Tag: Medicaid

Study: Medicaid Coverage ‘Substantially’ Improves Access to Care

How does obtaining health coverage (insurance) compare to not getting it at…

MichaelDouglas1

Why Not the Best? Or, at Least, Why Not the Same?

The U.S. Medicaid program is likely paying far more than necessary for…

JohnCGoodman

Children on Medicaid: Less Access, Longer Waits

Sixty-six percent of those who mentioned Medicaid-CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) were…

JohnCGoodman

HHS Issues Critical Medicaid Policy Guidance for LGBT Beneficiaries

President Obama has issued policy guidance on the extension of healthcare benefits…

MichaelDouglas1

Are the Uninsured Getting a Free Ride?

A new government report says uninsured patients are generating $49 billion in…

JohnCGoodman

How States Waste Medicaid Dollars

Today about 78 percent of the prescriptions Americans fill are generic drugs.…

JohnCGoodman

How Obama Would Cut Medicare and Medicaid

Yesterday, President Obama finally entered the debate about the national debt with…

GlennLaffel

Medicaid to Fund ‘Stay-Healthy’ Incentive Programs

In recent years, scientists have shown that financial incentives can drive short-term…

GlennLaffel

GOP Leaks Preliminary Details on Medicaid Reform Plans

A (very concise) Medicaid primer: states, in a partnership with the federal…

MichaelDouglas1

Is Medicaid Real Insurance?

As governors across the land pepper the federal government with requests to…

JohnCGoodman