Tough Road for States Seeking Customized Medicaid Expansion
Each of the states currently weighing expansion of Medicaid has a different idea of what it would look like.
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Each of the states currently weighing expansion of Medicaid has a different idea of what it would look like.
If the Supreme Court strikes down the health law, 49 million Medicare beneficiaries could lose a variety of benefits that have already kicked in.
The law contains a number of provisions that are changing the rules of health care for consumers.
People who are not admitted to the hospital
Former CMS administrator Thomas Scully urges both parties to take a second look at the premium support model for overhauling Medicare.
These innovative programs -- available in only a few areas -- allow some chronically ill patients to skip the hospital and opt instead for similar care at home.
For a few dollars you can buy travel health insurance coverage that protects you if you have to cancel or shorten a trip if you, your traveling companions or even a family member not traveling with you becomes ill and requires care.
The proposal would keep physician pay at current levels but offer them incentives for quality improvements.
Although tribal members are entitled to free health care, most Indian health facilities do not offer a full array of services.
New insurance marketplaces around the country are weighing whether to offer voter registration to people signing up for health insurance. The issue could cause political and legal fights across the nation.
Experts don't expect the Supreme Court's ruling to alter that course.
With the federal exchanges still not working well, some uninsured people are turning to local groups to figure what to do. In Florida, a lack of coordination among different agencies is leaving room for dubious outfits to enter the scene.
Competing ideas and election-year politics will thwart major legislation in 2012, but look for budgetary action at year's end.
What accounts for the different experiences of the state and federally managed exchanges? Why are the exchanges that the federal government runs so bug-ridden, subjecting users to long delays and possibly even more serious problems?
Against a backdrop of proposals to overhaul the popular social insurance program and a presidential campaign likely to address entitlement spending, the seniors group is mobilizing.
Health centers expand thanks to federal grants, but increased competition could hurt smaller facilities.
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