State Health Watch Archives – August 1, 2006
August 1, 2006
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Could Massachusetts take the lead on the path to health care reform?
"We've got a whole new dialog about how health care should be delivered and financed," says Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured executive director Diane Rowland. -
West Virginia undergoes changes throughout its Medicaid program in a 4-year overhaul
West Virginia was one of the first states to take advantage of increased Medicaid flexibility offered through the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 that was signed into law earlier this year. -
Trying to achieve a culture of safety without blueprints
For years, experts have said improving patient safety will depend as much on significant shifts in the culture of health care as on specific changes in the process of providing care. But there have been no blueprints for laying the foundation for a culture of safety. -
CMS issues citizenship guidelines to state Medicaid directors
On June 9, CMS issued the long-awaited guidelines for states to administer the provision in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 requiring individuals claiming U.S. citizenship when they apply for Medicaid to provide satisfactory documentary evidence of citizenship. -
Clip files / Local news from the states
Louisiana will have a detailed health care plan to present to federal officials by mid-October, and Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen has signed health care legislation designed to help cover Tennessee's more than 600,000 uninsured workers.