A proposal by Gov. John Hickenlooper would bring mentally ill and addicted homeless people to Fort Lyon, a one-time mental hospital, then prison, that’s been shuttered for two years. The patients would voluntarily come to the institution. And the tiny town of Las Animas would welcome the jobs that reopening the facility would create.
(Daily Report) May 03
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about the Medicaid expansion's red state prospects.
(Daily Report) May 03
A proposal by Gov. John Hickenlooper would bring mentally ill and addicted homeless people to Fort Lyon, a one-time mental hospital, then prison, that’s been shuttered for two years. The patients would voluntarily come to the institution. And the tiny town of Las Animas would welcome the jobs that reopening the facility would create.
(Story) May 02
Stateline reports that seven states could still go either way on pursuing this element of the health law. Meanwhile, Florida lawmakers may be out of time to reach a deal, while some Nebraska lawmakers are attempting to break a logjam. In Ohio, the sparring continues.
(Daily Report) May 02
But other signs, such as the number of insurance carriers applying to sell policies in Illinois' health insurance marketplace, suggest cause for concern. Meanwhile, Modern Healthcare reports on the downside of the Obama administration's shorter application form for purchasing insurance through the exchanges.
(Daily Report) May 02
As of May 1, 16 states plus the District of Columbia have approved the expansion or are headed in that direction, 27 have rejected it or about to and seven states could still go either way.
(Story) May 02
A selection of editorials and opinions on health care from around the country.
(Daily Report) May 02
Changes in how hospitals are paid make news in Minnesota -- where the state's largest health plan will delay a new payment system -- and Maryland -- where hospitals say a cut in pay to them will mean fewer jobs and patient services.
(Daily Report) May 02
The landmark study, which appears in The New England Journal of Medicine, analyzed data from the Oregon Health Study, which compared low-income people in that state who had access to Medicaid with a similar population that did not. The findings offer insights into how Medicaid coverage impacts overall health and health costs.
(Daily Report) May 02
Arkansas has broached what could be a deal-making compromise for states in a stalemate over whether or not to expand Medicaid. The Arkansas model gives Washington the increased coverage for the poor it wants, and Republicans something that looks less like government and more like business.
(Daily Report) May 02