State Health Watch Archives – February 1, 2006
February 1, 2006
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A vision of the future: Many nations fear health systems unsustainable
Faced with rising costs, diminished resources, and growing demands, health systems around the world are under siege and many will be unsustainable within 15 years unless fundamental changes occur. -
Pay-for-performance: On its way to being implemented, big and small practices prepare
While there has been considerable discussion nationally about paying physicians more to improve patient care, pay-for-performance initiatives have been slow ... -
Dual eligibles: Federal and state governments point at each other
While the federal and state governments each try to convince the other to take on more responsibility for dual eligibles - those eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid - a new study finds ... -
Florida Medicaid changes draw criticism
Florida's efforts to revise its Medicaid system, beginning with 200,000 people in Broward and Duval counties and then phased in statewide, ... -
States' fiscal picture brightens; Medicaid problem still looms
The latest fiscal report released by the National Governors Association (NGA) and the National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) said state revenues improved in 2005, ... -
States to study integrating care for Medicaid/Medicare consumers
The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) has opened an initiative to fund five states in programs to integrate the financing, delivery, and administration of ...