Wendy Patton, Guest Columnist Published 11:05 a.m. ET Dec. 15, 2018 Wendy Patton, Policy Matters Ohio(Photo: Submitted) With election season behind us, Ohio’s General Assembly is partially populated by legislators who lost or have given up their seats, but who…
Medicaid waivers generate discussion in Georgia – MyAJC
A leading Georgia state senator voiced full-throated support for expanding government health coverage for the poor under a federal “waiver,” similar to what Vice President Mike Pence did when he was governor of Indiana. The comments came Friday during a…
Medicaid expansion means health care, and jobs – Chillicothe Gazette
Wendy Patton, Contributed to the Gazette Published 2:36 p.m. ET Dec. 14, 2018 | Updated 5:30 p.m. ET Dec. 14, 2018 Medicaid helps Ross County(Photo: Submitted) With election season behind us, Ohio’s General Assembly is partially populated by legislators who…
Physician Exclusions From Medicare, Medicaid Increasing – Medscape
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Deloitte Wins 4 State Contracts to Update Medicaid Systems – Government Technology
Four states have contracted Deloitte, one of the world’s biggest accounting and consulting firms, to update and integrate their Medicaid systems with the company’s Medicaid data analytics platform. According to a news release Dec. 11, Virginia, Wyoming, Ohio and Montana…
Research Roundup: ACOs; Diabetes; Food Allergies; And Medicaid – Kaiser Health News
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs. Commonwealth Fund: How ACOs Are Caring For People With Complex Needs With an incentive to provide high-quality care while controlling costs, accountable care organizations (ACOs) may…
Medicaid expansion could provoke state budget fight – NET Website
Now that Nebraska voters have approved expanding Medicaid, planning for how to do that is underway. But there could still be a big fight in the Legislature over how to pay for it. Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts opposed Medicaid expansion.…
Records show Maine has the money to pay for Medicaid expansion – Bangor Daily News
Robert F. Bukaty | AP Robert F. Bukaty | AP Paul LePage Troy R. Bennett | BDN Troy R. Bennett | BDN Governor-elect Janet Mills makes an appearance in the gallery of a Portland courtroom the morning of Nov. 7,…
Medicaid will use federal tax data to determine eligibility – MyArkLaMiss
Copyright 2018 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. LOUISIANA (Press Release) – (12/13/18) Louisiana’s new Medicaid eligibility and enrollment system will now give the health department access to federal income…
CareSource gets latest report card from state – Dayton Daily News
CareSource’s performance rating slipped in some categories on its latest report card from Ohio Medicaid, though retained high marks for its efforts to keep children healthy. The nonprofit insurer, headquartered in downtown Dayton, overall received 14 out of 25 stars,…