Tag
medicaid
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Early trends emerge following Medicaid expansion
A couple of stories have begun to trickle out from states about the impact of Medicaid expansion on hospitals. This…
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Updated data available for covering nursing homes
Every year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid issues a list of troubled nursing homes as part of its Special…
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Complaints about dental benefits provider mounting
The rumblings in Tennessee started earlier this year, after a new company took over the contract to provide dental services…
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When a charity clinic is only option for dental care
Reporter Katie Hiler decided to look into dental care for the poor in Missouri. The situation, she concluded in her reporting…
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Despite settlements, fraud allegations in Texas Medicaid program still unclear
Texas Tribune health writer Becca Aaronson has been providing in-depth coverage of the state’s unfolding Medicaid orthodontic scandal. The allegations of…
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Looking ahead to new ACA enrollment numbers
I keep waiting for the final official HHS report on enrollment and the state and demographic breakdowns, but since we…
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Looking at questions that remain behind the enrollment numbers
We put up a tip sheet the other day on how to interpret sign-up vs enrollment numbers. This piece by Carol…
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Hospitals rethink charity for those passing on Obamacare
The basic calculation uninsured people had to make this first open enrollment season in the ACA is whether to get…
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HHS moves to block chain of dental clinics from receiving Medicaid
Small Smiles, one of the nation’s largest dental chains, is facing exclusion from Medicaid, David Heath of the Center for…
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S.C. adults may gain dental benefits as part of Medicaid plan
Adult dental benefits would be added to South Carolina’s Medicaid program under a plan being considered by the state legislature.…