JAMA Surgery Study Highlights In a study reported in the resident's forum, Linda Adepoju, M.D., of University of Toledo Medical Center, Ohio, and colleagues suggest that tumor size, cancer stage, and Medicaid insurance were predictors of undergoing a mastectomy to treat breast cancer. (Online...
Effective health screening and preventive care is known to reduce health care costs and improve health outcomes, yet new research from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) shows that restrictive Medicaid policies are associated with patients delaying needed medical care due to cost. States and...
An analysis of policy documents from Medicaid programs, suggests that current policies to manage conflicts of interest (COIs) of members of Medicaid drug selection committees are not transparent and vary widely, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA...
In an effort to reduce our national debt and cut spending, Republicans are renewing their push to cut Medicaid. Meanwhile, Democrats are not budging on this and refuse to cut this government health care program that serves 60 million low-income Americans. So what exactly is the right answer...
Health coverage for the poorest Americans could be in jeopardy in many states as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling last month on the Affordable Care Act, according to a new legal analysis. The report examines federal and state Medicaid options following the United States Supreme...
It is called the CPC (Comprehensive Primary Care) initiative, and aims to strengthen coordination and collaboration between private and public health care payers in order to improve primary care. According to Medicare, it will liaise with both commercial and State health insurance plans and...
I'm looking for an eye doctor in the Oakland county area that accepts Medicaid. They have health plan of Michigan if that makes a difference. I've called numerous places in our area and they do not accept it.
any help is appreciated.
Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) President and CEO Mark Merritt released the following statement today on a new lawsuit by several drugstore lobbying groups to prevent the California Medicaid program from reducing pharmacy payments: "California could have sidestepped this...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued a final Affordable Care Act rule that will reduce or prohibit payments to doctors, hospitals and other health care providers for services that result from certain preventable healthcare acquired illnesses or injuries. This rule...
The Associated Press/Bloomberg: Dayton Irked By Medicaid Conversion Lag In Minn. Minnesota Gov.-elect Mark Dayton says a nine-month transition to a new Medicaid health care program carries "enormous financial implications" when state finances are already tight (12/20). Minnesota...
With the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, states will be adding at least 16 million new Medicaid enrollees from 2014 through 2019 through either a managed care or fee-for-service plan. Even before this expansion, Medicaid will likely continue to expand as individuals...
Voters would rather reduce Medicaid spending by better managing pharmacy benefits rather than cutting benefits for patients or payments to doctors and hospitals, according to a new poll commissioned by the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA). This poll comes on the heels of a new...
To save you from reading my rant- question- who can qualify for medicaid, and it is pretty much just as abused as Welfare?
So...how are there families who get medicaid/medical benefits that are able to travel for months at a time? Medicaid is paid for with tax dollars and I thought it was for...
Autism was described as early as 1940, but a marked increase in the prevalence for the broader class of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) during the past decade highlights the demand for treatment of affected individuals. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the...
The Hill Healthwatch: "Florida's 14-member insurance advisory board has unanimously passed a resolution to seek a waiver from the health law's medical loss ratio. An official with the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation tells The Hill that the board's vote means it's a 'done deal' that the...
The Government Accountability Office released a report Wednesday that says the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services needs better oversight of Medicaid managed care contracts. The Hill: "The report found regional gaps in oversight and in the data the states collect to ensure the...
States are considering how likely-to-be-extended federal money for their Medicaid programs will affect their state budgets. The Boston Globe: "Massachusetts stands to receive $655 million in federal Medicaid and education money under an aid package that narrowly cleared a key...
The Senate agreed Wednesday morning to proceed with consideration of a $26.1 billion state aid package, which includes $16 billion in Medicaid assistance, by a cloture vote of 61 to 38. The action was followed within hours by an announcement from Speaker Nancy Pelosi that she is calling the...
The New York Times: "As states face severe budget shortfalls, many have cut home-care services for the elderly or the disabled, programs that have been shown to save states money in the long run because they keep people out of nursing homes. Since the start of the recession, at least 25 states...