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Each month, this page features selected short items about state
health-care policy digested from newspapers around the country.
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States gear up for cuts of SSI benefits to immigrants
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HCFA approves managed care for 31 NY counties as state waits for final OK on statewide Medicaid plan
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Local health departments assume role as watchdogs of Medicaid managed care
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Court ruling against Missouri Blues hailed as warning to non-profits to set up charity funds
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Managed care plans and public health agencies take first steps toward data-sharing partnerships
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NY gives community health centers more funds to protect safety net during hospital deregulation
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Outreach to Medicaid-eligible children more critical now, but few efforts so far
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A lawsuit by a consumer advocacy group against Blue Cross Blue Shield of the National Capital Area has once again focused attention on what happens to Blues assets when they merge or convert to for-profit status.
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The push by state legislators to mandate that health plans offer specific benefits and use specific clinical practice standards eased somewhat in 1997, according to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Associations annual report on state health legislation trends.