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COVERAGE: Picking Up the Tab for Medicaid

The New Health Dialogue – Starting in 2014, the new health reform law will expand Medicaid coverage to most of the population below 133 percent of federal poverty level, amounting to about 15.9 million newly eligible enrollees by 2019. In a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation, John Holahan and Irene Headen of the Urban Institute crunch the numbers and provide a state-by-state breakdown of what the Medicaid expansion means to states – and their budgets.

In : California health insurance, Florida health insurance, Massachusetts health insurance, Medicaid, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, State News, Texas, health care, health care reform, health insurance, health reform, health reform legislation, individual health insurance, underinsurance, uninsured, Posted on May 26, 2010




How Fighting Health Fraud Is Like Playing Whack-A-Mole

Shots (NPR’s Health Blog) – Health care fraud bilks taxpayers and the government out of $65 billion – with a “B” – a year. And no wonder. Lots of money makes a ripe target. And a combination of private and public payers makes for a convoluted system that’s easy to game, despite plenty of people looking to combat crime. Find out how you can protect yourself from the latest health insurance scams.

In : Health Care Nightmares, Medicare, State News, Texas, health care, health care fraud, health care reform, health insurance, health reform, insurance fraud, Posted on May 13, 2010




Deaths Rising for Lack of Insurance, Study Finds

The New York Times – As members of the Obama administration and Congress met on Thursday to try to find common ground on health care, a new report warned that without comprehensive legislation, more than 275,000 adults nationwide will die over the next decade because of a lack of health insurance. Nearly 14,000 of those deaths would occur in New York State.

In : California health insurance, Florida health insurance, Georgia health insurance, Health Care Nightmares, Illinois, Louisiana health insurance, Michigan health insurance, New York health insurance, North Carolina health insurance, Ohio health insurance, Pennsylvania health insurance, State News, Tennessee, Texas, health care, health care reform, health insurance, health reform, health reform legislation, uninsured, Posted on February 26, 2010




One of the gloomy studies predicts a third of residents will be uninsured in 10 years

Houston Chronicle – WASHINGTON — A recent spate of national studies paint a dark portrait of the state of health care in Texas. Not only does the Lone Star State lead the nation in its uninsured population, adults and children alike, but the percentage of residents without health coverage could balloon from 27.5 percent to as much as one-third of the population in the next 10 years, a new study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Urban Institute predicts.

In : Health Care Nightmares, State News, Texas, health reform, health reform legislation, Posted on October 15, 2009




Families USA: Thousands of Wisconsinites losing health insurance

The Business Journal Serving Greater Milwaukee – An estimated 77,300 Wisconsinites lost health insurance coverage through August of this year after losing their jobs, according to a report by Families USA. The highest losses were seen in California (661,600) and Texas (396,900).

In : California health insurance, Health Care Nightmares, State News, Texas, Wisconsin health insurance, Posted on October 13, 2009




Under Senate Finance Committee Plan, High-Risk Insurance Pools Get Funding Boost

The NewsHour (PBS) – Until recently, self-employed writer Candace Talmadge, of Lancaster, Texas, was pleased with the health insurance she purchased through a small business association.

In : State News, Texas, health reform, health reform legislation, individual health insurance, risk pools, underinsurance, uninsured, Posted on October 5, 2009




Is French health system a model for U.S.?

Dallas Morning News – PARIS – Houston native Jennifer Hua gave birth to her first two children in Texas, and her last two in France. The Houston hospital looked like a luxury hotel. The hospital in Paris was a converted prison.

In : State News, Texas, health reform, Posted on May 18, 2009




Groups urge lawmakers to increase access to health care in Texas

Austin Business Journal – The Texas Hospital Association and the National Federation of Independent Business Leaders are pushing state lawmakers to increase health care accessibility in Texas.

In : Employer-Sponsored Plans, State News, Texas, health reform, Posted on March 24, 2009