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Gov. Rick Scott visited Washington to press HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for approval on the Florida's Medicaid managed care plans. Afterward, he offered few details about their discussion on another major issue --- how, or if, the state will carry out key parts of the Affordable Care Act.
State leaders could move forward with a long-awaited overhaul of the Medicaid system and likely will decide how to carry out the federal health law, affecting the health care of millions of poor and uninsured Floridians.
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Data companies are poised to profit from the expansion of Medicaid.
In a letter to governors, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says states that expand Medicaid must cover people making up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level to get enhanced funding.
An effort in California to move Medicaid patients into managed care has national significance as federal officials roll out a similar but larger program for as many as 2 million people who qualify for both Medicaid and Medicare.
California's Medicaid program, known as Medi-Cal, is trying to save money by moving thousands of its patients into managed care health plans. For Juan Cameros, that meant he could no longer see the surgeon who had been treating him.
Health on the Hill: KHN's Mary Agnes Carey talks with Jackie Judd about Republican and Democratic proposals and possible cuts in federal health care spending.
As Congress and the president aim for a deal by year's end, there may be serious consequences for health programs.
Jackie Judd talks to KHN's Mary Agnes Carey about the budget negotiation scenarios for Medicare, where the "doc fix" fits into the budget picture, and whether Medicaid cuts are possible.
Newly elected lawmakers pledge to push ahead with health law implementation despite the Republican governor's opposition.
State lawmakers will control big coverage decisions, including whether to expand Medicaid to cover millions of uninsured.
This month Sacramento rolls out the Low Income Health Program, but it will only be serving the poorest of the poor in the county.
The health law seeks to lure more doctors to treat the poor by increasing the pay rates but states and physicians have concerns about how this will work.
A federal program is helping thousands of elderly and disabled patients transition from nursing homes to more independent living.
ACOs are among the most ambitious of the new Medicaid cost containment and quality improvement schemes that have arisen in response to the federal health law and state fiscal pressures.
KHN hosts a discussion on the Obama and Romney plans with former Democratic Sen. Tom Daschle and conservative health care analyst Avik Roy, followed by a reporters' roundtable with KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and Sarah Varney, Karen Tumulty of the Washington Post and Politico's Jonathan Allen.
The Medicaid program was not a major focus of Wednesday night's debate between President Barack Obama and former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney, but it was a topic of discussion as the two candidates laid out their domestic policy priorities.
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