State Health Watch Archives – October 1, 2006
October 1, 2006
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Thompson wants feds to take more responsibility for long-term care
As the nation heads toward the midterm elections of 2006 and what could be two lame-duck years for the Bush administration, major health system and Medicaid reform proposals have surfaced. -
Fiscal Fitness: How States Cope: In a redesign of its Medicaid program, Idaho is poised to focus on preventive care, wellness
Idaho is redesigning its Medicaid program to provide individualized benefits to three groups of people -- low-income children and working-age adults, individuals with disabilities or special needs, and elders. -
Patients say it's time for change in the health system
Patients surveyed by Harris Interactive for the Commonwealth Fund report experiences of wasteful, inefficient, or unsafe health care. -
NGA recommends states promote healthy behaviors
The National Governors Association (NGA) says states have an opportunity to save billions of health care dollars each year by promoting healthy lifestyles among Medicaid beneficiaries. -
Clip files / Local news from the states
The repair of the faulty billing system that processes Maine's Medicaid payments remains a protracted work in progress.