Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0: A National Model for Medicaid Reform
Two years later, Indiana’s Medicaid expansion plan, Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0, emerges as a national model for state-led Medicaid reforms.
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Tax Day Is Zero Hour For Health Insurance, Too
(By Julie Rovner for Kaiser Health News) Your federal income taxes are due April 18 and, likely for several million
Read MoreYou Still Can Change Your Medicare Advantage Plan
You can still change your Medicare Advantage plan after open enrollment but only under special circumstances. In the linked article,
Read MoreCMS releases quality data showing racial, ethnic and gender differences in Medicare Advantage health care during National Minority Health Month
(Source: www.cms.gov) Announcement – April 13, 2017 In recognition of National Minority Health Month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Read MoreIn Remote Idaho, A Tiny Facility Lights The Way For Stressed Rural Hospitals
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) ARCO, Idaho — Just before dusk on an evening in early March, Mimi
Read MoreCan We Tax Away The Opioid Crisis?
(By Pauline Bartolone for Kaiser Health News) California lawmakers this month will consider legislation that would impose a tax on
Read MoreRepeal, Replace … Revise: Your Guide To How A Trump Proposal Might Change ACA Insurance
(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Repeal and replace is on-again, off-again, but that doesn’t mean the rules affecting
Read MoreA rash of overdoses in West Virginia made national news. This is the story of the man who caused it
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) AKRON, Ohio — Last May, a low-level drug dealer named Bruce Griggs was released from
Read MoreFactors that Drive Depression May Shift As We Age
According to Dutch researchers, different types of problems are most likely to afflict people at different times of life, so
Read MoreCRISPR cousin SHERLOCK may be able to track down diseases, scientists say
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) If the genome-editing powerhouse CRISPR were a dog, it would be the kind you can
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