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Medicaid reform costs worry hospitals
Although some states are mulling opting out of the Medicaid expansion accompanying the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, hospitals in states that have every intention of participating have their own financial worries.
Hospital stays get restricted Medicaid coverage
Hospitals must find more ways to cope with Medicaid cuts, as several states are severely restricting hospital stays, report Kaiser Health News and USA Today. At the end of this month, Medicaid will
Health reform working: Medicaid access fixes financial strain, improves health
Despite concerns about greater access to health insurance brought about through healthcare reform, new research indicates that access to Medicaid does substantially increase healthcare use and
Minn. legislature considers vouchers for coverage
Minnesota lawmakers in both chambers are debating bills that would have the state's low-income residents purchase healthcare insurance with vouchers, reports the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. If signed
States squeezed by recession, growing demand for Medicaid
A deep recession and sputtering economic recovery have left states gasping for air. With tax collections far lower than they were before the recession, states are trying to shrink their budgets. One
Insurance fiasco: Man stuck in hospital for three years
Michael Stanzione got into a hospital, but he can't get out. Insurance woes have kept Stanzione cooped up in a hospital for three years, the Bergen Record reports. But it's not like he's bedridden.
Hospitals to get help paying for Haiti survivors' treatment
U.S. hospitals will get some help providing care for critically ill survivors of the Haiti earthquake thanks to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) activation of additional
SPOTLIGHT: Census Bureau estimates may have overstated number of uninsured
A new study published in journal Health Affairs suggests that a U.S. Census Bureau estimate tossed about in reform discussions--the number of citizens who are uninsured--may not be accurate. This
SPOTLIGHT: Physician struggles with 'unnecessary' hospitalization
On paper, it looked like an "unnecessary" hospitalization. But in reality, emergency physician Dr. Jesse Pines knew that if he didn't admit the woman, who probably had lung cancer, that she'd never
Public hospitals likely to see bankruptcies this year
Given the pressures imposed by this recession, more than a few of the nation's public hospitals will end up in bankruptcy--with some doubtless closing or changing hands at the end of the process.
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