State Health Watch Archives – October 31, 1997
October 31, 1997
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Back Page Briefs
HMOs right to terminate doctors at will may have bigger impact on behavior of physicians than gag clauses, GAO concludes -
Clip File
Each month, this page features selected short items about state health-care policy digested from newspapers around the country. -
Boston Managed Care / Medicaid
Two Boston-area hospitals set up managed care plans to compete for Medicaid patients, enroll uninsured. -
Fed Funds / Uninsured Kids
More states firm up their plans for using federal funds to cover uninsured children -
IL 1115 Medicaid Waiver
Illinois may scrap 1115 Medicaid waiver. State could develop its own managed care plan under budget act. -
KY High - Risk Pool
KY eyes high-risk pool as a cure for market ills -
TennCare Pregnancy Study
TennCare women who dont get early prenatal care say pregnancy was mistimed or unwanted, study finds -
WA Alternative Health Care
Washington health plans find utilization, costs for alternative health care modest so far. -
WA Dr.- Run HMO
Wash. insurance commissioner gets tough with financially troubled doctor-run HMO