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SPN Medicaid Exchange - Issue 53
Published on Tuesday, May 20, 2008
MEDICAID EXCHANGE
SPN Medicaid Exchange - Issue 53
What's New in Medicaid
And Other Health Care Issues
Does Medicaid spending create jobs in your state? Linda Gorman says the claim is ridiculous.
Read NCPA Health Alert, "Is There A Silver Lining in Uncontrolled Spending?"
The Commonwealth Fund finds an answer to the triple problem of cost, quality and access. Sound laughable? Read John Goodman's Health Alert, "Problem Solved."
Do Families USA numbers add up in your state? Many people die each year as a result of being uninsured, claims Families U.S.A. They even provide state-by-state estimates. But Linda Gorman says the numbers don't add up. Read the NCPA Health Alert, "Dying for (Media) Coverage."
New Jersey: Two radically different health insurance bills have been proposed in the state's legislature; one bill would give the uninsured more options in finding health insurance, allowing them to purchase it from other states; the other bill would pile more mandates and regulations on consumers and insurers, making health insurance even more expensive. Read the NCPA's new brief analysis, "Insuring the Uninsured."
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 took a much-needed break from the road; his tour resumed on Sunday, May 18. But read here about why long-term care insurance premiums are not tax deductible.
State Reforms: Medicaid/SCHIP
Georgia: A new Georgia law will allow the state's insurers to provide monetary incentives for patients to practice healthy behaviors, such as smoking cessation and weight loss. Read New Law Gives Best Health Insurance Option.
Minnesota: Governor Pawlenty just vetoed a bill that would have expanded Medicaid in his state, saying that it does nothing to lower costs and improve quality. Maybe he's on to something. Read Governor Vetoes Health Care Bill.
Other News:
- Coalition Proposes Using Medicaid/SCHIP Funds for Private Insurance
- Fewer Mothers with a Recent Birth Rely on Government Assistance
- Lawmakers Tack on Medicaid Moratorium Bill to Major Spending Measure
- Medicaid Should Not Fund Hospital Surge Capacity, Leavitt Says
- Connecticut: HMO Pullouts Upend State's Medicaid
- Iowa: Governor Signs $25 Million Bill to Increase Coverage for Children
- Kansas: Moving Toward Health Care Reform
- Illinois: State Launches Updated Medicaid Database to Curb Errors
- Louisiana: State Senate Approves Bill to Redistribute Medicaid Funds
- New Jersey: Medicaid Expansion Bill Approved in Committee
- Texas: CHIP Enrollment Booming but Many Eligible Children Still Not Covered
States Struggle with Medicaid Costs
Universal Health Care Initiatives
- Galen Institute: Companies Focus on Innovative Ways to Improve the Health Care Market
- Universal Health Care Would Add to U.S. Doctor Shortage
- Heartland: Universal Health Care is the Wrong Prescription
- Heartland: Massachusetts's Universal Health Plan Proving Expensive and Ineffective
Is There Relief for the Uninsured?
- Linda Gorman: Dying for Media Coverage
- Use of Health Savings Accounts Up 35 Percent
- John Goodman: Ten Steps to Insuring the Uninsured
- Missouri: State's Uninsured Grows
- Pennsylvania: Number of Uninsureds Hits Alarming Level
Medicaid Provider Issues
- Hospitals that Mostly Treat Medicaid Patients Have Made Smaller Quality Performance Gains
- Iowa: Nurses to See Pay Raise with Increase in Medicaid
- California: Lawsuit Filed to Stop Provider Payment Reduction in California
- California: Medi-Cal Payment Cuts Will Push Doctors Out of Program, Survey Finds
Medicaid Fraud and Abuse
- Blocking Medicaid Rules: Hurting Families and Taxpayers Alike
- Medicaid Money Laundering
- New York: Pettersen rejects plea offer in Medicaid fraud case
- Indiana: State Settles with Walgreens Over Alleged Medicaid Fraud
- Montana: Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing from Medicaid
- Virginia Recognized for Medicaid Fraud Efforts
Medicaid and Politics
- House Defies Veto Threats, Votes Against Medicaid Cuts
- Viewpoint: McCain's Health Care Plan Makes Most Sense
- Op-ed: The Republican Health Care Surrender
- 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
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
- 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
- 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
- Maine: Health Costs Outpace Wages
- 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: Tobacco Tax Eyed to Help Pay Health Costs
- Massachusetts: Health Care Cost Increases Dominate Budget Debate
- Massachusetts: State Health Plan Underfunded
- Mississippi: Panel Passes Higher Cigarette Tax as Solution to Medicaid Shortfalls
- Mississippi: Commentary: Who Pays for Medicaid? Is Proposed "Hospital Tax" Necessary?
- 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
- House Panel Okays Bill to Delay Medicaid Cuts
- 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
- 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
- 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?
- 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
- 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
- Senators Push to Expand Transparency on CMS Nursing Website
- Florida: Nursing Homes Facing Medicaid Hit
- Utah: Nursing Home Costs Creep Up
- Expert Panel Urges Improvements in Elderly Care
- Oregon: Exploring Options for Elder Care
States Cracking Down on 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
- North Carolina: Medicaid Dentists Disciplined
- 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.
- 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
The NCPA welcomes submissions of Medicaid-related research for inclusion in future editions.
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