Medicaid and Medicare Benefits

N.J. to disperse $40M in federal Medicaid funding to hospitals, clinics ... - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Feb 9, 2012 20:23 GMT
N.J. to disperse $40M in federal Medicaid funding to hospitals, clinics ... The Star-Ledger - NJ.com By Susan K. Livio/Statehouse Bureau Patrica Beck/Detroit Free Press/MCTNew Jersey will distribute $40 million in federal Medicaid funding to state hospitals and clinics. TRENTON — The state this wee..

IPAB is Medicare's New Hammer for Spending Accountability - The Hospitalist Online
Feb 9, 2012 20:17 GMT
The Hospitalist Online IPAB is Medicare's New Hammer for Spending Accountability The Hospitalist Online 2 “The IPAB is a structural intervention to put pressure on Congress, the Executive, and CMS [Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services] to guarantee the ACA's investment in cost-containme..

Kaiser Commission Updates Medicaid Benefits Online Database - Physical Therapy Products
Feb 9, 2012 18:38 GMT
Kaiser Commission Updates Medicaid Benefits Online Database Physical Therapy Products The Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured from the Kaiser Family Foundation, Menlo Park, Calif, has updated its Medicaid Benefits Online Database, according to a news release from the American Physical Therapy ..

New rules call for simpler-to-understand group health insurance benefits, costs - Detroit Free Press
Feb 9, 2012 17:41 GMT
New rules call for simpler-to-understand group health insurance benefits , costs Detroit Free Press The new rules, announced Thursday, aim to eliminate confusing and technical language in policies “the size of a small phone book,” said Marilyn Tavenner, acting administrator of the Centers for Medic..

Hospital district: Community benefits of $1.8M annually - McLeansboro Times Leader
Feb 9, 2012 15:50 GMT
Hospital district: Community benefits of $1.8M annually McLeansboro Times Leader From a financial standpoint, the majority of community benefits for HMHD fall into three main categories — Medicaid underpayments, bad debts and charity care, Dauby said. Other types of community benefits include staff..

CMS: California Medicaid can't charge copays - FierceHealthPayer
Feb 9, 2012 14:27 GMT
CMS: California Medicaid can't charge copays FierceHealthPayer The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Monday blocked California's attempt to charge Medicaid participants with copays for certain services to help stem rising costs. The copays would have included $3 to $5 for medicati..

Press Release
Feb 9, 2012 14:09 GMT
UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) company, has completed its acquisition of XLHealth Corporation, (XLHealth) a sponsor of Medicare Advantage health plans with a primary focus on Medicare recipients with special needs, such as those with chronic illness and those eligible for Medicaid..

UnitedHealthcare Completes XLHealth Acquisition - MarketWatch (press release)
Feb 9, 2012 12:16 GMT
UnitedHealthcare Completes XLHealth Acquisition MarketWatch (press release) The company offers the full spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with more than 650000 physicians and care professionals and 5000 hos..

UnitedHealthcare Completes XLHealth Acquisition
Feb 9, 2012 12:15 GMT
UnitedHealthcare, a UnitedHealth Group company, has completed its acquisition of XLHealth Corporation, a sponsor of Medicare Advantage health plans with a primary focus on Medicare recipients with special needs, such as those with chronic illness and those eligible for Medicaid .

Improving Medicaid
Feb 8, 2012 22:41 GMT
In November 2011, I joined Gov. Brownback and Lt. Gov. Colyer in announcing reforms that will sustai ...