Title V coverage varies across states for diabetes
(HealthDay)—There is significant state by state variation in Title V medical coverage for children with diabetes, according to a study published in the April issue of The Journal of Pediatrics.
Pediatrics
May 10, 2013 |
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Expanding Medicaid: Mental and financial health improve, but no improvement shown in physical health
New findings from the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment show that Medicaid coverage had no detectable effect on the prevalence of diabetes, high cholesterol, or high blood pressure, but substantially reduced depression, ...
Health
May 01, 2013 |
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ER referral ups specialist access for publicly insured
(HealthDay)—Specialists are more willing to see publicly insured children if they are referred from an emergency department, according to research published online Jan. 10 in the Annals of Emergency Me ...
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Feb 04, 2013 |
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In some US states, not poor enough for health care
Sandra Pico is poor, but not poor enough. She makes about $15,000 a year, supporting her daughter and unemployed husband. She thought she'd get health insurance after the Supreme Court this year upheld President Barack Obama's ...
Health
Aug 14, 2012 |
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Study examines cost-savings of physician group practice program
In an analysis of the cost-savings achieved by an earlier pilot program, the Medicare Physician Group Practice Demonstration (PGPD), researchers found modest estimates of overall savings associated with the PGPD, but larger ...
Health
Sep 11, 2012 |
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Researchers find minimal state cost from Medicaid expansion in California
(Medical Xpress)—As the California Legislature prepares to consider bills relating to implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and expanding Medicaid, the state has the opportunity to significantly increase health insurance ...
Health
Jan 08, 2013 |
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Poorest Americans at risk if states opt out of Medicaid expansion
Health coverage for the poorest Americans could be in jeopardy in many states as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling last month on the Affordable Care Act, according to a new legal analysis. The report examines federal ...
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Aug 06, 2012 |
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Black and Hispanic patients less likely to complete substance abuse treatment, study shows
Roughly half of all black and Hispanic patients who enter publicly funded alcohol treatment programs do not complete treatment, compared to 62 percent of white patients, according to a new study from a team of researchers ...
Addiction
Jan 07, 2013 |
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Racial gap in kids' dental care vanishing: study
(HealthDay) -- Since 1964, the disparity between black and white children's dental care has narrowed dramatically, a new study finds.
Dentistry
Jul 05, 2012 |
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Study examines use of diagnostic tests in adolescents with hypertension
A study of adolescents with hypertension enrolled in the Michigan Medicaid program suggests that guideline-recommended diagnostic tests – echocardiograms and renal ultrasonography – were poorly used, according to ...
Pediatrics
Jul 23, 2012 |
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Higher proportion of California children uninsured than in US, analysis shows
Compared to the nation, a higher proportion of children in California are uninsured, one in every 10 children or more than 1.1 million in 2011. More of California's children have public health insurance and fewer through ...
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Nov 14, 2012 |
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New analysis examines stakes for Medicaid in upcoming fiscal cliff negotiations on Capitol Hill
As lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle look for ways to reduce federal spending in the coming weeks Medicaid may emerge as a prime target, according to a new analysis by Professor Sara Rosenbaum, JD, the Harold ...
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Dec 05, 2012 |
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Study confirms rapid rise in antipsychotic treatment of medicaid-insured children
(Medical Xpress)—A new study from the University of Maryland (UM) found that use of antipsychotic drugs from 1997 to 2006 increased 7- to 12-fold in a Medicaid population of about 500,000 children ages two to 17.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 23, 2013 |
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CMS softens Medicare Advantage funding changes
Medicare Advantage customers may not see the drastic 2014 benefit cuts or premium hikes that insurers have been warning about after all.
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Apr 02, 2013 |
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Preparation underway for implementation of ACA in 2014
(HealthDay)—As the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) nears, states are preparing for some of its provisions, including expanded access to Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program ...
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Feb 26, 2013 |
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