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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.

Arkansas report finds little additional federal costs would result from state's 'private option' for Medicaid expansion

The report, issued by the Arkansas Department of Human Services, found that the plan would add less than 15 percent to federal health care costs in the state.

20 Mar 2013

New Alzheimer's data highlight the disease's deadly toll

According to figures released by the Alzheimer's Association, deaths from Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia rose 68 percent between 2000 and 2010.

20 Mar 2013

Viewpoints: Protect the FDA's regulatory efforts; Generic drug 'shenanigans;' Does Ryan not understand the 2012 election?

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Mutual Pharmaceutical v. Bartlett, a case about the ability of consumers to bring lawsuits against the makers of generic drugs.

20 Mar 2013

Passage likely for government-wide spending bill

Even as the bipartisan measure, which would fund the federal government through the current fiscal year, progresses through Congress, the larger deficit debate continues as the parties move forward with starkly different fiscal blueprints.

20 Mar 2013

New report shows Alzheimer's deaths continue to rise in US

According to the Alzheimer's Association 2013 Alzheimer's Disease Facts & Figures report released today, one in three seniors dies with Alzheimer's or another dementia in the United States.

19 Mar 2013

First Edition: March 19, 2013

Today's headlines include coverage of a new report about the troubling reach of Alzheimer's disease.

19 Mar 2013

Viewpoints: Two views of Medicare equipment bidding changes; High Court case may impact FDA approval process

In 2010, Medicare spent more than $14 billion on oxygen devices, mobility scooters, diabetes test strips and other "durable medical equipment" and supplies that patients use at home.

19 Mar 2013

Very low birth weight infants do not receive optimal nursing care, finds study

Very low birth weight infants, those weighing less than 3.25 pounds, account for half of infant deaths in the United States each year, yet a new study released in today's issue of JAMA-Pediatrics documents that these critically ill infants do not receive optimal nursing care, which can lead to hospital-acquired infections that double their death rate and may result in long-term developmental issues affecting the quality of their lives as adults.

19 Mar 2013

Medicaid expansion continues to be Florida flashpoint

Health advocates and some lawmakers rallied last week in Tallahassee to expand Medicaid coverage, but the Florida House speaker says the expansion is "dead" in his state. In addition, debate over this health law provision continues in Louisiana.

19 Mar 2013

Study finds increased use of antipsychotic medication among Medicaid-insured children

A new study from the University of Maryland found that use of antipsychotic drugs from 1997 to 2006 increased 7- to 12-fold in a Medicaid population of about 500,000 children ages two to 17.

16 Mar 2013

Viewpoints: 'Namby-pamby' Democratic budget offer; Murray argues her plan is responsible; Officials can force hospitals to fix pricing for uninsured

In the absence of an emergency, Washington can and should bring its budget into balance, even though that requires doing what politicians despise: for Republicans, raising taxes; for Democrats, curbing the rapid growth in benefit programs such as Medicare and Social Security that already make up three-fifths of federal spending.

16 Mar 2013

Research roundup: Nurse education and post-surgery mortality; The influence of publicly reported quality-of-care measures

Each week, KHN reporter Alvin Tran compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.

16 Mar 2013

Obama lunches with Senate GOP, focuses on entitlement programs

A key message from Republican lawmakers was that President Barack Obama should tone down his rhetoric on changes to Medicare.

16 Mar 2013

Moody's outlines hospital economic concerns in states not expanding Medicaid; Iowa Democrats offer compromise; Idaho lawmakers weigh options

State legislatures around the country consider the implications of Medicaid expansion proposals under the federal health overhaul.

16 Mar 2013

Highlights: Ga. governor gets health insurance 'navigators' regulation bill; Combating shootings with mental illness prevention; Ohio's tobacco tax proposal

A selection of health policy news from Georgia, Texas, Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia and California.

16 Mar 2013

New medical records software provides more personalized health care for older adult patients

Innovative medical records software developed by geriatricians and informaticians from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University Center for Aging Research will provide more personalized health care for older adult patients, a population at significant risk for mental health decline and disorders.

16 Mar 2013

Stakeholder associations offer limited support for 'Enroll America' efforts

CQ HealthBeat reports that insurers, hospitals and trade groups are offering only "limited interest" in the campaign to educate Americans about the health law's coverage expansion. Meanwhile, other supporters are backing the grassroots effort to keep the Obama administration's agenda -- including the Medicaid expansion -- on track.

15 Mar 2013

First Edition: March 15, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about President Barack Obama's third day of Capitol Hill visits in pursuit of progress on the budget.

15 Mar 2013

Article explores benefits of innovative programs for personalized health care

Two innovative programs designed to improve the availability of emerging medical technologies that can help patients receive more effective, efficient and personalized health care are advanced in a commentary written by a team of scientists and policy experts, including seven from Arizona State University, and published today in Science Translational Medicine.

15 Mar 2013

Roundup: Calif. GOP wants mental health gun audit; Philadelphia hospital admissions decline; N.C. Medicaid director details budget shortfall

A selection of health policy stories from California, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Kansas and Colorado.

15 Mar 2013

Medicaid News and Research

Arkansas report finds little additional federal costs would result from state's 'private option' for Medicaid expansion

New Alzheimer's data highlight the disease's deadly toll

Viewpoints: Protect the FDA's regulatory efforts; Generic drug 'shenanigans;' Does Ryan not understand the 2012 election?

Passage likely for government-wide spending bill

New report shows Alzheimer's deaths continue to rise in US

First Edition: March 19, 2013

Viewpoints: Two views of Medicare equipment bidding changes; High Court case may impact FDA approval process

Very low birth weight infants do not receive optimal nursing care, finds study

Medicaid expansion continues to be Florida flashpoint

Study finds increased use of antipsychotic medication among Medicaid-insured children

Viewpoints: 'Namby-pamby' Democratic budget offer; Murray argues her plan is responsible; Officials can force hospitals to fix pricing for uninsured

Research roundup: Nurse education and post-surgery mortality; The influence of publicly reported quality-of-care measures

Obama lunches with Senate GOP, focuses on entitlement programs

Moody's outlines hospital economic concerns in states not expanding Medicaid; Iowa Democrats offer compromise; Idaho lawmakers weigh options

Highlights: Ga. governor gets health insurance 'navigators' regulation bill; Combating shootings with mental illness prevention; Ohio's tobacco tax proposal

New medical records software provides more personalized health care for older adult patients

Stakeholder associations offer limited support for 'Enroll America' efforts

First Edition: March 15, 2013

Article explores benefits of innovative programs for personalized health care

Roundup: Calif. GOP wants mental health gun audit; Philadelphia hospital admissions decline; N.C. Medicaid director details budget shortfall

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