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Utah is Fifth State to Adopt 'Health Care Compact'
Utah has joined four other states in a compact aimed at wresting control of Medicare and Medicaid from the federal government. But the proposal would require congressional approval. more
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Stitching Medicare and Medicaid Together
Health care reform has cast a spotlight on the sickest and poorest patients in our nation's health care system: 8.8 million people who are enrolled in both Medicaid and Medicare. These dually eligible people represent less than 15 percent of the Medicaid population, but they are responsible for nearly half of all costs. Efforts in Pennsylvania and other states show promise of improving their care and dramatically lowering costs.more -
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Rx import sites fizzle as Medicare expands
Two years into several states' bold venture to beat high U.S. drug prices by partnering with pharmacies in Canada and beyond, the federal government and those states still are at odds. But, instead of a showdown, both seem to have moved on.more