BATON ROUGE, LA (AP) – More than 250,000 people have been enrolled in Louisiana’s Medicaid expansion program, which began offering health insurance coverage this month. The Louisiana Department of Health announced the latest figures Friday. The state’s budget estimates 375,000…
Mike Pence Backed ACA’s Medicaid Expansion ‘Lock, Stock’ And Co-Pay
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CMS Bans Theranos Founder From Lab For 2 Years, Bars Medicare And Medicaid Payments
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Research Roundup: Lack Of Psychiatrists; ACOs And Mental Health Care; Medicaid And Asthma
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs. Health Affairs: Population Of US Practicing Psychiatrists Declined, 2003–13, Which May Help Explain Poor Access To Mental Health Care We studied changes in the supply of…
Key GOP Lawmaker Raises Questions About Limited Medicaid Expansion Plan In Tennessee
The Tennessee proposal, advanced by the state House speaker, would first expand coverage to veterans and people who need mental health services, but it’s not yet clear if federal officials would approve the plan. News outlets also report on Medicaid…
Iowa union official: Payment issues under Medicaid program
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The president of Iowa’s largest state employees’ union says some health providers are not being properly paid under Iowa’s privately managed Medicaid program, and state officials say they’re unable to provide data on any reported…
Iowa union official: Payment problems under Medicaid program
DES MOINES – Some health providers are not being properly paid under Iowa’s privately managed Medicaid program, the president of Iowa’s largest state employees’ union said on Friday, and state officials were unable to provide data on any reported issues…
Texas Supreme Court places temporary hold on Medicaid cuts to children’s therapy program
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Colorado Mesothelioma Victims Center Now Offers a Diagnosed Person in Colorado Direct Access to The Nation’s Most Qualified Mesothelioma Lawyers for Better Advice About Compensation
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA, July 7, 2016 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Colorado Mesothelioma Victims Center says, “We want a person who has been diagnosed with mesothelioma in Colorado to literally have on the spot access to the nation’s most qualified…
Medicaid cuts payments to primary care doctors
The Alabama Medicaid Agency announced Wednesday it will cut some payments to primary care doctors beginning next month. Medicaid had been paying physicians the same rates as Medicare for certain procedures under the Affordable Care Act, but beginning on Aug.…