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States told to find way to clear Medicaid backlog
A half-dozen states with Medicaid backlogs are facing a federal deadline to create a plan for getting those low-income residents enrolled in health coverage.
Jul 14, 2014
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Higher-than-expected Medicaid enrollment concerns states
(HealthDay)—Unexpectedly high numbers of Americans who were previously eligible for Medicaid but were not enrolled are now signing up, and states are facing unanticipated costs for that coverage.
May 28, 2014
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Surgery
Surgery study shows worse health, more problems and higher costs among Medicaid patients
Surgery patients covered by Medicaid come into their operations with worse health, do worse afterward, stay in the hospital longer and find themselves back in the hospital more often than those covered by private insurance, ...
May 12, 2014
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State medicaid expansions did not erode perceived access to care or increase emergency services
Previous expansions in Medicaid eligibility by states were not associated with an erosion of perceived access to care or an increase in emergency department (ED) use.
Apr 8, 2014
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A middle road for Medicaid expansion?
With the political divide over health care reform still strong going into this year's elections, a new analysis of state-level decisions shows signs of an emerging middle way toward reducing the ranks of the uninsured.
Apr 7, 2014
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Fewer Americans would smoke if cessation treatments were covered: CDC
(HealthDay)—More Americans would quit smoking if coverage for every type of smoking-cessation treatment was provided by all state Medicaid programs, and if states removed barriers to coverage, according to a federal government ...
Mar 27, 2014
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Medicaid expansion may help prevent kidney failure, improve access to kidney-related care
States with broader Medicaid coverage have lower incidences of kidney failure and smaller insurance-related gaps in access to kidney disease care. Those are the findings of a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal ...
Mar 20, 2014
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Better benefits help Medicaid recipients quit smoking
People on Medicaid in the U.S. are 68 percent more likely to smoke than the general population. New research in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine suggests that expanded smoking cessation benefits offered under the ...
Mar 7, 2014
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Feds say they fixed Medicaid problem for children
The federal government tells a New Hampshire congresswoman they have updated the HealthCare.gov website to fix a wrinkle that temporarily left some children without insurance coverage.
Feb 8, 2014
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Medicaid expansion improves health care services for prison population
As Medicaid eligibility expands under the Affordable Care Act, prison systems are increasingly supporting prisoners' enrollment in Medicaid as a way to help lower prison system costs and improve prisoners' access to health ...
Jan 16, 2014
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