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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.

At the Florida State House, Medicaid expansion drama continues

News outlets also detail the latest expansion news from Oklahoma, Iowa, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine and Arizona.

2 May 2013

New collaboration provides access, allows users to make decisions based on data

Archimedes, Inc., a healthcare modeling and analytics company, announced today that it has begun collaborating with the United States Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide unprecedented access to synthetic CMS claims data.

2 May 2013

First Edition: April 30, 2013

Today's headlines include reports that the Obama administration has simplified the application for health insurance benefits under the health law.

30 Apr 2013

Analysis examines national expenditures on emergency care

Alternately praised in the aftermath of horrible tragedies as a heroic service and lamented in policy debates as an expensive safety net for people without primary care, emergency medicine is often a hot topic.

30 Apr 2013

Viewpoints: Bowles, Simpson renew push for 'grand bargain;' The debate on FDA oversight of pharmacies; Kasich and feds work to find formula for Medicaid expansion

To be sure, some progress has been made the past two years. Policymakers have enacted about $2.7 trillion in deficit reduction, primarily through cuts in discretionary spending and higher taxes on wealthy individuals. Yet what we have achieved so far is insufficient.

30 Apr 2013

Research roundup: Young women and delays in breast cancer diagnosis

Adolescents and young adults (ages 15-39) make up 5 and 6 percent of all breast cancer cases in the United States and have the lowest five-year survival rates.

30 Apr 2013

Florida House rejects federal Medicaid expansion funds

The Florida House of Representatives passed its own limited health care bill that relies on state money to expand coverage to the state's neediest residents. Also in the news, reports from Ohio, Montana, Texas, Nebraska and Arizona on the status of state decision-making regarding the expansion.

30 Apr 2013

Medicaid: Texas docs lose money; Jindal adm. official has 'improper contact' with contractor

The first question many doctors ask when new patients call for appointments is how they intend to pay. If the answer is Medicaid, the doctor can expect to lose money. The Texas Legislature has been balancing the state's budget by intentionally paying doctors 40 to 75 percent less for Medicaid patients than what private insurers pay for the same treatment (4/27).

30 Apr 2013

Federal gov't. moves against Nevada hospital for alleged patient dumping

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gave Nevada 10 days to correct problems at Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital following reports it may have improperly discharged patients and bused them out of state.

30 Apr 2013

CMS plans to increase Medicare hospital payments by 0.8%

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the proposed increase Friday, which will raise payments for services that elderly and disabled patients receive after being admitted to hospitals.

30 Apr 2013

First Edition: April 29, 2013

Today's headlines include a report that hospitals are questioning Medicare's rules on readmissions.

29 Apr 2013

SLU study reveals that access to dermatologists limited for Medicaid-insured children with eczema

A recent Saint Louis University study revealed that Medicaid-insured children with eczema, an inflammatory skin condition that affects 20 percent children in the United States, do not have easy access to dermatologists.

29 Apr 2013

Viewpoints: David Brooks sees growing concerns about health law implementation; Congress should stick to requirement to join the exchanges

It was always going to be difficult to implement Obamacare, but even fervent supporters of the law admit that things are going worse than expected. Implementation got off to a bad start because the Obama administration didn't want to release unpopular rules before the election.

29 Apr 2013

Prescription drug 'track and trace' bill splits House lawmakers

House lawmakers are split on how the federal government should better track prescription drugs with one powerful Republican promising a "track and trace" law by August while Democrats press for stronger safeguards in the proposal.

29 Apr 2013

Roundup: Md. panel says hospitals should absorb all of sequester cut; Calif. medical board scrutinized over discipline failure; Iowa lawmakers file 'personhood' resolution

A selection of health policy stories from Maryland, Iowa, California, Oregon, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.

29 Apr 2013

Survey shows millions of people struggling to afford health care

Eighty-four million people―nearly half of all working-age U.S. adults―went without health insurance for a time last year or had out-of-pocket costs that were so high relative to their income they were considered underinsured, according to the Commonwealth Fund 2012 Biennial Health Insurance Survey.

29 Apr 2013

N.Y. suspends adult day care enrollment over fraud concerns; Texas lawmakers push action on Medicaid fraud

Fraud concerns in New York and Texas are sparking changes to health care programs: New York officials have suspended enrollment in an adult day care program, and lawmakers in Texas plan action on Medicaid fraud.

29 Apr 2013

Medicaid expansion challenges: Which states are facing roadblocks, running out of time?

Twenty states and the District of Columbia have agreed to expand their Medicaid programs, to cover everyone under 133 percent of the federal poverty line. That leaves 30 states that haven't, although Avalere categorizes four states as leaning in that direction (Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida and New York). Some of these states have especially large uninsured populations.

29 Apr 2013

Actavis resolves patent litigation related to generic version of INTUNIV for treatment of ADHD

Actavis, Inc., a leading specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that is has reached a settlement agreement with Shire plc resolving outstanding patent litigation related to Actavis' generic version of INTUNIV® (guanfacine hydrochloride) for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

26 Apr 2013

Improvements in health care use associated with community coalitions allies against asthma initiative

Children living in areas where there was wide-ranging and active support for improving outcomes for their chronic asthma were hospitalized less and made fewer visits to the emergency room, when compared with those in other communities.

26 Apr 2013

Medicaid News and Research

At the Florida State House, Medicaid expansion drama continues

New collaboration provides access, allows users to make decisions based on data

First Edition: April 30, 2013

Analysis examines national expenditures on emergency care

Viewpoints: Bowles, Simpson renew push for 'grand bargain;' The debate on FDA oversight of pharmacies; Kasich and feds work to find formula for Medicaid expansion

Research roundup: Young women and delays in breast cancer diagnosis

Florida House rejects federal Medicaid expansion funds

Medicaid: Texas docs lose money; Jindal adm. official has 'improper contact' with contractor

Federal gov't. moves against Nevada hospital for alleged patient dumping

CMS plans to increase Medicare hospital payments by 0.8%

First Edition: April 29, 2013

SLU study reveals that access to dermatologists limited for Medicaid-insured children with eczema

Viewpoints: David Brooks sees growing concerns about health law implementation; Congress should stick to requirement to join the exchanges

Prescription drug 'track and trace' bill splits House lawmakers

Roundup: Md. panel says hospitals should absorb all of sequester cut; Calif. medical board scrutinized over discipline failure; Iowa lawmakers file 'personhood' resolution

Survey shows millions of people struggling to afford health care

N.Y. suspends adult day care enrollment over fraud concerns; Texas lawmakers push action on Medicaid fraud

Medicaid expansion challenges: Which states are facing roadblocks, running out of time?

Actavis resolves patent litigation related to generic version of INTUNIV for treatment of ADHD

Improvements in health care use associated with community coalitions allies against asthma initiative

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