State Health Watch Archives – July 1, 2006
July 1, 2006
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Medicaid cutbacks lead to growing ranks of the permanently uninsured
Until now, little has been known about the implications of losing coverage on the insurance status of those no longer eligible for public coverage. -
Medicaid/SCHIP cuts saves money up front but emergency departments take up the slack
Cuts in funding for Medicaid and SCHIP programs that reduce eligibility and enrollment are likely to achieve cost savings largely by reducing access and shifting costs away from the two programs, ... -
States adopt varied programs by using HIFA waivers
Understanding state initiatives developed under the Bush administration's Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability (HIFA) waiver policy can be important. -
Health gap is seen between insured and uninsured
Government data confirm a significant gap exists in the amount of health care accessed by people who do and do not have health care coverage. -
PwC report: Hospital charity care is increasing
The community benefit provided by hospitals may be underestimated because of the challenges hospital face in determining who is eligible for charity care. -
To get good info on race and ethnicity - ask
Researchers and policy-makers are finding that efforts to address racial and ethnic disparities in health care run into difficulty because of a very basic problem. -
Americans favor liability reform legislation
More than three-fifths of Americans surveyed by the Health Coalition on Liability and Access (HCLA) support passage of comprehensive medical liability reform legislation. -
Clip files / Local news from the states
New Hampshire residents will have more tools to guide them in defining the type of medical care they receive at the end of their lives; and every year for the past decade, about 100 Oregonians ages 65 and older have committed suicide.