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States That Skip Medicaid Expansion May Favor New Immigrants Over U.S. Citizens
The law of unintended consequences will strike states that decline to expand Medicaid. more
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New Health Exchanges Unlikely to End Insurance Monopolies in Some States
The new health insurance exchanges are supposed to lead to lower prices by spurring competition between carriers. But what if insurers stay away? more
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Lack of Competition Might Hamper Health Exchanges
The health insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act are supposed to give consumers a menu of coverage choices. But will insurers agree to participate? more
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Hospitals Lobby Hard for Medicaid Expansion
Hospitals stand to lose billions of dollars in states that don’t expand Medicaid. They won’t accept those cuts without a fight. more
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After Expanding Coverage, Health Care Pioneer Seeks to Tame Costs
The Affordable Care Act will extend health care coverage to almost everybody. Now states are moving on to the next frontier in health care reform: containing costs. Once again, Massachusetts is taking the lead by putting its health care industry on an annual budget and requiring all insurers and medical providers to make detailed price lists available to the public. more
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Ex-Felons Are About to Get Health Coverage
Health care will be available to former prisoners through Medicaid. more
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Expanding Medicaid with Private Insurance
Arkansas and Ohio are pursuing a “private option” for expanding Medicaid. more
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Interview: A Southern Medicaid Director’s Perspective on Health Care Reform
North Carolina’s Medicaid chief has been around the program long enough to know that expanding the program isn’t the only way to deliver health care to the uninsured. more
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Update: Health Care Exchanges
With their deadline past, 26 states have not taken steps to establish their own health care exchanges, thereby defaulting to a federally run operation in their states. more
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Luring Primary Care Docs into Medicaid
Fearing a shortage of primary care doctors who will take Medicaid patients after the 2014 expansion of the program, Congress has passed la temporary pay raise. more