Healthcare reform: No matter how much you may loathe it, there’s no way around how certain ideas, like pay for performance, aren’t going away.
Integrated care coordination for dual eligibles lowers readmission rates in case study
By
McKnight's Staff
Jul 20, 2012
Dual eligibles in an Arizona integrated coordinated care plan had a 21% lower hospital readmission rate than their counterparts in Medicare fee-for-service programs, a new analysis reveals.
Report: State budgets torn asunder by Medicaid spending
By
McKnight's Staff
Jul 18, 2012
Regardless of whether states choose to expand Medicaid, states are facing fiscal crisis related to rising healthcare costs and government pension obligations, a new report finds.
New dental ideas have bite
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 17, 2012
I’m incredibly sympathetic to Medicaid beneficiaries struggling to find someone to work on their teeth, and long-term care facilities struggling to provide dental services to residents.
The Medicaid fog keeps rolling in
By
John O'Connor
Jul 16, 2012
When the Supreme Court ruled that most of Obamacare could stay on the books, it included a notable caveat: States couldn’t be forced to participate in its expanded Medicaid provisions. Since then,...
CMS should downsize demonstration programs for dual eligibles, senator says
By
McKnight's Staff
Jul 13, 2012
Large demonstration programs meant to coordinate the care of dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries could limit access to care and require more thorough testing, critics said this week.
Governors pepper Obama administration with Medicaid funding questions
By
McKnight's Staff
Jul 12, 2012
The National Governor’s Association begins its annual meeting in Virginia today with the group asking federal authorities for clarification on expanding Medicaid in their states.
Sebelius: States still can’t reduce Medicaid eligibility
Jul 12, 2012
Although states can opt out of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion, they still may not tighten eligibility requirements, the nation’s top health official warned this week.
CBO won’t have an estimate on Affordable Care Act’s deficit impact prior to House repeal...
By
McKnight's Staff
Jul 10, 2012
The Congressional Budget Office is still assessing the impact of the Supreme Court’s Affordable Care Act decision on the federal deficit and won’t have an estimate until the end of July. That...
For Medicaid, it’s déjà vu all over again
By
John O'Connor
Jul 09, 2012
The Supreme Court has served up yet another tortured, enigmatic decision. Now comes the fun part: figuring out what they really intended — and what those intentions will likely mean for long-term care...