With CHIP In Limbo, Here Are 5 Takeaways On The Congressional Impasse
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Two months past its deadline, Congress has yet to fund the Children’s Health
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Medicaid
Whistleblower: Medicaid Managed-Care Firm Improperly Denied Care To Thousands
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) In early October, an executive at one of the
Read MoreCongressional inaction threatens states’ CHIP funding: 5 things to know
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) States are bracing to potentially lose Children’s Health Insurance Program funding amid federal
Read MoreMassachusetts Grabs Spotlight By Proposing New Twist On Medicaid Drug Coverage
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) In the absence of new federal policies to tame break-the-bank drug prices, Massachusetts’ state
Read MoreIs it Medicare or Medicaid?
(Source: blog.socialsecurity.gov) A lot of people have a difficult time understanding the difference between Medicare and Medicaid. Both programs begin
Read MoreMaine 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
Read MoreLawsuit: 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
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