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NewsFewer specialists willing to treat Medicaid patients, raising questions for expansion
The number of specialist physicians who are willing to treat patients enrolled in Medicaid is shrinking perilously and could complicate the program's planned expansion under federal healthcare Read more...
Double-digit Medicaid growth pile-drives Texas budget
Not only is Texas facing a shortfall of $11 billion to $15 billion when the next state budget is due in 2011, but unanticipated healthcare costs have already driven the state's current two-year Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Stats show no end in sight for Medicaid enrollment growth
State Medicaid programs added a total of almost 3.3 million people to their rolls in June 2009 compared to June 2008, representing the largest numerical one-year increase in the nation's history, Read more...
Medicaid financial issues likely to come to head at governors' conference
This swirl of issues surrounding Medicaid, including increasing enrollments, federal reimbursement for the insurance program, and potential cuts in service, should come to a head at the National Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Medicaid funding pinch turns into deep bruise
The original $87 billion in Medicaid stimulus funding relieved many cash-strapped Medicaid programs from the need to make catastrophic cutbacks. That funding expires at the end of this year, but Read more...
Medicaid verification rules leading to higher health costs
In many states, Medicaid beneficiaries are forced to prove that they and their children are eligible for the program more than once a year. This often leads to overwhelmed families "falling off the Read more...
| Press ReleasesResearch and Markets: West Palm Beach Healthcare Market Overview: Lawmakers Look to Make Major Changes to Florida MedicaidDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/84f278/west_palm_beach_f) has announced the addition of the "West Palm Beach, FL Market Overview" report to Read more >> A.M. Best Special Report: Segment Under Pressure; But May See Renewed InterestOLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The once plentiful population of health plans owned by hospitals, physician groups or integrated health care delivery systems has diminished steadily over the past Read more >> |
