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The author of an anti-tax pledge signed by many of the nation’s GOP lawmakers says renewing the hospital tax would amount to “a violation” of their promise. Some hospitals are firing back saying the tax is needed.
Gov. Paul LePage is seeking cuts to the rolls of MaineCare, the state’s Medicaid program, by more than 23,000 people and reduced benefits for nearly 3,800 others.
Federal officials made small errors in calculating how much hospitals will be docked for having too many patients return within 30 days. Many hospitals will lose a bit more money under revised calculations.
The federal government wants many hospitals to adopt a model like Denver Health, which keeps readmissions low through its own network of neighborhood clinics.
The health law may create new challenges for maintaining dependents’ medical confidentiality.
Makers of brand-name prescription drugs often offer discounts to help defray patients’ co-pay costs, but insurers say that drives up their overall health spending.
Arkansas hopes a unique collaboration with the state’s big insurers can help them and the state.
At least 16 states have decided on a minimum set of benefits for individual and group health plans starting in 2014, and many more states are close to decisions.
