Tag: Insurance: Medicaid
Remaining Uninsured May Be Difficult to Reach Via ACA
Reaching the remaining uninsured may be difficult due to lack of Medicaid expansion on the state level
Hospice Care Doesn’t Up Costs for Nursing Home Decedents
For long-stay nursing home decedents, use of hospice doesn't increase costs in last 6 months of life
Suppression of Substance Abuse Claims Impacts Diagnoses
CMS suppression of claims linked to immediate decline in inpatient rates of related comorbidities
Health Coverage Improved As Result of Affordable Care Act
Hospital reimbursements up, births among young women more often privately covered
Expensive Hep C Drugs Denied to Almost Half of Medicaid Patients
Most common reason for denial was "insufficient information to assess medical need"
States Encouraging Doctors to Accept Medicaid Expansion
Although Medicaid expansion does not work for many docs, states trying to find ways to make it work
Severe Obesity in Adults Costs Medicaid $8 Billion Annually
And health care expenses for heaviest adults is nearly $2,000 more a year per patient
Medicaid, Non-Home Discharge Tied to Longer Hospital Stays
Prolonged length of stay also more likely with MRSA, ICU stay, surgery
Hemophilia Drugs a Big Part of State Medicaid Spending
California-based researchers find medications for childhood hemophilia take up large share of budget
CMS Finalizes Decision to Cover HPV Testing for Cervical Cancer
AAFP encouraged CMS to consider coverage and follow through on proposal
