Tag: Medicaid

Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs: What are the Key Differences?

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) created major incentive…

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Debt Ceiling Deal Rattles Healthcare Delivery Prospects, Social Security and Medicaid Spared

The initial spin on the recently squared away budget deal preventing a…

MichaelDouglas1

Debt Ceiling Negotiations on Health Care are Mere Cost Shifting

The US definitely seems to have weakened itself in the international sphere…

DavidEWilliams

Study: Medicaid Coverage ‘Substantially’ Improves Access to Care

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

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Lawsuit Filed Against Quest Diagnostics for Overcharging

Andrew Baker was fired from a company that Quest purchased, Unilab, when…

BarbaraDuck

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…

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HHS Issues Critical Medicaid Policy Guidance for LGBT Beneficiaries

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

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How Many Uninsured Will Medicaid Cover After Health Reform?

One of the major components of the Affordable Care Act is the…

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3rd Quarter EHR Incentive Program Status

  . Just the Facts from Joe Friday The numbers you are about…

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