Children covered by Medicaid and equally sick children not covered by Medicaid received essentially similar asthma treatment in a given pediatric hospital, according to a new study. In a national sample, researchers analyzed hospital practice patterns by comparing inpatient costs,…
TN Medicaid expansion would improve lives of many
As I travel across the Southeastern region, there is nothing more heartbreaking than to witness some of the region’s poorest and sickest citizens be denied access to affordable, quality health care because they are caught in the persistent Medicaid gap.…
Alabama Trims Medicaid Payments To Doctors Because Of Budget Shortfall
Alabama had left a short-term health law program in effect that bumped up Medicaid’s payments to doctors so that they matched Medicare’s payments. But state officials said the new cuts were necessary because of an $85 million budget gap. Meanwhile,…
Despite Federal Directive, Texas Denies Medicaid Coverage For An Autism Therapy
Like many parents of children with autism, Braulio De La Cruz sought an expensive therapy called applied behavioral analysis — or ABA — when his son Noah Leonardo was diagnosed last year. Noah, now 3 years old, qualifies for Medicaid…
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Louisiana’s road to Medicaid expansion has been long and winding
Published: Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at 12:04 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at 12:04 p.m. Louisiana’s improbable journey to Medicaid expansion, which officials say will help an estimated 375,000 people gain access to health care coverage in the…
Shake-Up In S.D. Legislative Races May Dim Governor’s Efforts To Expand Medicaid
The success of several conservatives in the South Dakota Senate primary races over more moderate candidates could make it difficult for Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s efforts to provide Medicaid coverage to more state residents. Meanwhile in Tennessee, the house speaker has…
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Connecticut Officials Say 15% Of Those Losing Medicaid Have Found New Coverage
State officials estimate that nearly 14,000 residents, mostly low-income parents, will lose their coverage under new Medicaid rules that take effect Aug. 1. News outlets also look at a budget gap for Ohio’s Medicaid program and a new addiction treatment…
Judge blocks Kansas’ attempt to cut Planned Parenthood from Medicaid
July 5 A federal judge on Tuesday struck down Kansas Governor Sam Brownback’s efforts to remove Planned Parenthood, a U.S. women’s healthcare and abortion provider, from a health insurance program for the poor in Kansas.U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson issued…