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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.

New York officials take steps in response to Supreme Court contraceptive coverage decision

Officials make a change in the state's Medicaid program and legislation is proposed in the state Senate.

21 Jul 2014

Help wanted: CMS begins search for HealthCare.gov contractor

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released an 84-page solicitation this week seeking a company to oversee the operations of the troubled health exchange website.

19 Jul 2014

Phase 3 VIVID-DME trial of EYLEA Injection for treatment of DME shows improvement in visual acuity

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that in the Phase 3 VIVID-DME trial of EYLEA® (aflibercept) Injection for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME), EYLEA 2 milligrams (mg) dosed monthly (2Q4) and EYLEA 2 mg dosed every two months (after 5 initial monthly injections, 2Q8) showed a sustained improvement from baseline in best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at week 100 (2 years), compared to laser photocoagulation.

18 Jul 2014

First Edition: July 18, 2014

Today's headlines include reports from the marketplace, including UnitedHealthcare's move toward the health law's insurance marketplaces and the latest on the Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into insider trading related to a health policy change.

18 Jul 2014

Va. Gov. to visit free Medical camp set up for uninsured

Gov. Terry McAuliffe will fly to southwest Virginia to draw attention to the uninsured as he continues his campaign to expand Medicaid.

18 Jul 2014

Viewpoints: GOP's 'cynical' lawsuit against Obama; debt crisis is not over

There's not much that Republicans like about the 2010 Affordable Care Act, but one thing they particularly dislike is the requirement that employers with 50 or more full-time workers provide comprehensive health insurance.

18 Jul 2014

Hour-long educational coaching session reduces re-admission odds, cost for Medicare patients

A new study in Journal of General Internal Medicine reports that an hour-long educational coaching session and two or three follow-up phone calls after a hospital stay reduced re-admission odds by 39 percent among Medicare patients.

18 Jul 2014

Unitedhealth, HCA see profits from Obamacare

The giant insurer saw revenue growth from its Optum unit, which helped fix the federal health insurance website and has since been hired by several states.

18 Jul 2014

NC Senate plan to overhaul state Medicaid program draws fire from doctors and hospitals

The North Carolina plan was presented by state senators during a Wednesday meeting of the Senate Rules and Operations Committee.

18 Jul 2014

Insurers seek rule change that would boost profits

The industry wants to exclude brokers' fees from being factored into administrative costs, which would reduce consumer refunds under the health law's so-called medical loss ratio rule. Currently, the rule requires plans in the small group market to spend at least 80 percent of premiums on medical costs and no more than 20 percent on administrative costs.

18 Jul 2014

New study finds highest rates of decline in prescription drug misuse nationwide

Five states that have implemented multi-faceted prescription drug abuse prevention programs in recent years showed the highest rate of decline in prescription drug misuse rates nationwide, according to a new study issued today by Quest Diagnostics, the world's leading provider of diagnostic information services.

From Quest Diagnostics 17 Jul 2014

First Edition: July 17, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about how Capitol Hill politics are impacting health care policy. Houston Public Media's Carrie Feibel, working in partnership with Kaiser Health News and NPR, reports: "Primary care doctors have reported problems making referrals for patients who have purchased some of the cheaper plans from the federal insurance marketplace.

17 Jul 2014

State highlights: Health insurance changes catch Detroit teachers off guard; United Healthcare cuts 500 Tenn. doctors from Medicare advantage network

A selection of health policy stories from Michigan, Tennessee, California, Wisconsin, New York and North Carolina.

17 Jul 2014

Viewpoints: Lower health spending is welcome news; media bias against health law success

The last few years have seen a puzzling and welcome new trend in health care spending: Instead of going up and up, increases have slowed way down.

17 Jul 2014

California vows to cut Medi-Cal backlog to 350,000

Responding to federal pressure, state officials said they would slash the number of waiting applicants nearly in half over the next six weeks. Kansas, meanwhile, promised to fix its computers so they can communicate with the federal system.

17 Jul 2014

CBO: Slowed federal health spending yields savings

Federal spending on health care has slowed sharply, partly as a result of the federal health care law, reports the Congressional Budget Office.

17 Jul 2014

North Carolina lawmakers move closer on state Medicaid funding

In a major move, Senate negotiators have backed away from proposed cuts in eligibility for many aged, blind and disabled people.

17 Jul 2014

Potassium supplements with loop diuretics increase survival rates of heart failure patients

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that patients taking prescription potassium supplements together with loop diuretics for heart failure have better survival rates than patients taking diuretics without the potassium. Moreover, the degree of benefit increases with higher diuretic doses.

17 Jul 2014

Texas Medicaid rolls grow even without expansion

More than 80,000 Texans have enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program since the rollout of the Affordable Care Act last fall, despite the state's decision not to participate in the health law's expansion of eligibility. Enrollment and marketplace developments in Colorado and Maryland are also tracked.

17 Jul 2014

First Edition: July 16, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about the Congressional Budget Office's latest estimate on federal health care spending.

16 Jul 2014

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New York officials take steps in response to Supreme Court contraceptive coverage decision

Help wanted: CMS begins search for HealthCare.gov contractor

Phase 3 VIVID-DME trial of EYLEA Injection for treatment of DME shows improvement in visual acuity

First Edition: July 18, 2014

Va. Gov. to visit free Medical camp set up for uninsured

Viewpoints: GOP's 'cynical' lawsuit against Obama; debt crisis is not over

Hour-long educational coaching session reduces re-admission odds, cost for Medicare patients

Unitedhealth, HCA see profits from Obamacare

NC Senate plan to overhaul state Medicaid program draws fire from doctors and hospitals

Insurers seek rule change that would boost profits

New study finds highest rates of decline in prescription drug misuse nationwide

First Edition: July 17, 2014

State highlights: Health insurance changes catch Detroit teachers off guard; United Healthcare cuts 500 Tenn. doctors from Medicare advantage network

Viewpoints: Lower health spending is welcome news; media bias against health law success

California vows to cut Medi-Cal backlog to 350,000

CBO: Slowed federal health spending yields savings

North Carolina lawmakers move closer on state Medicaid funding

Potassium supplements with loop diuretics increase survival rates of heart failure patients

Texas Medicaid rolls grow even without expansion

First Edition: July 16, 2014

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