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Health insurance doesn't pay for housing, but sometimes that is what a patient needs most. A Medicaid experiment, called Money Follows The Person, helps some elderly and disabled people move out of institutions into their own homes.
In negotiating the creation of the Affordable Care Act, hospitals took a big gamble, with the expectation that they would soon have millions of new Medicaid customers. In states that expanded Medicaid, the bet paid off. Sarah Varney of Kaiser Health News reports on financial gains made by some hospitals as more patients are able to pay their bills, and the heavy price being paid by hospitals in states that opted against expansion.
The health law offered a two-year pay raise for primary care doctors who see Medicaid patients to entice them to participate, but that expires Dec. 31.
Gov. Bill Walker, an Independent, campaigned on Medicaid expansion and now he has to pitch it to a reluctant Republican legislature.
Study finds that early elective delivery rates are declining but authorities say they are still too high, leading to worse health outcomes for mothers and children.
Coalition, which includes some prominent Republicans, pushes 鈥渇ree market鈥 alternative.
Gary Cohen, a former deputy administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, says the challenge for regulators and insurers is to create networks that not only save money but also deliver better patient outcomes.
Spending for the medications dropped from $1 million per week to about $200,000 per week after the state imposed restrictions.
Nearly half of those eligible for a combined Medi-Cal and Medicare program are opting out.
Previous enrollees in the program for low-income residents must reapply and many are finding the new applications too onerous to complete, advocates say.
Panel recommends that the state negotiate a Texas-specific agreement with the federal government to expand health coverage to the poor.
Federal funding cuts made by the ACA and other programs will hit safety net hospitals hard.
Administration improves screening rates, but needs to do more to ensure that poor children get recommended health care, says HHS inspector general.
Texas and Florida, with their large uninsured populations, are not expected to offer coverage to many low-income patients.
The health care law boosted payments for two years to primary care doctors who treat Medicaid patients. But that boost is set to expire, leaving some providers and their patients in a tough spot.
March of Dimes official says one key factor was early implementation of the Medicaid expansion in some states.
Advocates hope Republican governors in other states will move to expand coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
Gov. Nathan Deal, a Republican, opposes the program鈥檚 expansion and signed a law giving final say to the Republican-controlled Legislature. But Democratic challenger Jason Carter, a state senator, says that if he were elected governor, he would seek a 鈥渃reative solution鈥 with state lawmakers.
The community saw its Medicaid enrollment nearly double under the health law, and many new enrollees are experiencing long waits for care.
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