Each month, this page features selected short items about state
health-care policy digested from newspapers around the country.
States inconsistent in checking backgrounds of health plans crossing their borders
States complain that drug assistance programs are duplicating Medicare plans pharmacy benefits
Ohio takes firm stand against Blue Cross merger while other states search for middle ground
Attys General weigh in on conversions
Local health departments assume role as watchdogs of Medicaid managed care
HCFA approves managed care for 31 NY counties as state waits for final OK on statewide Medicaid plan
States gear up for cuts of SSI benefits to immigrants
