More Medicaid programs covering tobacco cessation.(36 States)

OB GYN News;  July 15, 2003 ;   Schneider, Mary Ellen;   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...

HHS: Medicaid overpaying for drugs.(brand-name prescription drugs)(Brief...

Modern Healthcare;  September 3, 2001 ;     189 words ...Medicaid programs overpaid for brand-name prescription...HHS' inspector general's office. Medicaid programs typically pay pharmacists a percentage...for brand-name drugs. In 1999, Medicaid programs claimed an average 10.3% discount...

Report flunks states on Medicaid.(BUSINESS)(HEALTH CARE)

The Washington Times;  April 20, 2007 ;     563 words ......Gregory Lopes, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Medicaid programs are failing to deliver adequate medical...this week issued a report ranking Medicaid programs by how they met and surpassed federal...state Medicaid program. The worst Medicaid programs in the country, according to Public...

Paxil maker to pay $14M to state Medicaid programs

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  March 29, 2006 ;   DAN ROBRISH, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS;   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 ;     787 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...

A better deal?

Drug Topics;  March 18, 1996 ;   Snyder, Karyn;   687 words ......lower costs. Is it likely that state Medicaid programs will provide reimbursement for these...exercising greater control over their Medicaid programs, it is also likely that reimbursement...switches are the OTCs for which state Medicaid programs would most likely provide ...

Special Issue on Postradical Prostatectomy Rehabilitation Therapy

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology;  January 1, 2008 ;   Kim, Edward;   185 words ......evidence for the benefits of penile rehabilitation therapy * Overview of penile rehabilitation therapy * An appraisal of the peer-reviewed clinical literature on penile rehabilitation therapy * Experience with penile rehabilitation...

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

Modern Healthcare;  August 27, 2007 ;   Dobias, Matthew;   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

Morning Edition (NPR);  March 29, 2005 ;   STEVE INSKEEP;   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...

Colorado, Other States Make Deep Cuts to Medicaid Programs.

The Denver Post (Denver, Colorado) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  September 23, 2003 ;     787 words ......the deepest cuts in years to state Medicaid programs, including Colorado's. For the first...hard times are turning in droves to Medicaid programs for help. Many are finding that it...have to cut $11 million from other Medicaid programs, said Karen Reinertson, executive...

The attitudes of state legislators and state Medicaid policies related to...

Policy Studies Journal;  December 22, 1993 ;   Buchanan, Robert J. Ohsfeldt, Robert L.;   787 words ...As the Medicaid programs become increasingly important...projection of 45% (Pascal, 1987). The Medicaid programs are becoming the primary payer...health care costs borne by state Medicaid programs will grow (Pascal, Jacobson...

Quick change part 1

Drug Topics;  April 8, 1996 ;   Muirhead, Greg;   787 words ...More Medicaid programs turning to managed care More and more state Medicaid programs are turning to managed care organizations...costs. Typically, the MCOs that take on Medicaid programs have been given a long leash in terms...

Effect of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone and Enteral Nutrition on Short...

JPEN, Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition;  November 1, 2004 ;   Weiming, Zhu; Ning, Li; Jieshou, Li;   787 words ......Background: Studies showed that bowel rehabilitation therapy, including recombinant human growth...short bowel syndrome received bowel rehabilitation therapy for 4 weeks. Thirtyfour patients...followed for >2 years after bowel rehabilitation therapy, 21 patients (57%) weaned off ...

State Medicaid programs overpay for generics

Formulary;  April 1, 2002 ;   Anonymous;   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...

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

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 18, 2007 ;     787 words ......the following news release: State Medicaid programs have severe deficiencies and suffer...Scores," ranks the state-operated Medicaid programs and points out where each state is...the overall performance of state Medicaid programs and ranked them accordingly. The...