Kaiser Health News - States

Viewpoints: Health Law's Effect On Patient Safety; Angelina Jolie's Surgery Is The Ultimate 'Choice'

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:33:02 GMT

A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.

State Highlights: State Medicaid Investigators Get More Money To Investigate Fraud

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:32:00 GMT

A selection of health policy stories from Texas, Kansas, Georgia, Wisconsin and California.

CMS Examines Interaction Between Medicaid And Health Insurance Exchanges

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:31:40 GMT

Also in the news, developments on Medicaid expansion from Arizona, Ohio and Iowa.

In Many State Legislatures, The Medicaid Expansion Saga Continues

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:43:03 GMT

News outlets offer updates on the future of uncertain Medicaid expansion plans in Texas and Arizona as well as a progress report from California.

State Roundup: N.D. Abortion Clinic Sues To Stop New Law

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:42:00 GMT

A selection of health policy stories from North Dakota, Connecticut, California, Massachusetts, Texas, Oregon, Oklahoma and North Carolina.

Viewpoints: Controversy Taints IRS Efforts On Health Law; Another Chance To 'Gut' The Overhaul In The Courts; Salt Wrongly Accused

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:26:29 GMT

A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.

Hospitals: Calif. Bidding War Intensifies; Va. System Eyes Children's Facility

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:25:00 GMT

The business of hospitals makes news in California -- where sides are engaged in a bidding war to buy a famed Santa Monica hospital; Virginia -- where pediatricians eye a new children's hospital; and Oregon, where lawmakers passed a new hospital tax.

Miss. Dems Continue Work To Keep Medicaid Expansion Plans Alive; GOP Lawmakers Offer Proposals To Compete With Ariz. Gov.'s Expansion Vision

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:24:45 GMT

In addition, Florida health experts say that state's decision not to pursue the expansion is "bad for business."

Calif. Health Exchange Awards $37 Million For Health Law Education Efforts

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:24:00 GMT

The grants will go to 48 organizations to help the state explain benefits, show consumers how to access insurance and encourage small businesses to participate.

Vermont Lawmakers OK Doc-Assisted Suicide

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:23:38 GMT

The state will become the first to use a legislative vote to legalize physician-assisted suicide after the governor, who has expressed his support for the measure, signs the bill.

Medicaid: Lawsuit Alleges Conn. Application Backlog Breaks Federal Law

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:23:00 GMT

Medicaid doctors continue to wait for their pay raise -- five months after they were supposed to get it. In Connecticut, some allege a backlog of applications for the program breaks federal law, and are suing to stop it.

State Roundup: Veto Of Medical Charity Tax Break Scrutinized In Ga.

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:23:00 GMT

A selection of health policy stories from California, Georgia, New York, Florida, California and Kansas.

First Edition: May 15, 2013

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:33:15 GMT

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about how the latest Congressional Budget Office projections could further stall efforts to reach a grand bargain that includes changes to Medicare and other entitlement programs.

Many Docs Reject Medicaid -- A Cause For Concern As The Expansion Approaches

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:50:00 GMT

McClatchy reports that projections highlight how the shortage of physicians in general as well as those who choose not to accept Medicaid patients could undermine the health law's intent. Also in the news, fits and starts surround this health law provision in Pennsylvania, Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, Ohio and Colorado.

State Roundup: Ore. Health Co-Ops To Compete With Big Insurers

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:42:00 GMT

A selection of health policy stories from Oregon, Texas, Massachusetts, New York, Colorado and California.

'Navigators' To Play Pivotal Role Helping Consumers Sign Up For Health Insurance

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:38:00 GMT

Roll Call reports that many of the people who sign up for insurance through the new online marketplaces will face language barriers, or may never have had coverage before. Also, CQ HealthBeat reports that Web-based insurance brokers want "a place at the table."

Medicaid: Texas Providers Push For Higher Reimbursement; Ill. Nursing Home Supporters Call For Restoration Of Funds

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:37:18 GMT

Medicaid programs -- reimbursement for providers in Texas, proposed cuts in Illinois and application delays in Connecticut -- make news.

Viewpoints: Angelina Jolie On Her Decision To Have a Double Mastectomy; Justice Ginsburg's 'Blind Spot' On Abortion

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:36:46 GMT

A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.