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Medicaid - HHS Secretary Leavitt Says Bush Administration Would Accept Short-Term Moratorium on Two New Medicaid Regulations, While Five Others Would Take Effect
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt on Tuesday said that the Bush administration would accept a short-term moratorium on two of seven proposed Medicaid regulations to give lawmakers time to reach an agreement on the changes, CongressDaily reports (Johnson, CongressDaily, 4/29). Under the regulations, states could not
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2008-04-30

Medicaid - Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Medicaid News in Three States
Summaries of recent news involving Medicaid in Louisiana, Rhode Island and Texas appear below.Louisiana: Louisiana's Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget on Friday approved Gov. Bobby Jindal's (R) plan to seek a federal Medicaid waiver that would allow the state to overhaul the health coverage program,
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2008-12-23

Capitol Hill Watch - House Approves Economic Stimulus Bill That Would Increase Federal Medicaid Funding; Republicans Block Senate Version
The House on Friday voted 264-158 to approve a $60.8 billion second economic stimulus package (HR 7110) that includes additional federal funds for Medicaid and other programs, CQ Today reports (Higa, CQ Today, 9/26). The bill would provide $14.7 billion in additional funds for state Medicaid programs.Meanwhi
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2008-09-29

Medicaid - New Medicaid Proof-of-Citizenship Rules Blocking Access to Program for Thousands of U.S. Citizens, State Officials Say
Medicaid programs in seven states have reported declines in enrollment during the past year that they attribute to new federal rules requiring beneficiaries and applicants to provide documentation proving their U.S. citizenship, the New York Times reports. The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 includes a provisi
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2007-03-12

Medicaid - GAO Estimates 6.5M Child Medicaid Beneficiaries Have Untreated Tooth Decay
An estimated 6.5 million U.S. children ages two through 18 who are enrolled in Medicaid have untreated tooth decay, according to a report released Wednesday by the Government Accountability Office, Reuters reports. For the report, GAO analyzed two national surveys. Agency officials discussed the report at a
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2008-09-25

Medicaid - Growing Number of Physicians Not Accepting New Medicaid Beneficiaries Amid Federal Payment Cuts, Rising Health Costs
The growing number of physicians who do not accept new Medicaid beneficiaries because of costs 'is a large, little-discussed hurdle to some ambitious efforts to broaden health care coverage,' the Wall Street Journal reports. According to the Journal, many state Medicaid programs, 'straining under surging cos
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2007-07-19

Medicaid - Missouri House Approves Medicaid Overhaul Bill
The Missouri House on Friday voted 91-56 to approve a bill that would overhaul the state's Medicaid program, the Kansas City Star reports. The bill, sponsored by state Rep. Rob Schaaf (R), would change the name of Medicaid to MO Healthnet and place more emphasis on quality of care and patient responsibility.
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2007-05-15

Medicaid - Pay/Go Rules Might Prevent Lawmakers From Blocking Proposed Medicaid Changes
Pay/go rules might hinder a measure (HR 5613), introduced by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair John Dingell (D-Mich.), that would delay all or part of seven Medicaid regulations that would limit or eliminate federal reimbursements to states for certain Medicaid services, CQ Today reports (Wayne, CQ T
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2008-04-01

Medicaid - Low-Income Maryland Children Lack Dental Care, According to Subcommittee Review
More than 10,780 children eligible for Medicaid in Maryland have not received dental care in at least four years, and an additional 22,110 low-income children have not seen a dentist in at least two years, according to a review of dental records by the House Oversight and Government Reform Domestic Policy Su
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2007-10-05

Medicaid - Texas Settlement Would Boost Medicaid Payments to Physicians, Dentists Who Treat Children
Texas would increase Medicaid reimbursements by 25% for physicians and by 50% for dentists who treat children under a lawsuit settlement presented to a federal judge on Monday, the Austin American-Statesman reports (Embry, Austin American-Statesman, 4/10). The settlement involves a class-action lawsuit filed
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2007-04-11