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Medicaid in the United States is a program managed by the states and funded jointly by the states and federal government to provide health insurance for individuals and families with low incomes and resources. Among the groups of people served by Medicaid are eligible low-income parents, children, seniors, and people with disabilities. Medicaid is the largest source of funding for medical and health-related services for people with limited income. History and participation Medicaid was ...
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Medicaid News Headlines
- American Diabetes Association Strongly Supports Recently Introduced Diabetes Screening And Medicaid Savings Act
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Report Examines Use Of Health Care Funds By States Affected By Hurricane Katrina; Study Examines Chronic Disease Management;
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- North Carolina Looks For Permanent Solution To Medicaid Contribution Mandate For Counties
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Community Pharmacists Urge Medicaid To Preserve Patient Access To Prescription Drugs
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Report Examines Impact Of Proposed Federal Medicaid Funding Cuts On States
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- 55 Organizations Send Letter To Congress Calling For Additional $12B Annually Over Five Years For SCHIP, Medicaid
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Missouri Legislature Passes Bill To Extend Medicaid Coverage To Working Disabled Residents
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Cuts To Medicare, Medicaid To Have Lasting Repercussions On U.S. Seniors' Care Quality
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Independent Pharmacists' Lobby Says Proposed Medicaid Rule Changing Calculations For Prescription Drug Reimbursements Could Affect Members' Business
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Dallas Morning News Looks At 46,000 Texans On Waiting List For Home-based Alternative In Medicaid
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Bush FY 2008 Budget Proposal Includes $101.5B In Medicare, Medicaid Savings
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- West Virginia Lawmakers Draft Legislation That Would Allow Public Comment On Medicaid Changes
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
- Fact Sheets Examine Medicare, Long-Term Care Spending; Medicaid; Long-Term Spending Data
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
- Former National Health IT Coordinator Discusses Tenure, Challenges For Health IT; Report Discusses Changes To Medicaid From Deficit Reduction Act
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- 1.7M Medi-Cal Beneficiaries, New Applicants Would Have To Prove Citizenship Under Draft Rules In California
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
- Federal Proof-of-Citizenship Rules Lead To Enrollment Declines In Six States' Medicaid Programs, Mostly Affect U.S. Citizens, Study Finds
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Bush Budget: Cut Medicare and Medicaid Growth Rate
MedicineNet - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Most Of Medicare And Medicaid Savings In Bush's FY 2008 Budget Proposal Come From Reducing Growth In Medicare Provider Payments
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Bipartisan Group Of Lawmakers Announces Proposal To Extend Health Insurance To More Children
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Senate Committee Investigation Finds Pharmaceutical Companies Improperly Used Exception In Medicaid Drug Rebate Program
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Statehealthfacts.org Updates Information On Medicaid, SCHIP Programs, Medicare Part B
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:00 EST
- Senate Special Committee On Aging Hearing Discusses Medicare Budget Cuts, Premium Payments
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- President Bush In FY 2008 Budget Will Seek $70B In Savings From Medicare, Medicaid, According To Administration Officials, Lobbyists
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Idaho Medicaid Program Under Budget Last Year
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:00 EST
- Utah Senate Approves Bill That Would Establish Medicaid Preferred Prescription Drug List
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:00 EST
- New York State To Cover Nonprescription Plan B Under Medicaid
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Consumers And Payers Benefit As More Americans Turn To Generics
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- WP: Bush's health budget sparks debate
MSNBC - Sun, 11 Feb 2007 04:43 EST
- Bush's Proposed Health-Care Cuts Get Mixed Reviews
Washington Post - Sun, 11 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Abbott Statement Regarding CMS' Proposed Expansion Of Coverage For Carotid Artery Stenting
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- CQ's Carey Discusses President Bush's FY 2008 Budget, Mental Health Parity, Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Pricing
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Maryland Lawmakers Propose Cigarette Tax Increase To Fund Health Care Programs
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent News Coverage Of Medicaid Developments In Connecticut, Tennessee
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 16 Jan 2007 01:00 EST
- Bush Seeks Big Medicare and Medicaid Saving
New York Times - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 05:37 EST
- Budget Proposal Erodes Medicare, USA
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 10 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- States Get Federal Backing To Build More Efficient, High Quality Medicaid Systems, USA
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:00 EST
- Bush Administration Acknowledges Proposed Medicaid Rule Would Reduce Funding For Rural Hospitals, Nursing Homes
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 06:00 EST
- GPhA Statement On CMS' Efforts To Encourage Generic Utilization, Saving Beneficiaries Billions Of Dollars, USA
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- CMS To Send Out Second Annual Medicare Provider Satisfaction Survey, USA
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- PCMA: Seniors Flocking To Lower-Cost Generic Drugs In Medicare Part D
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Connecticut Group Releases Plan To Expand Medicaid Eligibility, Reduce Benefits
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
- Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent Medicaid Developments In Florida, Minnesota
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 09 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
- Florida HIV/AIDS Infusion Clinic President Arrested For Allegedly Defrauding Medicaid
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 12:00 EST
- Survey Indicates 17 States Increased Access To Health Coverage In 2006, While Several Reported A Decline In Children Enrolled In Medicaid
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 13 Jan 2007 03:00 EST
- Louisiana Plan To Cover Uninsured Could Cost Less Than Previously Estimated
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:00 EST
- Toolkit Discusses Methods For Reducing Racial, Ethnic Health Disparities Among Medicaid Managed Care Beneficiaries
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 11 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
- New York Gov. Spitzer To Seek Health Care Savings, Expand Health Insurance Coverage
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Connecticut Business Reps, Advocates, Lawmakers Discuss Universal Health Care, Other Proposals; State Adopts EHRs For Medicaid Beneficiaries
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Medicaid News In New Jersey, Virginia
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 05 Jan 2007 10:00 EST
- 24 million enrolled in Medicare drug plan
Reuters - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 07:48 EST
- W.Va. turns to Weight Watchers to slim down
MSNBC - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:58 EST
- No-Cost, In-Home Care For Elderly Provided By Family Members Amounts To An Estimated $306B Annually
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
- Medicare Rx Education Network Encouraged By Increased Medicare Part D Enrollment Numbers
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- New York City Public Hospitals Face 7% Cut From Proposed CMS Rule
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:00 EST
- Report Profiles Medicaid Beneficiaries With High-Cost Medical Needs
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 01 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
- No-, Low-Cost Children's Health Insurance Programs Fill Gap In Care For Some Low-Income Families
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 08 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
- CMS Actuaries Conclude That H.R. 4 Would Have No Effect On Lowering Drug Prices, USA
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:00 EST
- Bipartisan Group Of Lawmakers Proposes Legislation That Would Provide Federal Funding For State Initiatives To Expand Health Coverage To Uninsured
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 06:00 EST
- America's Internists Say Comprehensive Reforms Needed In How Medical Care Is Organized, Valued, Financed, Reimbursed
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 16 Jan 2007 01:00 EST
- CMS Awards Demonstration Grants To 17 States For Alternatives To Institutional Care, USA
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 17 Jan 2007 10:00 EST
- California Medicaid Program Spends $400M Annually On Childbirth-Related Care For Undocumented Immigrants, Reports Say
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 04 Jan 2007 05:00 EST
- Maine Senator To Propose Medicaid Restrictions, Incentives That Would Affect Smokers
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 20 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- Governors, Lawmakers Pressure FDA To Ease Market Entry Of Generic Insulin
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:00 EST
- Missouri Medicaid Changes Proposed By Governor's Staff
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 14 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- Proposed Medicaid Rule Would Reduce Payments For Prescription Drugs, Redefine Average Manufacture Price
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 20 Dec 2006 01:00 EST
- Healthy Wisconsin Council Recommends Cigarette Tax Increase To Fund Health Care, Other Coverage Expansion Efforts
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 03 Jan 2007 06:00 EST
- Washington State Nursing Homes With High Numbers Of Medicaid Beneficiaries Provide Lower Quality Care, Study Finds
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 19 Dec 2006 07:00 EST
- Medicare Publishes New Hospital Requirements, USA
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 28 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Medicaid Plan Prods Patients Toward Health
New York Times - Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:03 EST
- CMS Publishes Final Patients' Rights Rule On Use Of Restrains And Seclusion - Better, More Extensive Training Of Staff Required, USA
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 27 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- CMS Re-Charters Committee To Advise On Evaluating Medical Technologies, USA
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 27 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Issue Brief Examines Spending By Medicaid Beneficiaries Receiving Long-Term Care
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:00 EST
- Democrats Oppose Federal Medicaid Commission's Recommendations
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 29 Nov 2006 04:00 EST
- Issue Brief Discusses Medicaid Buy-In Program For Adults With Disabilities, Kaiser Family Foundation Updates Information On 2007 Medicare Prescription
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 23 Nov 2006 07:00 EST
- Newspapers Address Proof-of-Citizenship Rule In Kansas, Utah, Washington
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 05 Dec 2006 10:00 EST
- Connecticut Judge Orders HMOs To Publicly Release Information On Reimbursements For Medicaid Beneficiaries' Care
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 05 Dec 2006 07:00 EST
- Profits Grow For Medicaid HMOs As Physicians, Patients Criticize Coverage Restrictions
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 17 Nov 2006 11:00 EST
- West Virginia Pilot Project Would Create Incentive Program For Medicaid Beneficiaries To Live Healthier Lifestyles
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 05 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- Lawmakers Call On Bush Administration To Stop Proposed Changes To Medicaid That Would Limit States' Abilities To Tax Health Care Providers
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 08 Dec 2006 10:00 EST
- Medicaid Patients Receive Poorer Cardiac Care
MedicineNet - Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:00 EST
- Maine Could Lose $50M To $60M If Proposed Medicaid Cuts Are Enacted
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 24 Nov 2006 10:00 EST
- Bush Administration Medicaid Policies Likely To Be Scrutinized By Democrats
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 01 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- Medicaid Spending Fell By 1.4% In 2006, First Time Costs Declined Since Program Began In 1965, According To Bureau Of Economic Analysis
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:00 EST
- BlueCross BlueShield Of Tennessee Awarded CoverTN Contract
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 23 Dec 2006 01:00 EST
- 'Too Soon' To Celebrate Decline In Medicaid Spending, Editorial Says
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 01 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- Panel Calls for Big Changes in Medicaid
New York Times - Thu, 23 Nov 2006 04:56 EST
- Medicaid Patients Less Likely Than Those With Private Insurance To Receive Recommended Cardiac Care
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 26 Nov 2006 03:00 EST
- Injuries Cost Hospitals $20 Billion
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 17 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- CMS Experts Educate Texas Seniors On The Benefits Of Medicare's Drug Coverage
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 16 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- Report Makes Recommendations For State SCHIP Program Reauthorization
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 16 Dec 2006 02:00 EST
- Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Medicaid Developments In Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C.
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 15 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- D.C. Medicaid Costs For Transportation A Focus Of U.S. Senate Finance Committee
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 30 Nov 2006 01:00 EST
- CMS Publishes Final Rule On Hospital Regulations For Participation In Medicare, Medicaid
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:00 EST
- New Federal Requirements For New Hampshire Healthy Kids Program Reduces Applications By Half
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 16 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- City Misses Chance to Save $34 Million
Washington Post - Sat, 09 Dec 2006 05:00 EST
- Editorials Respond To Medicaid Policy On Eligibility For Infants Of Undocumented Immigrants
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 15 Nov 2006 11:00 EST
- HHS Secretary Leavitt Urges State Medicaid Directors To Join With Federal Government, Big Businesses To Increase Purchasing Clout, Reduce Health Care
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 20 Nov 2006 01:00 EST
- New York Medical Providers Received $3.6M For Dead Medicaid Beneficiaries, Audit Finds
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 22 Nov 2006 07:00 EST
- Louisiana Officials Discuss Future Of Charity Hospital System
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 05 Dec 2006 01:00 EST
- Omnicare To Pay Federal Government, 43 States $49.5M To Settle Allegations It Overcharged Medicaid For Prescription Drugs
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 22 Nov 2006 04:00 EST
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