SPN Medicaid Exchange
May 1, 2008
What's New in Medicaid
And Other Health Care Issues
Q&A on State Health Care Reform: Do practices such as integrated care, evidence-based medicine and electronic medical records produce health care cost savings? Not when it's government dictating how to practice medicine. Read Linda Gorman's new NCPA study, described here.
Sign up for John Goodman's Health Policy Blog at: http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/
Where in the Heck is Steve Moses This Month? Steve has taken the LTC Consciousness tour to Ohio. Read his latest bullets.
Medicaid/SCHIP Reforms
- Bush Would Approve Delay of Two Medicaid Regulations
- GOP Pushing Medicaid Reform, Stimulus Package
- Health Care Reform News Around the Nation
- Heritage Foundation: Morning Bell: Fighting for Medicaid's Future
- Arizona: New Law Allows State's Medicaid Program to Cover Smoking Cessation
- Kansas: Health Care a Priority as Legislature Wraps Up
- Mississippi: Special Session to Tackle Medicaid
- Tennessee: Health Care Group Proposes Solution to TennCare Cuts
- Texas: Lawmakers Vow to Press for Expansion of CHIP
- Texas: CHIP Shows Successes, but Advocates Seek More
States Struggle with Medicaid Costs
- Maine: Health Costs Outpace Wages
Universal Health Care Initiatives
- Grace Marie Turner/Galen: Single Payer Utopia?
- Heritage Foundation: Health Care Reform
- John Goodman in Health Care News: A Plan for Real Health Reform
- Massachusetts: Health Care Plan Praised, But Struggles with Cost
- Massachusetts: Flaws Appearing in State Health Reform
- Universal Health Care's Dirty Little Secrets
Is There Relief for the Uninsured?
- One in Four Uninsured Eligible for Public Insurance, But Not Enrolled
- Florida: Bickering Holds Up Health Insurance Bill
- Michigan: Churches Start Drive to Cover Uninsured
Medicaid Provider Issues
Medicaid Fraud and Abuse
- Florida: AG Focuses on Medicaid Fraud
- Florida: Jacksonville Woman Charged with Medicaid Fraud
- Maryland: Man Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud
- New York: AG Touts Medicaid Fraud Collections
- North Carolina: Nursing Home Owner Charged with Medicaid Fraud
- Wyoming: Health Department Warns of Medicaid Fraud
Medicaid and Politics
- Viewpoint: Clinton and Obama Agree - and They're Both Wrong
- Health Reform: A New Push from D.C.
- McCain's Health Care Proposal
Long-Term Care
- Senators Push to Expand Transparency on CMS Nursing Website
- Florida: Nursing Homes Facing Medicaid Hit
- Utah: Nursing Home Costs Creep Up
NCPA Medicaid Service Center
- The NCPA's Medicaid Service Center canhelp 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.
Previous Articles
State Medicaid/SCHIP Reforms
- John Goodman/Health Care News: A Plan for Real Health Reform
- House Subcommittee Approves Bill Blocking Seven New Medicaid Rules
- Florida: Lawmakers Seeking to Expand Medicaid Pilot Program
- Illinois: Medicaid Reform Must be Part of Budget Solution
- Iowa: Bill Would Allow Later Cutoff for Insuring Young Adults
- Kansas: State Moves on Health Care Reform, Medicaid Expansion
- Mississippi: Lawmakers Miss Deadline on Medicaid Bill
- Mississippi: Medicaid Still Causes Budget Woes
- Mississippi Editorial: Medicaid Funding
States Struggle with Medicaid Costs
- John McCain on Health Reform
- California: State's Mental Health System May be Headed for Crisis
- Florida Editorial: It's No Myth: Cuts Will Hurt
- Maine: Beer, Wine Tax Hikes May Fuel Dirigo
- House Report Stirs Tempest over Proposed Medicaid Cuts
- Colorado: Medicaid Rules Could Slash Funds to State's Hospitals
- Georgia: Medicaid Cuts Could Shut State Hospitals
- Heartland Institute: A Three-Part Plan for State Health Care Reform
- Illinois: Comptroller Says State's Medicaid System is Broke
- Kentucky: State Could Lose $1 Billion in Federal Medicaid Money
- Massachusetts: Health Care Cost Increases Dominate Budget Debate
- Massachusetts: State Health Plan Underfunded
- Mississippi: Panel Passes Higher Cigarette Tax as Solution to Medicaid Shortfalls
- Rhode Island: State to Apply for Medical Records Funds
- Viewpoint: Unpredictable Pricing Complicates States' Health Reform Programs
- Vermont: States Worry About Medicaid Funding
- WSJ: The Road to Universal Coverage
Medicaid Provider Issues
- Minnesota: Independent Pharmacies Struggle in Small Towns
- New York: Medicaid Dental Care Gap Widens
- Colorado: State's Low Cost RX Program Can't Beat Chains
- Georgia: Health Care Providers Concerned by Medicaid
- Hospital Groups File Suit to Block Medicaid Cuts
- Medicaid Contractions Inspire New State, National Opposition
- Medicaid Recipients, People Lacking Health Insurance Diagnosed With Cancer at Later Stages
- New York: Governor's Health Care Cuts Spur Protest
Universal Coverage Initiatives
- The Truth About Mandatory Health Insurance
- New Mexico: Governor Backs Down on Universal Mandate
- Washington: State Senate Considers Health Care Mandate
Is There Relief for the Uninsured?
- California: UCSF Study Challenges Theory on Overcrowding
- Missouri: Bill Encourages Transparency in Medical Costs
- New York: Health Care Coverage Expands to Uninsured Children
- Virginia: Pilot Program Could Help Uninsured
Long-Term Care
States Cracking Down on Fraud and Abuse
- Rhode Island: Doctor's Fraud Totals $3 Million, Prosecutors Say
- Texas: Man Ordered to Repay Stolen Medicaid Money
- Washington: Medicaid Phone Scam Making the Rounds
- Florida: New Program Focuses on Health Care Fraud
- Indiana: Medicaid Fraud Unit Recovers $14 Million
- Medicare, Medicaid Managed Care Gets Scrutiny for Fraud
- Michigan: Medicaid Fraud Victimizes Public
- Ohio: Blanchester Pharmacist Accused of Medicaid Fraud
Links of Interest
- Center for Long-Term Care Reform, Inc.
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- 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