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Massachusetts Tackles Health Costs
Controlling health care expenses may be even harder than covering the uninsured. Massachusetts is launching the nation’s broadest effort. more
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Studies Point to Flaws in Florida's Medicaid Managed Care
HEALTH BEAT: Fresh off a round of serious cuts to the state Medicaid budget, Florida Governor Rick Scott is proposing painful new ones. By 2013, he wants private health plans to to take over the entire Medicaid program. But how much money the move would save is a matter of debate.more -
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Medicaid Directors to Feds: Give States Flexibility
HEALTH BEAT: In a new report, the leaders of state Medicaid programs say federal rules discourage them from experimenting with ideas that could save money and improve care.more -
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Kaiser Report: More Growth in Medicaid Managed Care
HEALTH BEAT: Looking for cost savings, states are expanding managed care beyond children and pregnant women to harder-to-serve populations: seniors, patients with disabilities and children with special medical needs.more -
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Managed Care Explained: Why a Medicaid Innovation is Spreading
After two decades of experimenting with managed care in Medicaid, a growing number of states are expanding its use. Here's a primer on what's driving the growth in managed care, and why states are hopeful about cost savings even as critics say they should be cautious. more
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Crushed by Medicaid Costs, States Expand Managed Care
It's been 20 years since states began moving children and pregnant women over to the managed care model, with its fixed costs and more coordinated care. Now, states are finding that expanding managed care to new populations is one of the biggest levers they have to squeeze savings out of Medicaid. more
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States Forging Ahead On Healthcare Measures
States are way ahead of the U.S. Congress when it comes to setting standards for managed care. Forty three states and the District of Columbia have passed comprehensive patients' rights legislation and three states -- Texas Georgia and Louisiana -- have given health insurance customers the right to sue their HMO. Most states have now completed their regular legislative sessions for the year. For a look at highlights of action on healthcare, click on more