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Deficit-Plagued States Dole Out Medicaid Cuts
Medicaid isnt a four-letter word, but mention it around state lawmakers these days and youll probably see a cringe, hear a sigh, and perhaps even cause a headache. The 37-year old state-federal program geared to help the poor and needy is the cause of much tension, worry and debate across the country. more
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Rx Experts Discuss Rising Costs
Whats breaking state Medicaid budgets? Ask a prescription drug industry representative, a consumer advocate, a federal prosecutor and a lawyer whos argued cases for drug companies, and youll get sharply differing answers. more
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State Officials Challenge Rx Study
Headlines in major newspapers across the country last week revealed grim news about state Medicaid programs. One in Four Medicaid Beneficiaries Unable to Fill Prescriptions, papers reported. But some state officials question the claim. more
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Rx Aid, Medicaid Woes Top Health Policy Concerns
In our "State of the States 2001" report, Stateline.org catalogs significant state-level developments on such key issues as healthcare, education, tax and budget policy, the environment, election reform and post-9/11 anti-terrorisms programs. For an excerpt from the healthcare section, click on more
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States Share Latest On Rx Programs
Officials from Florida, Maine, Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia will provide updates on their Medicaid and state employee prescription drug programs at a forum in Pittsburgh Friday (1/11). more
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Governors Sound Off on Medicaid Budget Fix
The National Governors Association is pushing for an economic stimulus plan that would dole out more federal dollars to state Medicaid programs more
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Medicaid Budget Woes Get Worse
State officials have been singing the blues about Medicaid budgets since the start of the year. The Sept. 11 attacks have only worsened a bad situation, says a new 20-state survey from the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, a nonprofit health policy group backed by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. more
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On the Record: Colorado Medicaid Chief Richard Allen
Colorado's Richard Allen has had a pretty tough year. Like most Medicaid directors, he's had to cut numerous budget items to keep spending low. On top of that, the division he runs-- the Department of Health Policy and Financing-- was sued by several HMOs who claim they weren't paid enough to care for people on Medicaid. Despite those headaches and after more than 23 years in the state's Medicaid program, Allen still relishes his job. He recently sat down with Stateline.org to discuss the budget crunch, what's next for Colorado on prescription drugs and other issues. more
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Governors Give Thumbs Up to Medicaid Reform
The National Governors Association (NGA) on February 27 approved a groundbreaking Medicaid reform policy that may alter a program that's been in place since 1965. Forty-eight governors reached a clear consensus on the proposal while in Washington, D.C. at the association's winter meeting. more
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What's Behind the Medicaid Cost Explosion?
As budget talks get going in state capitols across the country, cash-strapped officials are pinpointing Medicaid spending as one of the biggest causes of budget problems cropping up in state after state. Skyrocketing prescription drug prices, increased costs for home and community-based healthcare and coverage of more disabled people are the main factors in the explosion of Medicaid spending, experts say. more