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> Alaska's Democratic lawmakers have floated a proposal to expand Medicaid to cover about 41,000 additional residents, but it seems unlikely to gain traction without any Republican support, Anchorage Daily News reports. Article
> The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Sevices has signed off on allowing Kansas to turn its Medicaid program for developmentally disabled enrollees to private managed care companies, according to Lawrence Journal World. Article
> Despite ongoing operational woes, 14 employees with Minnesota's health insurance exchange received bonuses just after its launch last fall, according to Minnesota Public Radio. Article
Provider News
> Hospitals must increase mental health screenings and improve targeted follow-up practices with at-risk patients to make progress on suicide prevention, according to research published in the British Journal of Psychiatry. Article
Healthcare IT News
> Providing near-real-time notice when patients visit the emergency room might be more useful and cost-effective initially than a full-fledged health information exchange, according to a case study presented by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Article
And finally...Man survives trip through a wood chipper. Article