Posts Tagged ‘changes’
Ohio Changes Medicaid Drug Program, N.C. Weighs Cuts In Medicaid Personal Care Services
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that Ohio’s seven Medicaid managed care plans this month will make changes in the prescription drug plans that cover about 1.5 million people, although many of those beneficiaries will not face increased costs. The changes are expected to save the state about $243 million…
As Dems Look To Regroup, Pelosi Says House Will Not Pass Senate Reform Bill Without Changes
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday said Democrats in the House do not have enough votes to pass the Senate’s health care reform bill (HR 3590) in its current form, effectively removing that option from the table as party leadership weighs how to proceed with the legislation, Politico reports…
Physicians Raise Concerns About Proposed Medicare Changes
The health care legislation being considered by Congress seeks to reform Medicare and look for alternatives to the fee-for-service payment system, which critics say discourages care coordination and quality. American Medical News reports on one alternative called bundling, in which “doctors and hospitals are paid for all services to a patient in an episode of care for a particular condition. …
Genomes of identical twins reveal epigenetic changes that may play role in lupus
Identical twins look the same and are nearly genetically identical, but environmental factors and the resulting cellular changes could cause disease in one sibling and not the other. Scientists have studied twins discordant for the autoimmune disease lupus, mapping DNA modifications across the genome and shedding light on epigenetic changes that may play a role in the disease.
States Experience Medicaid Changes And Offer New Models For Reform
News outlets report on a variety of health issues at the state level including the upcoming launch of a huge Medicaid data project in Florida, health care changes that could reduce spending in Georgia and a model for reform in Vermont.
Federal Health Overhaul Could Force State Changes
The bills pending in Congress could alter some restrictions on insurers and channel money to state health programs. The House bill includes, for instance, $23.5 billion to “allow Congress to continue pumping billions in new short-term aid to states to cover Medicaid costs that have increased with rising unemployment in the past year,” The Washington Post reports.
Medicaid Policy Changes May Have Broad Impact On Mental Health Services
Because Medicaid is the nation’s primary payer for mental health services, changes in Medicaid policies-even those policies that are not specifically related to mental health services-can have significant effects on public mental health systems, according to research reported in the November issue of Psychiatric Services, a journal of the American Psychiatric Association. Some of these effects may not be intended or fully understood. Author Jeffrey A. Buck, Ph.D.
Lifestyle Changes Remain Important In Fighting Peripheral Arterial Disease
Modifying the risk of peripheral arterial disease (or PAD) — with healthy lifestyle changes — remains vital to one’s health, say researchers. And while PAD can progress and worsen over time, there is not enough evidence yet to advocate minimally invasive treatment in patients who have had a narrowing or blockage of a leg artery but showing no signs or symptoms of the disease.
Health Reform Changes Could Increase Costs To States
Today’s state news round-up includes the cost of health reform to New York, immigrants in California, a possible new mental health overhaul in Arizona and a delay in expanding the children’s health program in Iowa. New York: “The Paterson administration is raising alarms that health care legislation taking shape in Washington could drive up deficits and punish New York and other states that have expanded Medicaid coverage on their own,”
More Details Emerging On Health Reform’s Proposed Changes To Medicare
The Dallas Morning News reports on some of health reform’s proposed changes to Medicare and local consumer reactions. “The 10.4 million beneficiaries with private insurers’ Medicare Advantage plans will still get coverage at least comparable to regular Medicare, but some will see fewer extra benefits or higher out-of-pocket costs.
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