at pharmacy counter

Comprehensive care physician model reduces hospitalization and expense for high risk patients

Opioid pharmaceutical marketing influences physicians' opioid prescribing rates

Lack of insurance exposes blind spots in vision care

Under Trump proposal, lawful immigrants might be inclined to shun health benefits

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