Gov. Rick Scott having refused millions of dollars of federal grants for setting up an insurance exchange now appears ready to move forward. However the Governor and other Republican leaders still are not in favor of expanding the Medicaid roll by another million citizens. The state may well decide to opt out stay under the funding …
A physician’s perspectiveAs a family physician, I have struggled to help my patients get necessary health services, but with Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling upholding the health-care-reform law, my patients and millions of Americans have improved access to health care.The Affordable Care Act ACA provides insurance security for everyone; no longer will health-care access be determined …
GAO Testimony before the Special Committee on Aging US Senate focused on how Veterans who should not be qualified for pension used financial advisers and attorneys to obtain the pension. The report focused on gifting of assets, use of special trusts and annuities. The GAO was recommending a transfer period of three years for such …
Nearly 9 million poor and sick Americans are “dually eligible” for both Medicare, the federal health care program for seniors and disabled individuals, and Medicaid, the joint federal health system for low-income people. They use a lot of health services and their care is often fragmented. Melanie Bella’s new job is to help fix that. …
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NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE WWW.NATIONALREVIEW.COM PRINT JUNE 23, 2010 4:00 AM A Conversation with Arthur C. Brooks, Part 1 The new culture war is not about guns, gays, and abortion — it is about free enterprise, which in turn is about human flourishing and human freedom. By Interview AEI’s Arthur C. Brooks always manages to see …
As the Supreme Court begins hearing arguments on the Affordable Care Act, Tell Me More continues the conversation about state reactions to the law. Guest host Jacki Lyden speaks with Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos, about opposition to the Affordable Care Act in his state. via A Florida Lawmaker Critiques Health Care Law : NPR.
Nearly a year after lawmakers approved moving to a statewide Medicaid managed-care system, the Agency for Health Care Administration last week sent another round of detailed information to federal officials about how the plan would be carried out. The information, in a document dated Friday, indicates that the number of beneficiaries enrolled in HMOs and …
Tens of millions of people every year decide they can’t afford or simply won’t buy health insurance. Some are out of work or underemployed. Many are young and early in their working careers, self-employed or without access to large group plans through work. The Obama administration wants to cover 30 million more people by providing …
Hillsborough County has joined an ongoing dispute over health care costs for its poorest residents. The Hillsborough County Commission on Wednesday unanimously backed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a plan to collect local Medicaid payments before billing. It approved spending $5,000 for legal costs in the Florida Association of Counties lawsuit to be filed …