U.S. approves TennCare limit on drugs
The federal government yesterday approved the state's plan to limit drug benefits and end many health-care services for up to 396,000 adults who will remain on TennCare.
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Archive of Health Care on Thursday June 09, 2005
U.S. approves TennCare limit on drugs
The federal government yesterday approved the state's plan to limit drug benefits and end many health-care services for up to 396,000 adults who will remain on TennCare. Read More
Babies show high levels of chemical
A Harvard study of babies in hospital intensive care units has found new evidence of high levels of a hormone-altering chemical in newborns treated with plastic medical devices. Read More
Smoking law may trip over state rule
The Huntsville City Council may have to stamp out its new smoking ordinance and start over. Read More
Roche wants state to keep deal a secret
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche Laboratories Inc. has asked Sacramento Superior Court to stop the state from publicly disclosing details of its new contract to supply hepatitis C medication to inmates and the mentally ill. Read More
State public health officer steps down
A nationally known physician who was one of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's most prestigious appointees has resigned, 14 months after he accepted a post on an expectation that he could establish a major statewide public health office. Read More
Immunizations examined
Colorado's dismal record vaccinating children is due to lapses that include a failure to respond to the 2001 nationwide vaccine shortage, inadequate medical services for poor children and a lack of immunization data, a new study says. Read More
House approves medical malpractice legislation
Legislation aimed at curbing rising medical malpractice insurance rates passed the House 105-43 Wednesday, but Gov. M. Jodi Rell doesn't think it will be as effective as her plan and hasn't decided if she will sign it. Read More
Rx drug abuse rising among Del. youth
Delaware's children are following what experts call a disturbing national trend of increased abuse of prescription drugs. Read More
Drug-tracking project still alive despite rejection by lawmakers
State pharmacy regulators are moving ahead with a controversial plan to track all purchases of addictive drugs, even though legislators declined to pass a bill establishing the program. Read More
Plan would curb school junk food
The sale of most sodas and junk foods would be banned from Kentucky's public schools during regular hours, under a proposal by state education officials. Read More
Tobacco tax compromises fall flat
A hospital tax that would raise $300 million for the Medicaid program narrowly squeaked through the House on Wednesday, with private hospitals saying it will help reimburse them for some of the costs of treating the uninsured. Read More
Hospital revenue fee clears
The Blanco administration's hospital provider fee cleared the House on Wednesday but the $1-per-pack increase on cigarette taxes remains stalled. Read More
Mitt - Health care for all, new taxes for none
Seeking to mend his strained relations with lawmakers to achieve a much-needed political coup, Republican Gov. Mitt Romney predicted every Bay State resident will soon have health insurance without new taxes. Read More
Activists push Romney, Travaglini to do more on healthcare
Nearly 1,000 activists upstaged Governor Mitt Romney and Senate President Robert E. Travaglini at a State House hearing yesterday, demanding that the state go further than either leader has suggested to provide healthcare coverage to everyone in Massachusetts. Read More
Group-home executive resigns his post
A group-home company executive who expensed Caribbean cruises, luxury SUVs and the settlement of a sexual harassment complaint while making a salary of more than $135,000 has resigned, the company's lawyer said yesterday. Read More
GOP offers revisions to health plan
Saying it's increasingly evident that Gov. John Baldacci's innovative health insurance program, DirigoChoice, "is failing and will fail without substantive changes," Republican lawmakers Tuesday convened a press conference to announce their plan to "rescue" the public-private plan. Read More
Senate delays vote on fetus bill
The Maine Senate postponed a vote on a contentious fetus-protection bill Wednesday night after majority Democrats, who oppose the measure, decided that the outcome was too close to call. Read More
Consumers, governor launch long-term-care reform
While lawmakers inside the Capitol knock themselves out trying to do less with less in crafting the new state budget, hundreds of older and disabled Michigan residents today planned to rally outside, offering up ideas for doing more with what the state already spends on long-term care. Read More
Legislators roll out plan to protect Medicaid
Republicans who control the Legislature announced Wednesday what they said would be a two-year compromise to protect Medicaid programs that cover the poor, elderly and disabled, providing health care for one out of seven Wisconsin residents. Read More
MinnesotaCare enrollees wait for Legislature, and worry
The failure to pass a budget so close to the end of the fiscal year is causing concern for many people, including those who rely on state-subsidized health care. Read More
State says new effort has improved Medicaid fraud fight
The state unit dedicated to finding fraud in the Medicaid system has taken new steps and saved about $3 million since January, the state said Wednesday. Read More
Rules changing again for small-business insurance
Gov. John Lynch won a key victory yesterday as the House repealed sections of the state's health insurance laws that critics say caused rates for small business to spike upward last year. Read More
House adds malpractice case hurdle
The state's doctors scored a major victory yesterday when the House approved a bill to set up pretrial panels to review malpractice claims before they go to court. Doctors say the panels are essential to stabilizing skyrocketing malpractice rates and keeping certain specialists, such as obstetricians and neurosurgeons, in the state. Read More
Health care may get reprieve
Advocates for the poor and sick hope rosier revenue projections for the next two years may lead to a change of heart in the General Assembly when it comes to cutting health-care programs. Read More
Prognosis grows dimmer for health-care reform
A key piece of the Democrats' health care reform package was removed from the Senate floor this week because it lacked votes, another indication of the uphill climb that lawmakers face as they try to address the rising cost of health care and insurance. Read More
Governor: Limit sales of more cold drugs
PORTLAND, Ore. - Gov. Ted Kulongoski on Wednesday proposed restrictions on liquid and soft-gel forms of cold medicine containing the drug used to make methamphetamine. Read More
Public-notice rules added to nursing-home bills
Lawmakers have altered pending nursing-home bills to allow the public to know when a facility has demonstrated what the state believes is a "substandard quality of care." Read More
Loan program aims to boost doctors for elderly
South Carolina has a shortage of doctors who specialize in treating the state's aging population, but a new bill encourages medical students to practice geriatrics. Read More
Medicare drug shift may cost S.D.
South Dakota will manage a new Medicare prescription drug plan within its existing budget, but the state is being shortchanged in how the costs are calculated, program managers said Monday. Read More
Institutions team up to ease nursing shortage
It's a paradox for would-be nurses. Faced with an ongoing shortage, employers snap up new nurses as soon as they complete degrees and are licensed. But getting accepted into a nursing school -- many of which have limited space and long waiting lists -- can be difficult and daunting. Read More
Cost of uninsured affects everyone, group says
WASHINGTON - The tab for the uninsured will grow ever larger and take a bigger bite out of the pockets of insured workers in Washington state and their employers unless Congress changes the health care system, according to a Families USA report released Wednesday. Read More
Legislators roll out plan to protect Medicaid
Republicans who control the Legislature announced Wednesday what they said would be a two-year compromise to protect Medicaid programs that cover the poor, elderly and disabled, providing health care for one out of seven Wisconsin residents. Read More
Health premiums under pressure
West Virginians with health insurance through a private or government employer could pay among the nation?s highest additional premium charges this year to cover the unpaid health bills of the uninsured, a report released Wednesday showed. Read More
Interim health chief takes over job
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Vowing to press for preventive health care and healthy lifestyles, Dr. Brent Sherard took over as director of the Wyoming Department of Health on Wednesday. Read More
Governors to lobby for Medicaid reforms
The nation's governors are seeking consensus on a new blueprint to fundamentally restructure Medicaid, the government's largest health care program, that seeks to stem its exploding costs without cutting off medical care for more Americans. More details on the governors' plan are expected to emerge in the coming weeks as governors head to Capitol Hill to formally pitch their reform plans. Read More
Medicaid - Cost and complexity tax reform efforts
UPDATED MAY 6, 2005 - Medicaid, the cooperative federal-state effort to provide health care to needy Americans, is the single biggest problem facing state governments because of its soaring costs. In this report - the first of a series of new "Backgrounders" - Stateline.org seeks to clarify issues in the current debate over how to sustain the program. Read More |
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