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Today’s Headlines – August 15, 2012
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports that Medicaid is joining Medicare in the presidential campaign’s issue spotlight. The Washington Post: Medicaid Shapes Up As Major Battleground Mitt Romney’s choice of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) as his running mate has reignited a debate over the future of Medicare. But Ryan’s proposed […]
Ryan’s Medicaid Proposals Emerge As Campaign Issue
News outlets report that the changes to Medicaid proposed by likely GOP vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan would have immediate and far-reaching consequences for millions of people, including poor seniors.
Medicare Politics By The Numbers?
The budget plan authored by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., assumed the same amount of Medicare savings as President Obama’s health care law. News outlets report that both presidential campaigns are accusing the other of undermining the insurance program for the elderly and disabled, and they attempt to separate fact from fiction.
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the nation.
State Roundup: Different Perks, Penalties For Hospitals Under New Mass. Law
A selection of health policy stories from Massachusetts, Texas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Carolina and California.
Florida Is Ground Zero In Battle For Seniors’ Votes
Florida’s 29 electoral votes appear to be among the most sought-after prizes as both campaigns craft their Medicare messages to woo the state’s older voters.
Report Prompts Close Scrutiny Of Charity Care At Calif. Nonprofit Hospitals
Nonprofit California hospitals will face a state Senate committee hearing Wednesday after an auditor’s report found variance and leeway in just how much charity care the tax-exempt hospitals give.
Reuters questions what happens if current projections for baby boomers’ lifetimes don’t come true.
HCA’s Profit Trail: Billing, Staffing And ER Care Changes
The New York Times reports on how the finanical performance of this hospital chain has become a model for the industry.
Medicare Debate Reverberates In House And Senate Races
The New York Times reports that with Mitt Romney’s selection of House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan to be his running mate, the fight to control Congress may face a new twist.
Poor Families Fear They Are Forgotten In Medicaid Expansion Debate
The Associated Press looks at the dilemma for many poor people who had expected to get health coverage under the 2010 federal law.
Ohio Medicaid Readies New Nursing Home Reimbursement; New Nursing Home Database Launched
Ohio’s nursing home program in Medicaid — the federal-state health care program for the poor — is changing how nursing homes are paid to try to address their quality. In the meantime, ProPublica launches a nursing home inspection database.
Obama Team Sees Opportunity In Ryan’s Record On Abortion
News outlets report that the policy positions taken on abortion and contraception issues by Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney’s running mate pick, could widen the so-called gender gap.
Obama, Romney Campaigns Jockey For Voter Support In Medicare Debate
Medicare clearly is a flashpoint in the presidential contest as both sides make claims and point fingers at the other.
First Edition: August 15, 2012
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports that Medicaid is joining Medicare in the presidential campaign’s issue spotlight.
Ohio Medicaid Program Raises Stakes For Nursing Homes
The state sets the largest financial incentive program in the country, tying about 10 percent of reimbursements to facilities’ meeting quality standards.
Medicare Studying Plans To Pay Nursing Homes Based On Quality
The 2010 health law directs the health program for seniors to create an incentive pay program for nursing homes.
FAQ: Ryan’s Plan Would Make Key Changes In Medicaid, Too
Under Ryan’s plan, the federal share of Medicaid spending would drop sharply as the program becomes a block grant to states, indexed for inflation and population growth.
Today’s Headlines – August 14, 2012
Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including more news and analysis related to GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s running-mate pick and how the Romney-Ryan team appears to be playing on the campaign trail. The New York Times: Medicare Rises As Prime Election Issue With Mitt Romney’s selection of Representative Paul D. Ryan […]
How Team Romney-Ryan Is Playing On The Campaign Trail
The Medicare plan advanced by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., who has been tapped by GOP presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney to be his running mate, almost immediately emerged as a campaign flashpoint.