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Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights SCHIP Editorials, Op-Eds, Letter To The Editor

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Summaries of editorials, opinion pieces and a letter to the editor about the failed attempt by the House to override President Bush's SCHIP legislation veto appear below. Editorials [click link for full article] ...

read more Summaries of editorials, opinion pieces and a letter to the editor about the failed attempt by the House to override President Bush's SCHIP legislation veto appear below. Editorials [click link for full article] read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Delaware Approves Rule Requiring Physicians To Use Tamper-Proof Pads For Medicaid Prescriptions

Categorie : Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare
Delaware has approved a new rule that will require prescriptions for Medicaid beneficiaries to be written on tamper-resistant prescription drug pads, the Wilmington News Journal reports. Enforcement of the rule will begin in April 2008, after which Medicaid beneficiaries will not be able to fill ...

read more Delaware has approved a new rule that will require prescriptions for Medicaid beneficiaries to be written on tamper-resistant prescription drug pads, the Wilmington News Journal reports. Enforcement of the rule will begin in April 2008, after which Medicaid beneficiaries will not be able to fill read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Democrats Reintroduce Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Legislation

Categorie : Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare
Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), along with Reps. Marion Berry (D-Ark.) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), on Tuesday reintroduced legislation that would require the federal government to negotiate prices directly with pharmaceutical companies for medications under the Medicare pr ...

read more Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), along with Reps. Marion Berry (D-Ark.) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), on Tuesday reintroduced legislation that would require the federal government to negotiate prices directly with pharmaceutical companies for medications under the Medicare pr read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

House Democrats Plan To Vote Thursday On Revised SCHIP Legislation That Tightens Language On Income Limits, Undocumented Immigrants

Categorie : Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare
The House this week will consider a modified bill to reauthorize and expand SCHIP, "seeking to keep political pressure on Republicans who supported President Bush's veto of an earlier bill," CongressDaily reports (Bourge, CongressDaily, 10/23). The vetoed legislation would have provided an additiona ...

read more The House this week will consider a modified bill to reauthorize and expand SCHIP, read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Maryland Lawmakers To Consider Medicaid Expansion

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The Maryland General Assembly during a special session that begins Monday will consider a proposal that would provide $500 million to extend Medicaid coverage to more than 100,000 uninsured residents, the Baltimore Sun reports. [click link for full article] ...

read more The Maryland General Assembly during a special session that begins Monday will consider a proposal that would provide $500 million to extend Medicaid coverage to more than 100,000 uninsured residents, the Baltimore Sun reports. [click link for full article] read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

House To Vote On Revised SCHIP Bill; HHS Secretary Leavitt Says Bush Administration Would Accept Measure That Increases SCHIP Funding By $20B

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The House on Thursday will vote on a modified bill to reauthorize and expand SCHIP, the New York Times reports. The revised legislation -- which is similar to the bill [click link for full article] ...

read more The House on Thursday will vote on a modified bill to reauthorize and expand SCHIP, the New York Times reports. The revised legislation -- which is similar to the bill [click link for full article] read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

State's Largest Medicaid Managed Care Plan Offering Training To Combat West Virginia Obesity Epidemic

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With adult and childhood obesity figures reaching alarming totals, UniCare Health Plan of West Virginia, Inc. (UniCare) continues to be an innovator for solutions. UniCare will announce later that the company will travel the state to offer training to physicians and their staff on ways to help detec ...

read more With adult and childhood obesity figures reaching alarming totals, UniCare Health Plan of West Virginia, Inc. (UniCare) continues to be an innovator for solutions. UniCare will announce later that the company will travel the state to offer training to physicians and their staff on ways to help detec read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Private Fee-for-Service Medicare Plans 'Raise Questions' About 'Long-Term Direction' Of Program, According To Boston Globe

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The Boston Globe on Wednesday examined private fee-for-service Medicare Advantage plans in Massachusetts. According to the Globe, while private fee-for-service plans expanded nationwide in 2003, they were not offered in New England until January. [click link for full article] ...

read more The Boston Globe on Wednesday examined private fee-for-service Medicare Advantage plans in Massachusetts. According to the Globe, while private fee-for-service plans expanded nationwide in 2003, they were not offered in New England until January. [click link for full article] read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Sen. Grassley Proposes One-Year Halt To Medicare Physician Reimbursement Rate Cuts

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Senate Finance Committee ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Wednesday said committee Republicans favor a one-year, rather than a two-year, suspension of a 10% reduction in Medicare physician reimbursements scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2008, CongressDaily reports. [click lin ...

read more Senate Finance Committee ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Wednesday said committee Republicans favor a one-year, rather than a two-year, suspension of a 10% reduction in Medicare physician reimbursements scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2008, CongressDaily reports. [click lin read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Medicare-Administered Drug Benefit Would Be More Affordable, Comprehensive, Stable Than Current Private Insurance-Run Drug Benefit

Categorie : Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare
Older adults and persons with disabilities should have the option of choosing prescription drug coverage through the Original Medicare program to eliminate the consumer exploitation that plagues the current Medicare Part D drug benefit run by private insurance companies, concludes Consumers Union an ...

read more Older adults and persons with disabilities should have the option of choosing prescription drug coverage through the Original Medicare program to eliminate the consumer exploitation that plagues the current Medicare Part D drug benefit run by private insurance companies, concludes Consumers Union an read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Performance-Related Financial Incentives For Hospitals Not Linked With Improved Quality Of Care

Categorie : Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare
A pay-for-performance program at hospitals was not associated with significant improvement in processes of care or outcomes for heart attack patients, according to a study in JAMA."The concept of providing financial incentives to health care givers to improve quality of care, known as pay for perfor ...

read more A pay-for-performance program at hospitals was not associated with significant improvement in processes of care or outcomes for heart attack patients, according to a study in JAMA. read more Mon Jun 2007 Mon Jun 2007

The Stakes In The Medicare 75% Rule Debate: Maintaining Quality Rehabilitative Services While Saving Taxpayer Dollars, USA

Categorie : Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare
The President and CEO of the American Health Care Association (AHCA) today said legislative efforts underway on Capitol Hill to curtail full implementation of the so-called Medicare 75% rule - which ensures quality rehabilitative services while saving taxpayer dollars - undermines necessary efforts ...

read more The President and CEO of the American Health Care Association (AHCA) today said legislative efforts underway on Capitol Hill to curtail full implementation of the so-called Medicare 75% rule - which ensures quality rehabilitative services while saving taxpayer dollars - undermines necessary efforts read more Fri Jun 2007 Fri Jun 2007

Medicaid Spending Projected To Increase By 5.8% In FY 2008, According To Survey, CQ HealthBeat Reports

Categorie : Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare
Medicaid spending will increase by an estimated 5.8% in fiscal year 2008, compared with 6.6% in FY 2007, according to an annual survey conducted by the National Governors Association and the National Association of State Budget Officers, CQ HealthBeat reports. [click link for full article] ...

read more Medicaid spending will increase by an estimated 5.8% in fiscal year 2008, compared with 6.6% in FY 2007, according to an annual survey conducted by the National Governors Association and the National Association of State Budget Officers, CQ HealthBeat reports. [click link for full article] read more Fri Jun 2007 Fri Jun 2007

No Significant Improvement In Quality Of Care Provided By Hospitals In Medicare Pay-for-Performance Program, Study Finds

Categorie : Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare
Hospitals participating in a Medicare pay-for-performance pilot program were not significantly more likely than non-participating hospitals to provide better treatment, according to a three-year study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the Wall Street Journal reports. For ...

read more Hospitals participating in a Medicare pay-for-performance pilot program were not significantly more likely than non-participating hospitals to provide better treatment, according to a three-year study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the Wall Street Journal reports. For read more Fri Jun 2007 Fri Jun 2007

60% Of Physicians Would Limit Number Of New Medicare Patients If Scheduled Payment Cut Is Enacted, AMA Survey Finds

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The American Medical Association on Monday launched a $2 million lobbying campaign against a scheduled 10% cut in Medicare reimbursements to physicians, CQ HealthBeat reports. The cut is scheduled to take effect on Jan. [click link for full article] ...

read more The American Medical Association on Monday launched a $2 million lobbying campaign against a scheduled 10% cut in Medicare reimbursements to physicians, CQ HealthBeat reports. The cut is scheduled to take effect on Jan. [click link for full article] read more Thu Jun 2007 Thu Jun 2007

Hospital Associations Object To Proposed Medicare Rule They Say Would Reduce Scheduled Payment Increase

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Hospital associations are "in a state of outrage" over a Medicare rule proposed by CMS that they say would reduce a scheduled increase in hospital reimbursements by assuming hospitals will "game the new system," the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. [click link for full article] ...

read more Hospital associations are read more Wed Jun 2007 Wed Jun 2007

American Health Care Association Thanks President, Congress For Passing Supplemental Spending Bill That Includes Important Medicaid Protections

Categorie : Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare
The American Health Care Association (AHCA) thanked President Bush and Congress for passing into law the Iraq War Spending Supplemental (H.R. 2206) that in addition to defense spending contained several provisions impacting long term care - in particular a moratorium on the Medicaid inter-government ...

read more The American Health Care Association (AHCA) thanked President Bush and Congress for passing into law the Iraq War Spending Supplemental (H.R. 2206) that in addition to defense spending contained several provisions impacting long term care - in particular a moratorium on the Medicaid inter-government read more Wed Jun 2007 Wed Jun 2007

Comptroller General Walker Warns About Increasing Medicare, Social Security Costs On 'Fiscal Wakeup Tour'

Categorie : Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare
Unfunded liabilities for Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security will amount to $50 trillion over the next 75 years, Comptroller General David Walker said in an appearance on the "Fiscal Wakeup Tour," which includes Walker and an "eclectic group of think-tankers" who are "criss-crossing early primary ...

read more Unfunded liabilities for Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security will amount to $50 trillion over the next 75 years, Comptroller General David Walker said in an appearance on the read more Wed Jun 2007 Wed Jun 2007

Report Examines Effect Of 2003 Medicare Law On Employment-Based Prescription Drug Coverage For Retirees

Categorie : Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare
"Retiree Health Benefits: Majority of Sponsors Continued To Offer Prescription Drug Coverage and Chose the Retiree Drug Subsidy," Government Accountability Office: For the report, GAO examined whether sponsors of employment-based prescription drug coverage for retirees continued to offer coverage ...

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Castor Stands Up Against Special Interests, In Support Of Medicare Patient, Usa

Categorie : Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor today stood up against special interests and in support of Medicare patients. She addressed the troubling reimbursement delays local independent pharmacists are experiencing, which are putting some of them out of business. "The private companies the Bush administration ...

read more U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor today stood up against special interests and in support of Medicare patients. She addressed the troubling reimbursement delays local independent pharmacists are experiencing, which are putting some of them out of business. read more Tue Jun 2007 Tue Jun 2007

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