Colorado, Other States Make Deep Cuts to Medicaid Programs.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  September 23, 2003 ;     700+ words ......to state Medicaid programs, including Colorado's. For the...from other Medicaid programs, said Karen...director of the Colorado Department...Financing. Colorado already has...the leanest Medicaid programs in the nation...

INFORMATION ISSUED BY U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR COLORADO ON SEPT. 29:...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 29, 2006 ;     504 words ......States and the State of Colorado will dismiss a law suit...facility licensed by the Colorado Department of Public...reimbursed under the Colorado Department of Health...States and the State of Colorado filed a civil complaint...District Court, in Denver, Colorado. A First Amended ...

More Medicaid programs covering tobacco cessation.(36 States)

OB GYN News;  July 15, 2003 ;     241 words ...A growing number of state Medicaid programs offer coverage of tobacco-dependence treatment...treatments remains low, a survey of state Medicaid programs showed. In 2001, Medicaid programs in 36 states, including the District of...

Paxil maker to pay $14M to state Medicaid programs

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  March 29, 2006 ;     308 words ......Paxil maker to pay $14M to state Medicaid programs -- Settles allegations in generics...agreed to pay $14 million to state Medicaid programs in New Jersey and elsewhere to settle...resulting in higher prices both for Medicaid programs and the general public, according...

State Medicaid Heads Pressed by AIDS Healthcare Foundation to Demand...

PR Newswire;  February 2, 2004 ;     700+ words ......letters to the directors of all state Medicaid programs in the US to ask the Medicaid heads...they would indemnify all of their Medicaid programs ... against any loss as a consequence...Working Group) will not be harmed, Medicaid programs will not be protected from increased...

HHS Approves Colorado Plan to Insure More Children

U.S. Newswire;  February 18, 1998 ;     602 words ......Shalala announced today that Colorado has won approval of its program...afford private health insurance. Colorado, which could receive as much...system for low-income children. Colorado hopes to insure 23,000 children...federal poverty level. "Approving Colorado's plans is a strong step ...

Twelve states lead the way; Their Medicaid programs use various types of...

Modern Healthcare;  August 27, 2007 ;     447 words ......adopting health information technology in their statewide Medicaid programs and another two dozen are close behind, according to a...and prevents fraud, waste and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid programs,'' Inspector General Daniel Levinson said in a written...

Profile: State-run Medicaid programs starting something new

NPR Morning Edition;  March 29, 2005 ;     274 words ......NPR) 03-29-2005 Profile: State-run Medicaid programs starting something new Host: STEVE...Noon STEVE INSKEEP, host: State-run Medicaid programs are starting something new. They...incorporate disease management into their Medicaid programs, 42 states from 2002 to 2005. But...

State Medicaid programs overpay for generics

Formulary;  April 1, 2002 ;     141 words ...news in brief State Medicaid programs overpay for generics-A government audit has concluded that...HHS Office of Inspector General, found that many state Medicaid programs substantially overpay pharmacies for generic drugs. While...

STATES' MEDICAID PROGRAMS INADEQUATE FOR POOR, STUDY REPORTS

Post-Tribune (IN);  December 22, 1987 ;     335 words ......Nader-affiliated health group charged Monday that state Medicaid programs are rife with inequities that prevent millions of poor...Poor Health Care for Poor Americans: A Ranking of State Medicaid Programs," that ranks the states on five categories: eligibility...Nebraska, 209; Kansas, 207; Utah, ...

State Medicaid Programs Throughout the Nation Are Extremely Deficient,...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ......following news release: State Medicaid programs have severe deficiencies and...report concludes that the federal Medicaid program, which provides health...Scores," ranks the state-operated Medicaid programs and points out where each state...Dakota, Indiana, South Carolina, Colorado, ...

Free Publication on Medicare and Medicaid Programs.

Kiplinger's Retirement Report;  October 1, 2007 ;     57 words ...n Health programs. The MetLife Mature Market Institute has updated Since You Care: Medicare and Medicaid Programs--The Basics. The free publication includes information on Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage and Medigap. For a copy, call 203-221-...

Hospitals, Medicaid Programs Reeling From Recession, AHA Tells Congress

Targeted News Service;  November 13, 2008 ;     157 words ...The Health Forum issued the following news release: Hospitals and state Medicaid programs "are reeling under the weight of an economic recession, and congressional assistance through another stimulus package is paramount...

Up in the air.(Medicaid programs and funds)(Brief Article)

Report on Disability Programs;  August 5, 2004 ;     158 words ......IN THE AIR. It remains rather uncertain whether Washington policymakers will cough up more emergency funds for states' Medicaid programs this year. The last relief package expired at the end of June, but bipartisan pairs of legislators in both the House and...

Up in the air.(funding of states for Medicaid programs )(Brief Article)

Child Protection Report;  July 29, 2004 ;     155 words ......IN THE AIR. It remains rather uncertain whether Washington policymakers will cough up more emergency funds for states' Medicaid programs this year. The last relief package expired at the end of June, but bipartisan pairs of legislators in both the House and...