Article: Attorney General Gansler Announces Multimillion Dollar Settlement with Merck & Co., Inc Pharmaceutical Company Maker of Zocor, Vioxx and Pepcid.

Article: More Medicaid programs covering tobacco cessation.(36 States)
OB GYN News;  July 15, 2003 ;     241 words ......treatments remains low, a survey of state Medicaid programs showed. In 2001, Medicaid programs in 36 states, including the District...coverage. The investigators also asked the Medicaid programs to submit a copy of their coverage policies...

Article: 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...to pay $14 million to state Medicaid programs in New Jersey and elsewhere...higher prices both for Medicaid programs and the general public...

Article: STATE MEDICAID MUST COVER VIAGRA, GOVERNMENT SAYS.(News)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  July 3, 1998 ;     168 words ...State Medicaid programs must pay for Viagra, the popular but expensive new impotency...in a letter yesterday to the National Governors' Association. State Medicaid programs that include prescription drug coverage are required to pay for...

Article: 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...from the HHS Office of Inspector General, found that many state Medicaid programs substantially overpay pharmacies for generic drugs. While...

Article: American Public Human Services Association, National Association of State Medicaid Directors to Host Discussion on Medicaid
U.S. Newswire;  March 25, 2004 ;     188 words ......National Association of State Medicaid Directors (NASMD) are hosting "The State of Medicaid Programs" WHEN: Tuesday, March...m. - 3 p.m. DETAILS: State Medicaid Directors from across...Medicare Drug Bill on state Medicaid programs; how the program ...

Article: ATTORNEY GENERAL KING ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT TO BRING $2.8 MILLION TO STATE MEDICAID AGENCY
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 7, 2008 ;     700+ words ......failed to pay rebates due to state Medicaid Programs under the Federal Medicaid...less rebates paid to the state Medicaid programs. The case in Louisiana...less rebates paid to the state Medicaid Programs. In addition to the monetary...

Article: State Medicaid must pay for Viagra pills, US says
The Boston Globe;  July 3, 1998 ;     287 words ...WASHINGTON -- State Medicaid programs must pay for...requires that a state's Medicaid program cover...necessity dictates," Medicaid administrator...of Viagra." State Medicaid programs that include...

Article: STATE MEDICAID PROGRAM RANKS HIGH NATIONALLY
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 2, 2007 ;     422 words ......quality and scope of its Medicaid program, according to...Unsettling Scores: A Ranking of State Medicaid Programs," Public Citizen ranked...said John Chappuis, state Medicaid director and deputy director...the state for paying its Medicaid health-care ...

Article: State Medicaid Heads Pressed by AIDS Healthcare Foundation to Demand Guarantees Against Loss Due to Abbott's Recent 400 Price Increase on Norvir; US' Largest AIDS Group Writes to State Medicaid Directors Urging They Read 'Fine Print' of Abbott's Price Increase on Key AIDS Drug. Despite Pharmaceutical Giant's Assurances, AHF Projects Steep Cost Increases on Norvir To Cash-Strapped Medicaid Programs Nationwide.
PR Newswire;  February 2, 2004 ;     700+ words ......of their Medicaid programs ... against...be harmed, Medicaid programs will not...a result, Medicaid programs will incur...all of your Medicaid programs -- including...letter to the state Medicaid Directors...all of your Medicaid programs -- ...

Article: STATES' MEDICAID PROGRAMS INADEQUATE FOR POOR, STUDY REPORTS
Post-Tribune (IN);  December 22, 1987 ;     335 words ......group charged Monday that state Medicaid programs are rife with inequities...cost of the $49.5 billion Medicaid program and set uniform...Americans: A Ranking of State Medicaid Programs," that ranks the states...

Article: Thorough coverage for tobacco-dependence treatments by state Medicaid still low.
Health & Medicine Week;  February 23, 2004 ;     267 words ......While the number of state Medicaid programs offering any form of tobacco-dependen...insurance coverage through Medicaid programs, an estimated 11.5 million...They reported that 1) 36 Medicaid programs covered some tobacco-dependence...

Article: The attitudes of state legislators and state Medicaid policies related to AIDS.
Policy Studies Journal;  December 22, 1993 ;     700+ words ......health care costs borne by state Medicaid programs will grow (Pascal, Jacobson...a noticeable effect on state Medicaid programs. However, this same study...place increasing demands on state Medicaid programs, eventually creating competition...

Article: Curran adds $588,989 to the State Medicaid Program.
M2 Presswire;  March 29, 2006 ;     387 words ......Curran adds $588,989 to the State Medicaid Program(C)1994-2006 M2...announced today that the State Medicaid Program received a settlement...government entities, including State Medicaid programs. King will pay $124 million...establishing rebates due to State ...

Article: Medicaid Programs to Pay for Schizophrenia Drug; Thousands of Low-Income Mental Patients Soon May Have Access to Costly Clozapine
The Washington Post;  May 26, 1991 ;     475 words ......government last week advised state Medicaid programs to begin paying for the...Pharmaceuticals Corp., federal Medicaid officials said yesterday...not reimbursed through Medicaid. Many state Medicaid prescription drug programs...the federal and state Medicaid ...