Medicaid rolls much larger than reported (The Salt Lake Tribune)

Medicaid rolls much larger than reported (The Salt Lake Tribune)
The expansion of Medicaid to cover Utah's working poor is far more widespread than state health officials realized. An analysis of Utah Department of Health data by The Salt Lake Tribune recently found taxpayers footed the health insurance bill for 7,220 working Wasatch Front Utahns, including their children, in 2004.

MEDICAID UNDER FIRE (Scranton Times-Tribune)
Over its 40-year history, the Medicaid program has changed in almost everything but its name.

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UMDNJ faces allegations of overbilling Medicaid by $70M (Asbury Park Press)
The embattled University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey is facing scrutiny over new accusations of Medicaid billing problems, according to published reports.

Senator Wright: Historic Plan Proposed To Fight Medicaid Fraud (Oswego Daily News)
Senator Jim Wright (R, C, I - Watertown) and members of the State Senate Majority Conference today unveiled the toughest, most comprehensive plan to combat Medicaid fraud in the United States.

MEDICAID REFORM BILL PASSES HOUSE COMMITTEE (KPVI-TV)
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- A bill that sets the framework for the Governor's Medicaid reform plan has been approved by the Idaho House of Representative's Health and Welfare Committee.

Posted on March 10, 2006 in Medicaid | Permalink

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Legislators, Providers Eye Medicaid Changes / While Lawmakers Seek to Curb Spending, Others Say More Must Be Done for (RedNova)
By TAMMIE SMIH Legislators here and in Washington want to curb Medicaid spending and growth.

Advocates say Medicaid cuts force group home residents out (WIBW-TV Topeka)
Hearings were scheduled Monday at the Kansas Statehouse to discuss ways to help disabled children who child welfare advocates say are being forced out of privately run group homes.

New Study: Louisiana Takes 9th Biggest Nationwide Medicaid Funding Hit from Bush Administration's Proposed Federal (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)
A new analysis of President George W. Bush's proposed FY 2007 federal budget made public by BDO Seidman and the American Health Care Association (AHCA) in Washington, D.C. estimates Louisiana's Medicaid-funded nursing home care would be cut by $70.2 million unless modified, representing the ninth highest reduction of all states analyzed. On a per patient, per day basis, the proposed federal

Posted on March 07, 2006 in Medicaid | Permalink

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