Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hepatitis C drug's lower cost paves way for Medicaid, prisons to expand treatment
Valerie Green is still waiting to be cured.
Oct 11, 2017
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News tagged with medicaid program
Health
House GOP proposes 5-year extension for children's health
A popular program that provides health insurance for 8.9 million low-income children would get five more years of funding under legislation Republicans plan to push through a House committee this week. The measure comes days ...
Oct 3, 2017
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Health
Does the affordable care act impact patient visits in the emergency department?
As the debate surrounding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) looms in the U.S. Congress, Johns Hopkins researchers are weighing in on one aspect of the law. In 2014, as part of the ACA, Maryland was one of the states that expanded ...
Jul 24, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Medicaid restrictions linked to increased late-stage breast cancer diagnoses
Women in Tennessee who were diagnosed with breast cancer were more likely to be diagnosed with late stage disease after a substantial rollback of Medicaid coverage for adults in the state, according to a new analysis. When ...
Jun 26, 2017
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America's frontline physicians denounce the Better Care Reconciliation Act
The physician leaders of six organizations representing more than half a million of America's frontline physicians are strongly opposed to the Better Care Reconciliation Act. The U.S. Senate's proposed health reform bill ...
Jun 23, 2017
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Health
Not just for the poor—the crucial role of Medicaid in America's health care system
Despite many assertions to the contrary, Senate leaders are now saying they want to vote on the replacement bill for Obamacare before the month is out.
Jun 8, 2017
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Health
Medicaid recipients say they need health care to work
Medicaid recipients are pushing back against Maine's proposal to create the nation's toughest requirements for the health care program for low-income residents that states run.
May 17, 2017
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Health
Internists reiterate 'strong opposition' to AHCA after last night's amendments
The American College of Physicians (ACP) today reiterated its strong opposition to the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and shared its specific concerns about several of the "manager's amendments" released last night. In a ...
Mar 22, 2017
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Health
Medicaid policies that help smokers quit also save on health care costs
Medicaid policies that require patients to go for tobacco-cessation counseling before they get a nicotine patch or some other type of anti-smoking drug actually lead to a reduction in the use of such medication, according ...
Oct 27, 2016
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Health
System changes improve prenatal care for Medicaid beneficiaries
Oregon's 2012 shift to an incentivized, accountable-care system for Medicaid beneficiaries led to positive changes for expectant mothers and their babies, research at Oregon State University shows.
Oct 20, 2016
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