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While many cost-cutting measures being proposed by states to save money in their Medicaid programs require a waiver, this is not necessarily the case with emergency department copays as states already have some flexibility to do this, notes Joan Alker, co-executive director at the Georgetown Center for Children and Families and a research associate professor at Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute.
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Illinois Medicaid anticipates a $1.2 billion loss to general revenue funds and related funds in the coming fiscal year, due to the loss of enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP), according to the state's Medicaid administrator, Theresa Eagleson.
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Family planning waivers have allowed Medicaid programs in 28 states to benefit from the 90% federal matching rate for people who would not otherwise be eligible for those services, notes E. Kathleen Adams, PhD, professor of health policy and management at Emory School of Public Health in Atlanta.
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Massachusetts' new court-ordered mental health screening and intervention program led to 220,000 more children being given screenings, and 14,000 more children being identified as behaviorally and emotionally at risk, according to a recent study.
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Is an injury covered by workers' compensation insurance? Does the worker's supervisor believe the injury didn't really happen at work? Did the employee see a health care provider?
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If an employee reports carpal tunnel syndrome to his or her primary care physician, the provider may wrongly assume it's work-related and therefore, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)-recordable.
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Hospitals will need to retrain all their employees on chemical hazards when the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration finalizes its changes to the Hazard Communication Standard.
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The skin is a very effective barrier to hazards such as blood or body fluids. But because some chemicals can penetrate the skin, health care workers need to be aware of the risks and necessary protections, says Scott Dotson, PhD, CIH, an industrial hygienist with the Education and Information Division of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Cincinnati.
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When Union Pacific designed and built its new headquarters building in Omaha, NE, stairways of all things were a big part of the planning process.
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When a single imported case of measles led to a small outbreak in Tucson, AZ, in 2008, two hospitals were forced to spend a total of some $800,000 to contain it, much of that related to ensuring the immunity of employees.
