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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.

Report finds that health exchange insurance purchases are a good deal; HealthCare.gov has new section

A new PricewaterhouseCoopers report finds that the average premium on an exchange is lower than the average premium of an employer-sponsored health plan. Meanwhile, the federal health online marketplace has added a new section to allow consumers who have already signed up for insurance to report life changes. Finally, news outlets provide updates on state exchanges in California, Hawaii, Connecticut, Maryland and Minnesota.

31 Jan 2014

First Edition: January 31, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about the retirement announcement by Rep. Henry Waxman and the health policy legacy he will leave behind.

31 Jan 2014

Viewpoints: Obama drops 'grand bargain' talk; Mitch Mcconnell in tough spot on health law

What didn't make the cut? ... A "grand bargain": For three years, Obama pursued a big fiscal deal that would have traded higher taxes (a Democratic goal) for cuts in long-term spending on Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security (a Republican goal).

31 Jan 2014

For some state legislatures, Medicaid expansion will be a hot 2014 topic

With state legislatures kicking off their 2014 sessions, the Medicaid expansion is back in play. Twenty-six states had signed onto the Medicaid expansion at the start of this year -- and that leaves nearly half the country deciding whether to make a go of it in the future.

31 Jan 2014

State highlights: N.Y. insurer will reinstate young adult coverage

A selection of health policy stories from New York, California, Virginia, South Carolina, Connecticut, Florida, Kansas, Minnesota, Michigan, Georgia and Colorado.

31 Jan 2014

Many questions linger about who are the 9 million people Obama said are getting insurance through the health law

In his State of the Union address, the president touted successes in signing people up for private insurance or Medicaid. But critics suggest that the number is lower than expected, and no one yet knows how many of those people were previously uninsured.

31 Jan 2014

First Edition: January 30, 2014

Today's headlines include stories about a new poll examining how uninsured people -- one of the groups the health law was designed to help -- view the overhaul.

30 Jan 2014

MEDNAX reports revenue growth of 20.4% to $567M in Q4 2013

MEDNAX, Inc., the national medical group specializing in neonatal, anesthesia, maternal-fetal, pediatric cardiology and other pediatric subspecialty physician services, today reported earnings of $0.78 per share for the three months ended December 31, 2013. MEDNAX's earnings per share data reflect the impact of a two-for-one stock split that was effective December 19, 2013.

30 Jan 2014

Va.'s proposed Medicaid expansion gets lower cost estimate; Ark. 'private option' expansion plan faces new challenges

The new numbers are expected to get a skeptical reception from Virginia's House Appropriations Committee. Virginia health officials will face a skeptical House Appropriations Committee today over a new analysis that shows $1 billion in savings to the state over nine years from expanding its Medicaid program.

30 Jan 2014

Delbene takes on challenge of correcting healthcare.gov's flaws

Kaiser Health News profiles the Obama administration's new website fix-it guy. And, in other news, The Associated Press reports that some workers at a federal health care call center for the health exchanges are now suing the government because they allegedly were forced to work unpaid overtime.

30 Jan 2014

UC San Diego Health System named recipient of Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence

UC San Diego Health System is a recipient of Healthgrades' "Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence." Top performing hospitals were selected based on clinical excellence across a broad spectrum of care in specialty areas such as cardiac and neuro surgery and gastrointestinal, pulmonary and critical care.

29 Jan 2014

Obama urges Americans to sign up for coverage in State of the Union

The president extolled the health law during his State of the Union address, describing those who are benefiting and challenging Republicans for their ideas. Utah Sen. Mike Lee hit back, calling the law "an inequality Godzilla that has robbed working families of their insurance, their doctors, their wages and their jobs," while Washington Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers cited its troubled rollout.

29 Jan 2014

First Edition: January 29, 2014

Today's headlines include reports about how the health law played in last night's State-of-the-Union address by President Barack Obama.

29 Jan 2014

State highlights: N.Y. mayors, governor press federal gov't on Medicaid waiver, state gov't for more aid; Dallas hospitals get biggest state fines; S.C. hospital Medicaid data posted

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, at odds over how to pay for prekindergarten, showed a unified front on Monday on helping distressed Brooklyn hospitals and said that without immediate federal support, "there will be closures." The mayor and the governor seemed to be escalating a dispute with the Obama administration over who was responsible for the fate of floundering hospitals like Interfaith Medical Center and Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn (Hartocollis, 1/27).

29 Jan 2014

Therapath signs contract with United Healthcare to provide neuropathology services

Therapath LLC, the leader in comprehensive diagnostic and consultative neuropathology laboratory services, has signed a national contract with United Healthcare, a division of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), to provide the pathology analysis for these specialty services.

29 Jan 2014

Study finds health law offers income boost to poorest people; insurers' experiences are mixed

The Affordable Care Act will "significantly" increase the incomes of Americans who fall in the bottom one-fifth of the income levels, while slightly decreasing - by .8% - the incomes of senior citizens, a new study finds.

29 Jan 2014

Virginia legislators harden line against Medicaid expansion

And in Georgia, protesters who had conducted a "sit in" at Gov. Nathan Deal's office to press him to accept a letter urging expansion of the state's Medicaid program, are arrested.

29 Jan 2014

Contractor got extra $8.7M days before healthcare.gov launch

Politico reports that federal officials made the emergency payment to Verizon Terremark after discovering the federal website was unable to handle sufficient traffic. Also in the news, the Maryland House is scheduled to vote on legislation to provide insurance to people who tried unsuccessfully to buy coverage through the state website.

29 Jan 2014

Study: Views about responsibilities may vary widely in parents in getting specialty care for children

Parents vary widely in views about their responsibilities in getting specialty care for their children, according to a new University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health.

29 Jan 2014

FDA approves Teva's sNDA for three-times-a-week COPAXONE 40mg/mL

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Company's supplemental new drug application for three-times-a-week COPAXONE 40mg/mL, a new dose of COPAXONE.

28 Jan 2014

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Report finds that health exchange insurance purchases are a good deal; HealthCare.gov has new section

First Edition: January 31, 2014

Viewpoints: Obama drops 'grand bargain' talk; Mitch Mcconnell in tough spot on health law

For some state legislatures, Medicaid expansion will be a hot 2014 topic

State highlights: N.Y. insurer will reinstate young adult coverage

Many questions linger about who are the 9 million people Obama said are getting insurance through the health law

First Edition: January 30, 2014

MEDNAX reports revenue growth of 20.4% to $567M in Q4 2013

Va.'s proposed Medicaid expansion gets lower cost estimate; Ark. 'private option' expansion plan faces new challenges

Delbene takes on challenge of correcting healthcare.gov's flaws

UC San Diego Health System named recipient of Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence

Obama urges Americans to sign up for coverage in State of the Union

First Edition: January 29, 2014

State highlights: N.Y. mayors, governor press federal gov't on Medicaid waiver, state gov't for more aid; Dallas hospitals get biggest state fines; S.C. hospital Medicaid data posted

Therapath signs contract with United Healthcare to provide neuropathology services

Study finds health law offers income boost to poorest people; insurers' experiences are mixed

Virginia legislators harden line against Medicaid expansion

Contractor got extra $8.7M days before healthcare.gov launch

Study: Views about responsibilities may vary widely in parents in getting specialty care for children

FDA approves Teva's sNDA for three-times-a-week COPAXONE 40mg/mL

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