State Health Watch Archives – September 1, 2007
September 1, 2007
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Documentation rule hurts Medicaid-eligible citizens: Report from the GAO
According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, U.S. citizens who appear to be eligible for Medicaid have faced significant access problems due to the new citizenship documentation rule, which was intended to weed out illegal aliens and not to punish U.S. citizens. -
Fiscal Fitness: How States Cope: Fixing the health care payment system: Care and payment based on clinical guidelines
While health care fee-for-service and capitation payment systems have been with us for many years, they have significant well-known flaws. -
Legislation would change CMS pharmacy rule
Some members of Congress are backing legislation to fix what they say is a flawed Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicaid pharmacy reimbursement rule for generic drugs. -
AHRQ: State gains in health care quality seen
States have made promising gains in health care quality, although more remains to be done in areas ranging from cancer screening to treatments of heart attack patients, according to new state snapshots released by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). -
Study: Subsidies don't greatly boost insurance coverage
A RAND Corp. study says government subsidies to cut health insurance premium prices by 50% for those without insurance would only cut the number of uninsured Americans by 3%. -
March of Dimes Report Card: Newborn screenings up
The percentage of newborns living in states requiring screening for at least 21 life-threatening disorders has more than doubled since 2005, according to the latest March of Dimes Newborn Screening Report Card. -
Clip files / Local news from the states
The 2.8 million-plus needy children in Texas' Medicaid program should have better access to checkups, timely prescriptions and other services under a court settlement approved by U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice.