State Health Watch Archives – March 1, 2005
March 1, 2005
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Survey shows opinion leaders, Bush disagree on health policy
As President Bush begins his second term with an emphasis on medical malpractice reform, a survey of health care experts and innovative thinkers conducted by the Commonwealth Fund has come up with a very different perspective on what can and should be accomplished over the next five years. -
Fiscal Fitness: How States Cope - States stretch shrinking health care dollar through innovative money management
Despite pressing budget concerns that have limited their discretion and sometimes led to cuts in existing programs, many states still have managed to implement innovative strategies, stretching health care dollars by using a portion of state money to leverage private, federal, and additional states funds, according to a state survey conducted by the Economic and Social Research Institute for the Commonwealth Fund. -
Florida Medicaid reform could become the national template
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has unveiled a Medicaid privatization program that some observers say could become a template for Republican members of Congress who want to make substantive changes to the health insurance program. -
Women benefit from expanded Medicaid family planning coverage, new study shows
A new study published by The Alan Guttmacher Institute indicates states that have expanded Medicaid coverage of family planning services to more low-income women are better able to meet womens need for these services than states that have not. -
Do ‘vulnerable adults’ understand LTC options?
With the number of Americans needing long-term care (LTC) slated to reach unprecedented levels over the next several decades, it is important to know how easily they will be able to secure the care they need. -
GAO report shows Medicaid program integrity efforts could use more funding
The General Accounting Office said the federal resources committed to overseeing state Medicaid program integrity activities may be disproportionately small relative to the risk of serious financial loss. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services disagreed with that assessment. -
Clip files / Local news from the states: Tennessee’s retreat on Medicaid points to struggle
NASHVILLE, TNGov. Phil Bredesen, a Democrat elected on a promise to rescue TennCare, announced he is cutting 323,000 low-income adults from the program and limiting services for 400,000 others.