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SPN Medicaid Exchange - Issue 62
Published on Friday, October 10, 2008
MEDICAID EXCHANGE
SPN Medicaid Exchange - Issue 62
What's New in Medicaid
And Other Health Care Issues
Medical tourism demonstrates the health care market at work without government involvement, says John Goodman. Read his Health Alert .
McCain's health plan would accomplish some remarkable things that many fail to recognize. Read John Goodman's Health Alerts on responding to the critics, parts I and II.
John McCain's health plan .
Barack Obama's health plan .
The number of uninsured declined in 2007 , despite claims there is a health insurance crisis in the United States, says NCPA's Devon Herrick. Read here.
Telemedicine - the use of information technology in diagnosing, treating and monitoring patients - is adding a new dimension to modern health care. Read here .
Update on State Reforms
Long-Term Care: As population demographics change, state Medicaid programs are estimated to spend about $1.6 trillion on long-term care over the next 20 years, says a new AHIP report.
California: Despite the governor's newly approved budget designed to hold down spending, Medi-Cal is still out of control. Read John Graham here.
California: A growing number of doctors are using telemedicine to treat the uninsured. Read here.
Illinois: The legislature overrides revisions from governor to approve bill that requires hospitals to provide discounts to uninsured. Read more here.
Rhode Island: Governor Carcieri is asking for a global Medicaid waiver in an effort to control costs while allowing beneficiaries more choice. But relaxing the state's insurance mandates and reforming the state's tort system would really lower health care costs. Read John Graham's assessment here. Also, read Devon Herrick's take on Rhode Island's reform.
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.
Other News:
- Commentary: Don't Provide Medicaid Relief without Demanding Reform
- Dentist Addresses Congress on Medicaid
- GAO Estimates 6.5 Million Child Medicaid Beneficiaries Have Untreated Tooth Decay
- Walgreen's Pays $9.9 Million to Settle False Billing Charges
- New Report: Uninsured Kids Forgoing Care
- Florida: HMOs to Stay in Florida Medicaid Program After Payment Cuts are Lowered
- Florida: Medicaid Long-Term Care Lawsuit Erupts
- Second Federal Economic Stimulus Package Might Include Medicaid Funds
- House Passes Stimulus Measure with Medicaid Funds; Senate Proposal Fails
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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