State Health Watch Archives – July 1, 2004
July 1, 2004
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For $48 billion more: Covering the uninsured could save money
An analysis of federal government data released during Cover the Uninsured Week in May indicates that at least 20 million working Americans dont have health insurance coverage.Fiscal Fitness: How States Cope - Rebates on physician-administered drugs go unclaimed; Medicaid losing out on millions
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General says that in 2001, Medicaid could have saved millions of additional prescription drug rebate dollars if every state had collected rebates for all single-source physician-administered drugs and 40 multiple-source physician-administered drugs.Both parties put forth plans to cover uninsured
As part of Cover the Uninsured Week, Republican and Democratic members of Congress put forth their ideas for reducing the number of uninsured.There’s light at the end of the states’ fiscal tunnel
The most recent analyses by the National Conference of State Legislatures and the National Governors Association/National Association of State Budget Officers indicate improvement in states fiscal situations and cautious optimism that the economic downturn is ending.States not making enough progress meeting women’s health needs
The 2004 Making the Grade on Womens Health: A National and State-by-State Report issued by the National Womens Law Center and the Oregon Health & Science University says states are making some progress in improving health care for women, but often are taking two steps forward and one step back, so they dont make sufficient progress.Federal policy agenda advocated for women’s health
This is the federal policy agenda offered by the National Womens Law Center and the Oregon Health & Science University to significantly improve womens health.Clip files / Local news from the states
Virginia officials and child health advocates over the next few months will try to sign up more than 6,000 additional children to state-supported child health insurance programs.