State Health Watch Archives – May 1, 2009
May 1, 2009
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Could this be Medicaid's 'great moment of opportunity?' Experts say it is
Even in the face of plummeting revenues, surging enrollment, and budget shortfalls, "it's a great moment of opportunity for Medicaid programs in many ways," according to Stan Rosenstein, principal advisor of Health Management Associates in Sacramento, CA. Rosenstein is former director of California's Medicaid program. -
Fiscal Fitness: How States Cope: Indiana's Medicaid waiver program covers more than 40,000 uninsured
More than 40,000 Hoosiers are now receiving health care coverage through the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP), which began enrolling beneficiaries in January 2008. -
Will Medicaid become the path to universal coverage?
During the first term of the Bush administration, Medicaid costs were rising and states were battling to stay even, says Michael S. Sparer, PhD, JD, a professor of health policy at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health in New York City. -
Will provider rates be cut? Quicker, simpler payment can soften the blow
The number of states facing budget shortfalls will continue to grow, which means states will make some tough choices, including possible provider rate cuts, predicts Stan Rosenstein, principal advisor of Health Management Associates in Sacramento, CA, and former director of California's Medicaid program. -
Substance abuse costs in Medicaid are staggering: What are states doing?
People with substance abuse disorders cost Medicaid hundreds of millions of dollars annually in medical care, according to new research that examined records of nearly 150,000 people in six states. -
NCSL to conduct Health Disparities Project to help educate state lawmakers
The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) in Denver announced in early March that it has launched the Health Disparities Project in an effort to not only identify possible disparities in health care for minorities in the United States, but also to inform policy-makers to reduce any disparities. -
NHPCO reports one-year stay secured on benefits cut
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) reported that the nation's hospice community "claimed a significant victory" when President Obama signed The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.