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NewsHospital stays get restricted Medicaid coverage
Hospitals must find more ways to cope with Medicaid cuts, as several states are severely restricting hospital stays, report Kaiser Health News and USA Today. At the end of this month, Medicaid will Read more...
HHS targets Medicaid costs with new coordinated care models
Targeting Medicaid costs, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) on Friday announced new demonstration projects regarding financial models for coordinated care to reduce spending Read more...
Palliative care could save states millions
Using palliative care services can lower hospital costs for some of the sickest Medicaid patients and save states money, according to a new study published in the March issue of Health Affairs. In Read more...
More long-term-care patients join managed care plans
To rein in rising Medicaid costs, states are increasingly requiring their frailest and most expensive patients--the elderly and disabled who need long-term care--to enroll in managed care plans, Read more...
Observers puzzled over Obama's failure to appoint CMS head
Though President Obama has repeatedly said that Medicare and Medicaid costs are the "biggest threat" to the nation's financial future, to the surprise of everyone in politics, he still hasn't named a Read more...
| Press ReleasesPFCD and UnitedHealthcare Briefing Sheds Light on Proven State Medicaid Programs That Reduce Escalating Health Care CostsWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD), in partnership with UnitedHealthcare, hosted a briefing today entitled “Medicaid in the New Era: Proven Solutions that Read more >> HHS offers new tools to help states lower Medicaid costs, provide better careNew supports will help states lower costs, provide better care for Medicare-Medicaid enrollees WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced a Read more >> HHS announcement to help states lower Medicaid costs, provide better careWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On Wednesday, May 11, at 11:00 a.m. (EDT), HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will host a media conference call to announce a series of initiatives to work with states to Read more >> EDIWatch Joins Arizona's Fight Against Medicaid FraudATLANTA, Jan. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- EDIWatch, Inc., a leading provider of anti-fraud solutions to the healthcare industry and The Arizona Medicaid Agency, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment Read more >> |
