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As the June 30, 2004, date for the end to the emergency increase in the federal Medicaid match rate loomed, advocacy groups pushed Congress to extend the higher rate in recognition of the fact states still have significant financial problems and are dependent on the extra federal funds.
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Struggling with skyrocketing drug costs, West Virginia lawmakers are poised to go head to head with the powerful pharmaceutical industry, potentially becoming the first state to impose price controls on prescription drugs.
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One unintended consequence of the nations health care safety net which includes public hospitals, community health centers, local clinics, and some primary care physicians is that it is crowding out, or replacing, other insurance options for unmarried childless adults, according to new research by Anthony Lo Sasso, research associate professor at the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University.
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Expansions in public health insurance programs are designed to offer a safety net to vulnerable Americans unable to obtain basic health insurance and regular access to medical care.
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While the latest reports show enrollment of children in SCHIP declined during the second half of 2003 the first enrollment decline since the program was enacted in 1997 the need for it remains great, and the American Academy of Pediatrics said more federal funding support for the program is needed.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is focusing on the role of physicians in its prevention for positives initiative, but according to one survey funded by the agency, the available prevention counseling is less than optimal.
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A new study reports success in reducing risk and improving womens housing and employment status after enrollment in a woman-focused HIV intervention program.
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Organizations successfully targeting Latino populations for HIV services and prevention have developed strategies specific to very different groups, including young men who have sex with men (MSM); rural, low-income Hispanics, and Latino migrants or Mexican border town residents.
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