Medicaid

Gov. Nixon Vows to Continue Fighting for Medicaid Expansion

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:05:37 GMT

Source: ozarksfirst.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Governor Jay Nixon is vowing to keep fighting to expand Medicaid coverage in the Show-Me State. ...

Medicaid to remain on Mo. Gov. Nixon’s agenda

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:48:16 GMT

Source: www.newstribune.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Gov. Jay Nixon says he’ll continue trying to expand Medicaid health coverage to more Missourians. ...

Ill. House committee approves Medicaid expansion

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:00:00 GMT

Source: www.saukvalley.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
SPRINGFIELD (AP) â A key Illinois House committee has approved an expansion of Medicaid to cover low-income adults who don't have children at home, despite scrutiny over a last-minute amendment that would give flexibility to some institutions for people with mental illness. ...

House Gives Early OK to Medicaid Expansion Ban

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:47:18 GMT

Source: permianbasin360.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
In a surprise turn in the House on Monday evening, a bill to reform Medicaid long-term and acute care services became a vehicle for the GOP's platform against Medicaid expansion. ...

Va to Offer Coordinated Healthcare for Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:18:13 GMT

Source: www.newsplex.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The goal of this initiative is to provide Virginians high quality health care and supports coordinating the Medicare and Medicaid benefits into a single person-centered program. ...

Oversight investigates ACA outreach programs - Lawmakers spar over premiums - New Mexico, Idaho lean on federal exchange - Families USA: South backs Medicaid expansion

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:26:12 GMT

Source: www.politico.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Families USA: South backs Medicaid expansion. ...

Senate budget committee stalls Medicaid expansion

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:41:28 GMT

Source: www.theind.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — State senators rejected a proposal on Monday for Louisiana to offer government-subsidized health insurance to the working poor through the federal health overhaul law known as the Affordable Care Act. The 7-3 vote by the Senate Finance Committee largely fell along party lines, with all but one Republican voting against tapping into the federal Medicaid dollars available for the health coverage. Sen. Karen Carter Peterson's bill would have required the state health department to seek federal approval for a program using the Medicaid expansion dollars to provide private insurance coverage to adults making up to 138 percent of the poverty level — less than $32,000 for a family of four. The federal government would cover much of the cost. A similar proposal is scheduled for a House vote Tuesday, but passage seems like a long-shot at best. Gov. Bobby Jindal and Republican Party leaders oppose the expansion, which was authorized under the health revamp championed by President Barack Obama. Peterson, D-New Orleans, said the insurance expansion would improve health care for thousands of Louisiana citizens who work at low-wage jobs and can't afford the coverage on their own, while also providing an influx of dollars for health care providers. "How in good conscience can we turn down 100 percent of anything that we know will tend to the needs of working class people?" said Peterson, leader of the Louisiana Democrati ...

Implementing Health Reform: Preexisting Condition Insurance Plan & Medicaid/CHIP Renewal

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:19:51 GMT

Source: washingtonstatewire.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Viewpoints: Slowing Health Costs; What Causes Genetic Testing To Be So Expensive; Iowa Governor Offers Medicaid Supports A 'Glimmer Of Hope'

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:15:00 GMT

Source: www.kaiserhealthnews.org --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country. ...

Ground Battles Continue Over States' Medicaid Expansion

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:14:34 GMT

Source: www.kaiserhealthnews.org --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
News reports from Texas, Louisiana, Iowa, Florida and Maine highlight states' continuing debates over this health law provision. ...

Millions uninsured on patchwork Medicaid expansion map http://pub.vitrue.com/RZFH

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:42:02 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Millions uninsured on patchwork Medicaid expansion map http://pub.vitrue.com/RZFH Millions uninsured on patchwork Medicaid expansion map - amednews.com Source: pub.vitrue.com More than 3 million low-income people are projected to stay without coverage in states not expanding, but primary care access problems could hit expansion states. ...

Medicaid Patients Can Call Hotline for Help in Choosing Health Plans

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:13:34 GMT

Source: www.theledger.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Roundup: Okla. governor pushes funding fix to cover 9,000 on Medicaid; Texas lawmakers OK new mental health funds

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:25:38 GMT

Source: www.news-medical.net --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Gov. Mary Fallin proposed a last-minute legislative change Friday to the state's Insure Oklahoma program that would direct $50 million in state tobacco taxes to pay for more than 9,000 people who are expected to lose their health insurance under the program. ...

Branstad: State might accept federal Medicaid expansion money if it came with ‘assurances’

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:22:08 GMT

Source: blogs.desmoinesregister.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad appeared on Monday to soften his rhetoric opposing an expansion of Medicaid. For months, the Republican governor has sternly rejected the notion of broadening the state-federal program, which provides health-care services for low-income Iowans. His argument has long been that the federal government can’t be trusted to uphold its funding commitments, [...] ...

Pa. Welfare Department disputes Medicaid analysis

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:51:48 GMT

Source: www.post-gazette.com --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare questions a report on Medicaid expansion from the state's Independent Fiscal Office. ...

Texas Medicaid Debate Complicated By Politics And Poverty

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:16:34 GMT

Source: www.texastribune.org --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Texas has the highest rate of uninsured residents in the nation – one in four Texans has no health coverage – and the rate in the Rio Grande Valley is even higher. Medicaid is closed to anyone earning more than $196 a month, leaving many working adults ineligible and without coverage. NPR ...