Calif. Hits Kaiser With $2.2 Million Fine For Failing To Provide Required Medicaid Data
(By Chad Terhune for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) California officials have again slapped health care giant Kaiser
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Medicaid
Study: Medicaid expansion did not cause PCP shortage
(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) Despite predictions of severe primary care shortages due to increased health coverage under
Read MoreDeloitte: Many states establishing Medicaid APMs, but few evaluated for effects on outcomes
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Many states are pursuing various Medicaid alternative payment models; however, often APMs’ affect
Read MoreFederal Appeals Court Says Arkansas Can Block Medicaid Payments To Planned Parenthood
(By Merrit Kennedy for NPR) A federal appeals court has sided with the state of Arkansas against Planned Parenthood, saying
Read MoreMoody’s: Florida’s Medicaid waiver renewal aids safety-net hospitals
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) The five-year renewal of Florida’s section 1115 Medicaid waiver will help hospitals offset uncompensated care
Read MoreClimbing Cost Of Decades-Old Drugs Threatens To Break Medicaid Bank
(By Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) Skyrocketing price tags for new drugs to treat rare diseases have stoked outrage
Read MoreMedicaid Bill Backlog Pushing Illinois Doctors To The Brink Of Closure
(By Christine Herman for Side Effects Public Media) After 18 years serving the Metro East region of Illinois, pediatrician Kristin
Read MoreMedi-Cal Sued For Pushing Patients Into Managed Care Despite Judges’ Orders
(By Emily Bazar for Kaiser Health News) Alondra Diaz can’t get enough of Elmo and Barney, and she adores picture
Read More3 things to know about Maine’s proposed Medicaid waiver
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Maine Department of Health and Human Services filed a federal section 1115 waiver application
Read MoreCMS extends Florida’s Medicaid waiver 5 years: 3 things to know
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS renewed Florida’s section 1115 waiver requesting continuation of the state’s Medicaid managed care program
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