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For the first time the Department of Health and Human Services is trying to help eligible legal immigrants sign up for programs like Medicaid, sometimes by going to health fairs in immigrant neighborhoods.
With the summer recess ending, Jackie Judd talks to KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey about the staffing and makeup of the deficit panel and what to expect in the coming months. The “super committee” may take a closer look reining Medicare costs in through reforming Medigap plans and provider payments to cut the deficit.
Nursing homes were spared the draconian cuts proposed by lawmakers at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session. Still, despite growing caseloads and rising medical costs, they move forward with less state and federal support.
Health law proposed revisions to help save Medicare money but group of insurance experts studying the issue is raising concerns.
Michelle Andrews, KHN’s “Insuring Your Health” columnist, answers a question from a reader on what she can do after a doctor refused to authorize an autopsy for her mother-in-law.
The state has said its decision to eliminate adult day health care services as a Medi-Cal benefit — essentially shuttering ADHC centers and moving beneficiaries into managed care — is a cost-saving move. But there are questions about how much money it actually will save.
