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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.

State highlights: Ala. abortion law challenged in court; NYC officials try again on soda restrictions

As the protests have grown, so has the list of causes. At the center is a package of changes to voting rules and a tax reform plan working its way through the legislature that would reduce individual and corporate income taxes and expand the sales tax. Protesters have also rallied against the expansion of school vouchers, cuts to unemployment benefits, the repeal of the Racial Justice Act, efforts to allow hydraulic fracturing and the state's refusal to expand Medicaid benefits as part of President Obama's health care plan (Severson, 6/11).

13 Jun 2013

Privacy, Medicaid fraud lawsuits yield settlements in Calif., N.Y.

Parties in health care court cases in California and New York reach settlements after privacy and Medicaid fraud lawsuits.

13 Jun 2013

Study raises questions about meeting the nation's need for more primary care physicians

Despite a critical shortage of primary care in the United States less than 25 percent of newly minted doctors go into this field and only a tiny fraction, 4.8 percent, set up shop in rural areas, according to a study by researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services.

13 Jun 2013

Crunch time for states still on fence about Medicaid expansion

As states' legislative sessions draw to a close, some lawmakers are pressing for action. Meanwhile, media outlets track updates in Michigan, New Hampshire, Mississippi, Colorado, Ohio and Alabama.

12 Jun 2013

The health law's implementation gains and pains

As Democrats begin campaigns to tout the health law's benefits and states work to implement some of the overhaul's central provisions, concerns about state budget pressures, program costs and civil liberties draw headlines.

12 Jun 2013

Medicaid expansion decisions still brewing in some GOP states

The Fiscal Times: States of Health: Winners & Losers In Medicaid On a good day it only takes nine minutes to drive across the Ohio River between Clarksville, Ind., and Louisville, Ky. But for hundreds of thousands of uninsured poor and disabled people who live throughout Indiana and Kentucky, that short span defines a boundary between winners and losers in the political battle over expanding Medicaid coverage as part of the Affordable Care Act (Pianin, 6/11).

12 Jun 2013

MedeAnalytics launches new tool to improve operational efficiency for health plans and hospitals

Today MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, introduced its new Provider Engagement solution, a dynamic tool that helps improve operational efficiency for health plans and hospitals, and positions health plans to successfully participate in the Affordable Care Act's permanent risk adjustment program for qualified health plans' individual and small group members, both inside and outside health insurance exchanges.

12 Jun 2013

First Edition: June 12, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about how the health law's implementation played in a recent town hall meeting as well as the action taken by one business in anticipation of its some of the requirements that will take effect in 2014.

12 Jun 2013

Viewpoints: Medicaid expansion 'makes sense'; Budget cuts hurt Alzheimer's research; Lack of transparency in generic Rx prices

The numbers in the Rand study ... should not be a surprise to people who have been paying attention. Numerous studies now, including in Missouri, have pointed to the simple reality of the policy implications of the ACA to argue for Medicaid expansion.

12 Jun 2013

States consider rates, legislation on health insurance marketplaces

Rates for coverage offered through the online marketplaces make news in Minnesota and the District of Columbia, while bills in California could hold up the exchange's rollout.

12 Jun 2013

Insider probe over Medicare rate decision hits Congress

News outlets report on developments in the story of alleged insider trading after a Medicare rate decision.

12 Jun 2013

Missed savings opportunities in Medicare program

The Wall Street Journal details a report from the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General. Meanwhile, Kaiser Health News reports on a study that details missed savings of prescription drug costs.

12 Jun 2013

Counting down to online insurance marketplaces

The Wall Street Journal reports that consumers should start investigating the health law's insurance exchange options.

11 Jun 2013

First Edition: June 11, 2013

Today's headlines include coverage of the Obama administration's decision to drop the fight to keep age restrictions in place for Plan B emergency contraceptive pill sales.

11 Jun 2013

State roundup: Calif. inches to budget deal; Iowa's Medicaid abortions may need gov. OK

The U.S. Supreme Court says women in America can terminate a pregnancy and that every citizen has an individual right to own a firearm, but those rulings have done little to settle political arguments over abortion and guns. The result is an uneven medley of state laws, which means that just how you can exercise those constitutional rights depends on where you live, and the differences often turn on whether a state is run by Democrats or Republicans (Barrow, 6/8).

11 Jun 2013

Viewpoints: Selling Obamacare in Arizona; 'Hassle-free' marketplace; Seeking the 'grand bargain'

You may not admit it, but you are a fan of Obamacare and Gov. Jan Brewer knows it. The Republicans who run the Arizona legislature don't like Obamacare. And the Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives don't like it. But you do. You may deny it. You may not even know it. But you do. And that will help the governor get her Medicaid expansion plan through the legislature (EJ Montini, 6/6).

11 Jun 2013

ACR urges parents not to forego needed medical imaging care for children

The American College of Radiology urges parents not to delay or forego needed medical imaging care for their children based solely on a study (Miglioretti et al) on radiation risk from pediatric computed tomography scans to be published online in JAMA Pediatrics.

11 Jun 2013

Medicaid News and Research

State highlights: Ala. abortion law challenged in court; NYC officials try again on soda restrictions

Privacy, Medicaid fraud lawsuits yield settlements in Calif., N.Y.

Study raises questions about meeting the nation's need for more primary care physicians

Crunch time for states still on fence about Medicaid expansion

The health law's implementation gains and pains

Medicaid expansion decisions still brewing in some GOP states

MedeAnalytics launches new tool to improve operational efficiency for health plans and hospitals

First Edition: June 12, 2013

Viewpoints: Medicaid expansion 'makes sense'; Budget cuts hurt Alzheimer's research; Lack of transparency in generic Rx prices

States consider rates, legislation on health insurance marketplaces

Insider probe over Medicare rate decision hits Congress

Missed savings opportunities in Medicare program

Counting down to online insurance marketplaces

First Edition: June 11, 2013

State roundup: Calif. inches to budget deal; Iowa's Medicaid abortions may need gov. OK

Viewpoints: Selling Obamacare in Arizona; 'Hassle-free' marketplace; Seeking the 'grand bargain'

ACR urges parents not to forego needed medical imaging care for children

The 'parallel challenge:' Coordinating care for mental and physical health issues

Sequester's budget cuts slowing Alzheimer's, other research

First Edition: June 10, 2013

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