WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- In December, 2.3 million people enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program -- an increase of 20 percent from November, U.S. officials say. A report by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...
Tags: CHIP, CMS, Medicaid coverage, healthcare market
THURSDAY Jan. 23, 2014, 2014 -- Race and gender affect whether heart attack patients still take recommended medications a year later, a new study finds. And black and Hispanic women are least likely to continue using the drugs meant to ...
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A selection of health policy stories from New York, California, Washington and Georgia. The Associated Press/Wall Street Journal: Medicaid Waiver Called Essential For NY Hospitals New York's health commissioner says the state has been ...
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: Hospitalization Of Elderly Medicaid Long-Term Care Users Who Transition From Nursing Homes To compare ...
The Department of Health and Human Services moves to break up a big backlog of Medicare claims appeals, with beneficiary hearings taking precedent. In the meantime, The Fiscal Times looks at overpayment in private Medicare Fee-For-Service ...
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: Hospitalization Of Elderly Medicaid Long-Term Care Users Who Transition From Nursing Homes To compare ...
Medicare's home health community is well-positioned to help strengthen the coordination of chronic care services for seniors The Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare – a coalition of home health providers dedicated to improving ...
Among the main trading partners of the Philippines, China posted the fastest growth in importing Philippine merchandise in November last year, although it remained as the country's third largest export market, after Japan and the United ...
Tags: Philippine Exports, export market
The Associated Press/Miami Herald: Proposed Medicare Drug Change Stirs Access Worries In a move that some fear could compromise care for Medicare recipients, the Obama administration is proposing to remove special protections that ...
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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the continuation of the Mill Gate Price Scheme (MGPS), along with 10 percent subsidy component with modifications. The scheme is now renamed as the Yarn Supply Scheme (YSS). ...
Tags: yarn prices, Textile
KH Muniyappa, India’s Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, said there is a need to follow Chinese model for promoting indigenous Indian products like khadi. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of Khadi ...
Tags: Promoting Khadi, Chinese Model
Raw silk production in India should be doubled to 46,000 tons by the end of the Twelfth Five-Year Plan period, i.e. 2016-17, with an annual growth rate of 20-25 percent in silk production, said Textiles Minister K Sambasiva Rao at a meeting ...
A study from the University of Colorado School of Medicine shows patients with Medicaid insurance seeking care in an emergency department may be driven by lack of alternatives instead of the severity of their illness. The study is published ...
Tags: Medicaid insurance, emergency department, emergency care, Roberta Capp
Robert Wood Johnson Partners has been selected as one of 123 new Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in Medicare, providing approximately 1.5 million more Medicare beneficiaries with access to high-quality, coordinated care across the ...
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The health insurance industry announced Wednesday that the payment deadline for those who buy health insurance through state and federal exchanges under the final provision of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, has been ...
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