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December 4, 2012
Q&A: State Health Care Costs
Experts from Pew and the MacArthur Foundation explain why states are seeking to better understand state health care costs and how the State Health Care Spending Project will find and share the answers. more
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- Stateline Story
Tennessee Plan Would Help Medicaid Families Keep Health Coverage
Low-income families will have more health insurance options starting in 2014, but income fluctuations and other circumstances could switch their subsidized plans. Tennessee is one of a handful of states developing ways to help people maintain coverage and keep seeing the same doctors. more
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- Stateline Story
Accountable Care Explained: An Experiment in State Health Policy
The Affordable Care Act and state fiscal pressures have spawned an array of new Medicaid cost containment and quality improvement schemes. Among the most ambitious is a health care delivery system whose components are called accountable care organizations (ACOs).
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- Stateline Story
Maine Seeks to Cut Medicaid Eligibility
Maine’s Tea Party governor Paul LePage thinks the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on healthcare gives him the opportunity to tighten Medicaid eligibility. more
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- Stateline Story
A New Health Care Initiative in Arkansas
Arkansas ranks near the bottom among states in health and income. But it’s much closer to the top when it comes to rising health care costs — they’ve doubled in just the past decade. Reduced benefits and lower provider fees have not halted the escalation.
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NYT: Sharp Cuts in Dental Coverage for Adults on Medicaid
Banned from tightening Medicaid eligibility in recent years, many states have instead slashed optional benefits for millions of poor adults in the program.
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- Stateline Story
States Crack Down on Mental Health Prescriptions
Medicaid is saving substantial amounts of money by limiting access to behavioral medications. But is it fair to the patients? more
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- Stateline Story
With VP Pick, Romney Endorses Fed-State Overhaul on Food Stamps, Medicaid
By choosing Paul Ryan as his running mate, Mitt Romney has endorsed large changes in federal-state relations, particularly in dealings with food assistance and health care.
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- Stateline Story
As States Debate Medicaid Expansion, Maine Governor Looks to Cut Rolls
Maine Governor Paul LePage appears poised for a head-on collision with the Obama Administration over the issue of Medicaid eligibility. In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s health care ruling last month — the federal government cannot take away existing Medicaid funds to penalize states that refuse to expan
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States Bolstered by GlaxoSmithKline Settlement
The country’s largest health-care fraud settlement will send millions of dollars back into state Medicaid programs. more