Tag: Medicaid
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N.C. governor proposes managed care move for state’s Medicaid program
North Carolina Gov. Pay McCrory is proposing to privatize Medicaid to save money in the $13 billion program while stakeholders in Texas, Florida and California also consider changes to their Medicaid plans.
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Burden of care for many immigrants untouched by health law’s Medicaid expansion
Also in the news, media outlets offer news and analysis regarding Medicaid expansion plans and debates in Florida, Pennsylvania and Missouri.
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CMS oversight of health plan website subpar
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has done a poor job overseeing its “Plan Finder” website, created to aid consumers in their search for appropriate medical coverage, according to a report unveiled this week by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Office of Inspector General. read more
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EHR Adoption Encouraged by State Meaningful Use Acceleration Challenge 2.0
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is officially launching the State Meaningful Use Acceleration Challenge 2.0! This year’s challenge builds off the success of the 2012 State Meaningful Use Challenge, which pitted every state and territory against one another to see which would best accelerate the Meaningful Use incentive program…
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Supporters of Medicaid expansion fight to be heard in some statehouses
Mississippi House Democrats blocked passage of the state’s Medicaid budget Sunday to force a vote on expanding the program, while supporters and critics do battle in Missouri, Montana and Arkansas.
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Louisiana health secretary submits resignation
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s health secretary — Bruce Greenstein — is resigning amid a probe into a Medicaid contract he awarded to a former employer.
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Pediatricians urge states to expand Medicaid
The American Academy of Pediatrics has endorsed the Medicaid expansion called for in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and — noting that Medicaid is the nation’s largest insurer of children — the AAP also developed a list of…
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Restrictive Medicaid Eligibility Criteria Associated with Higher Rates of Delayed Medical Care
Effective health screening and preventive care is known to reduce health care costs and improve health outcomes, yet new research from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) shows that restrictive Medicaid policies are associated with patients delaying needed medical care due to cost. States and counties with the most restrictive Medicaid eligibility criteria (where individuals must…
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CMS Creates Web-Based Tool for Medicare Chronic Conditions
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a new Medicare Chronic Conditions Dashboard to provide researchers, physicians, public health professionals, and policymakers data on the geographic spread, required services and costs for beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a new Medicare Chronic Conditions…
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Feds OK Calif. plan to put dual eligibles into managed-care plans
California on Wednesday became the fifth state — and by far the largest — to win approval of a CMS demonstration project that will put beneficiaries dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid into managed-care plans.