State Health Watch Archives – January 1, 2007
January 1, 2007
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After the midterm elections, Congress faces the uninsured and high costs
Significant changes in Congress, statehouses, and state legislatures from the November 2006 midterm elections may lead to a renewed interest in health care reform. -
Fiscal Fitness: How States Cope: Giving an allowance for health care: In three states, patients get more say in their care
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded "cash and counseling" programs in three states have demonstrated it's possible to save money and increase patients' satisfaction with the care they receive by encouraging and helping patients to manage their own care. -
Survey: Americans want Congressional focus on health care
A poll timed to coincide with the shift in the nation's political winds as Democrats take control of Congress found Americans believe access to health care should be the top domestic priority of the new Congress. -
Technology improves North Carolina rural care
The North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Commission is funding a $360,000 Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center (RCCHC) three-year program to benefit more than 40,000 residents. -
Report: Fewer physicians are seeing Medicaid patients
Although advocates and politicians are increasing their call for improved access to medical care and medical homes for everyone, the reality is that the proportion of U.S. physicians accepting Medicaid patients has fallen slightly.