States could save $14 billion due to federal spending under healthcare reform act, study finds
Jul 15, 2011
Due to an increase in federal spending under the healthcare reform law, state governments can expect a net savings in healthcare spending of $14 billion from 2014 to 2019, a new study from the Urban Institute...
House leader proposes $353 billion in Medicare and Medicaid savings to aid deficit
Jul 14, 2011
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) outlined this week a list of Medicare and Medicaid changes, including cuts to healthcare providers, which could save $353 billion over the next 10 years. Cantor’s...
HHS announces nursing home care coordination initiative
Jul 11, 2011
A new federal initiative aims to cut hospitalizations among nursing home residents receiving both Medicare and Medicaid, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday.
White House, Baucus, support ‘blended’ Medicaid payments
Jul 08, 2011
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) said Wednesday that a proposal to implement “blended” payment rates for Medicaid is “on the table” in negotiations over raising...
Study asserts Medicaid is key to physical and financial health
Jul 08, 2011
In the first large-scale study to assess the impact of Medicaid, researchers say they have showed that health insurance for low-income individuals results in their improved physical, mental and financial...
Nursing home payment cuts on the table, Obama administration says
Jul 06, 2011
Obama administration officials say that trimming payments to nursing homes and other providers would substantially reduce future Medicare and Medicaid outlays. But officials are insisting that Republicans...
Providers, states, policy makers face tough decisions over expiration of matching Medicaid funding
Jul 01, 2011
Today is the first day without Medicaid’s extended, inflated matching pay rates of the last two years, a scenario that has state officials and providers worrying about what will come next. The bigger...
Baucus says maintenance-of-effort requirements are ‘on the table’ in budget talks
Jun 27, 2011
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) said that he and fellow Democrats are flexible in their response to Republican attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act’s maintenance-of-effort...
Americans are very concerned about Medicaid and nursing home cuts
Jun 24, 2011
Democrats have been successful in telling Americans that the Republican-proposed budget known as the “Ryan plan” could have a significantly negative impact on nursing home residents, according...
Medicaid savings possible with WHO essential medication list, study reveals
Jun 21, 2011
State Medicaid programs could lower costs by consulting the World Health Organization’s concept of “essential medicines” when determining which drugs to offer beneficiaries, a new study...