Maine Voters Greenlight Medicaid Expansion, But Governor Says Whoa
(By Patty Wight, Maine Public for Kaiser Health News) Just hours after Maine voters became the first in the nation
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Lawsuit: Epic’s software double-bills Medicare, Medicaid for anesthesia services
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) Health IT giant Verona, Wis.-based Epic Systems has been hit with a False
Read MoreEnriched By The Poor: California Health Insurers Make Billions Through Medicaid
(By Chad Terhune and Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) Medicaid is rarely associated with getting rich. The patients are
Read MoreMedicare Spends Three Times as much on Older Adults with Functional Limitations
Medicare spends an average of three times as much on an older adult who has functional limitations than on a
Read MoreChasing Millions In Medicaid Dollars, Hospitals Buy Up Nursing Homes
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Westminster Village North, a nursing home and retirement community in Indianapolis, recently added
Read MoreHepatitis C Drug’s Lower Cost Paves Way For Medicaid, Prisons To Expand Treatment
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Heath News) Valerie Green is still waiting to be cured. The Delaware resident was diagnosed
Read MoreUS senator seeks Medicaid information from CMS, 8 states
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., seeks information from CMS and eight states related
Read MoreWhat every state stands to gain or lose under Graham-Cassidy, according to CMS
(By Leo Vartorella for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Graham-Cassidy healthcare proposal would roll back Medicaid expansion and federal premium subsidies,
Read MoreOvershadowed by Obamacare debate, payments to safety net hospitals at risk of expiring
(By Max Blau for STAT) ATLANTA — Drive around this city long enough, and you’ll see the billboards that have
Read MoreEssential hospitals pen letter to Congress against impending Medicaid DSH cuts
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hundreds of hospitals and health systems are urging Congress to stop impending cuts
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