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NH won't expand Medicaid for now
New Hampshire is likely to become one of the very few states on the Eastern Seaboard that will not expand Medicaid eligibility with the rollout of the Affordable Care Act next year, while Montana nurses are pushing to place the issue on that state's ballot.
Anthem lets members renew full network plans for extra year
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in New Hampshire is letting members renew policies with full networks for an additional year instead of forcing members to choose an Anthem plan on the state's health insurance exchange.
NH would expand Medicaid, with some catches
New Hampshire is now leaning the way of Arkansas and other more politically conservative states by potentially expanding Medicaid through the use of private insurance, the Concord Monitor reported.
NH may consider revoking tax exemption for hospitals
A New Hampshire lawmaker is mulling whether to begin a legislative effort that would expand the state's business enterprise tax to include not-for-profit hospitals, the Concord Monitor reported.
Anthem CEO grilled over narrow network that excludes 10 hospitals
As the reform law ushers in a new wave of health plans with narrow networks, insurance execs find themselves at the receiving end of many public questionings. The latest insurer to feel the backlash of its decision to offer a narrow network plan is Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Hampshire.
States' varied, rocky paths to Medicaid expansion
The Republican-controlled Michigan Senate voted 20-18 to expand Medicaid in accordance with health care reform Tuesday. Meanwhile, in New Hampshire, a new study indicates that Granite State hospitals may take a $200 million loss by expanding the program while Arizona, another state whose Republican governor supports the expansion, stands to net millions from it.
NH explores alternate Medicaid expansion models
In examining options for expanding its Medicaid program, New Hampshire is exploring models from the more conservative parts of the Midwest and Southeast, the Concord Monitor reported.
Without bed tax, Medicaid funds out of reach for rural Texas hospitals
Hospitals in the urban areas of Texas raise money through property taxes raised by hospital districts, but the mostly rural Rio Grande Valley doesn't have that option.
Exchange deadline passes: Which states opted in?
Decisions regarding health insurance exchanges--whether states will operate their own or defer to the federal version--are rolling in now that the deadline has passed.
Nonprofit hospital CEO pay soars despite recession
Not-for-profit hospital CEOs in New Hampshire saw their compensation climb on average 18 percent between 2006 and 2009, when wages were stagnant for many other workers during a severe recession, according to a new report by the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy.
