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March 18, 2010
What's New in Medicaid
And Other Health Care Issues
Voters can now make toll-free calls to their representatives in Washington about the threat of a government-takeover of the health care system.
The www.actionarmy.org link provides the ability to activate a phone call to Senators and Representatives with just the click of a mouse.
Health Care News
Can States Say "No Thanks" to Obamacare's Health Insurance Mandate? asks Reason Foundation. Read the answer here.
By allowing consumers to purchase health insurance across state lines, consumers would be able to chose among 50 regulatory regimes and have even more protections than they currently do. Read John Goodman's Health Alert.
Health Savings Accounts lower health care costs and improve quality, but the Senate version of health reform could effectively kill HSAs, says Ron Bachman. Read more.
As Congress spars over health care reform, Wyoming is instituting a pilot program for low-income residents. Read more from the Powell Tribune.
Idaho has become the first state to pass a law requiring its attorney general to sue the federal government is residents are forced to buy insurance under nationwide health care reform, according to Associated Press.
More State News
- Alabama: Medicaid Enrollment Stabilizing
- California: Federal Court Rejects State's Medicaid Cuts
- California: One in Four Under Age 65 Lack Health Insurance
- Florida: Proposed Law Targets Medicaid Fraud
- Georgia: State Proposes 10.25 Percent Cut to Medicaid for Hospitals
- Idaho: State's Medicaid Payments Delayed
- Idaho: Hospitals to Pay $50 Million Through 2012 to Pad Medicaid
- Illinois: Congressman Says Health Care Reform Will Cost Illinois
- Missouri: Medicaid Puts Missouri's Governor in a Bind
- Nevada: State Reaches Deal to Close Budget Gap
- Oklahoma: Physicians See Medicaid Pay Cut Reduced
- Maryland: Bill Would Reward Medicaid Fraud Whistle-Blowers
- New Jersey: Pharmacy Technician Gets Probation for Medicaid Fraud Scheme
- New York: Health Care Providers Billed Medicaid for 287 Dead Patients
- New York: State Covers $12 Billion in Optional Medicaid Coverage
- Pennsylvania: State Seeks Federal Medicaid Assistance to Stave off Disaster
- Texas: Medicaid Cuts: Will Docs Head for the Exits?
- Washington: Walgreen's No Longer Accepting New Medicaid Patients
Be Prepared
Order a copy of the NCPA Handbook on State Health Care Reform here.
Sign up for John Goodman's health policy blog at: http://www.john-goodman-blog.com
Take Advantage of the NCPA's Medicaid Service Center
The NCPA's Medicaid Service Center can help state-based think tanks with commentaries, policy papers and speakers for briefings. Those interested in exploring further should contact Devon Herrick at (972) 308-6470.
Links of Interest
- Center for Long-Term Care Reform, Inc.
- Center for Health Transformation
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Consumers for Health Care Choices
- MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health)
- National Association of State Medicaid Directors
What the Other Side Says
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- Families USA - Medicaid and Children's Health
- The Commonwealth Fund
- The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured