Care homes brace for Medicare plans (Honolulu Advertiser)
With two weeks before the new Medicare drug benefit begins, concerns are growing about its effect on some of the nation's 6.4 million people many of whom are in nursing homes who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid.

AHCA contracts to assess Medicaid reform effort (BizJournals)
The Agency for Health Care Administration has found an academic partner to evaluate the implementation of, and outcomes related to, Florida's Medicaid reform initiative.