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Medicaid
340B hospitals provided $26M+ in uncompensated, unreimbursed care: 3 study findings
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hospitals and health systems that participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program play
Read MoreStates Strive To Curb Costs For A Crucial — But Exorbitant — Hemophilia Treatment
(By Barbara Feder Ostrov for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) The child is well-known in the halls where
Read MoreCMS Issues Split Decision On Arkansas Medicaid Waiver
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) The Trump administration on Monday approved Arkansas’ request for a Medicaid work requirement but deferred
Read MoreTens of Thousands of Medicaid Recipients Skip Paying New Premiums
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) When Arkansas lawmakers debated in 2016 whether to renew the state’s Medicaid expansion,
Read MorePrivate insurance more effective for reaching rehabilitation goals than Medicare
According to a small study published in the Annals of Long-Term Care, private health insurance policies are more effective in
Read MoreEvaluations Of Medicaid Experiments By States, CMS Are Weak, GAO Says
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) With federal spending on Medicaid experiments soaring in recent years, a congressional watchdog
Read MoreCouple Makes Millions Off Medicaid Managed Care As Oversight Lags
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) CHULA VISTA, Calif. — Norma Diaz and her husband,
Read MoreBipartisan Budget Act of 2018
President Trump signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (the “Budget”), a two-year budget which made substantial revisions to Medicare,
Read MoreMissouri court bans CMS from using Medicaid DSH rule, FAQs to calculate payments: 5 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) A Missouri judge banned CMS from enforcing a final rule and two Frequently Asked Questions
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