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The latest Fiscal Survey of States by the National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) says FY 2008 "marked a turning point for state finances with a significant increase in states seeing fiscal difficulties, in stark contrast to the preceding several years."
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A Georgetown University Center for Children and Families analysis says West Virginia's Medicaid redesign that stresses personal responsibility for wellness has led to limiting benefits primarily for children and hasn't had a significant impact on the stated goals of improving beneficiaries' health and increasing healthy behavior.
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One in five U.S. residents reported not getting or delaying needed medical care in the previous 12 months, up significantly from one in seven people in 2003.
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Children's Dental Health Project chairman Burton Edelstein, DDS, MPH, told the Alliance for Health Reform/Kaiser Family Foundation briefing on dental health issues that it is important to focus on children's oral health because "everything that goes wrong in people's oral health throughout a lifetime is initiated during the pediatric years.
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Coverage for mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders in state plans and proposals to cover the uninsured generally involve Medicaid expansions, parity, limited coverage, or minimal or no benefits.
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While dental services often have not received the attention given some other health care disciplines, many communities now are attempting to provide more services targeted to vulnerable, low-income residents.
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While expanding health insurance coverage is a necessary and important step in health care reform, it will fail if it is not coupled with actions to address quality and cost, according to officials with a number of quality and other stakeholder organizations.
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Ectopic pregnancy continues to be a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality during the first trimester.
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Members with bipolar disorder are getting the help they need to keep their condition under control through a new telephone coaching program from Health Alliance Plan (HAP) of Michigan.